The Collision
I managed, my voice rough, exhaustion pressing down on every part of me now that the adrenaline had fully abandoned me.
The trainer arrived moments later, examining my shoulder with careful, professional hands, his expression tightening the longer he looked, murmuring something to Mike about needing imaging done as soon as possible, about how this looked far more serious than simple overuse.
I barely registered the words, exhaustion and pain tangling together until I could hardly process anything beyond the throbbing ache consuming my entire right side. The team celebrated around me, distant and muffled, the win feeling hollow and far away despite the scoreboard's insistence that tonight had