Before We Were US
It was a tether I couldn't cut, even if I wanted to.
By the fourth quarter, the Titans were up by seven. The tension in the stadium was electric. Madison was in her element, leading a "De-Fense" chant that had the bleachers shaking.
During a timeout, Madison walked over to me, wiping sweat from her forehead with a delicate hand. "Noah's playing out of his mind tonight," she said, her voice dropping so only I could hear. "He told me before the game he was doing this for 'the girl who always has his back.' I thought he meant me, but..."