Two people who have been dating for three years keep insisting to everyone around them that they are just friends. As one of them undergoes a cheerleading glow-up, the line between their secret romance and public denial starts to strain.
The woman in the Team USA jacket handed me a second card. Dana Brooks, National Program Director. I looked at Kayla. Is this real?
The invitation is real. The uniform is not yours yet. My excitement stopped. Twenty athletes report to training camp tomorrow. Tomorrow?
Ten make the world roster. The flight leaves at six. I stared at the championship trophy in my hands. I had just won Nationals. I had just agreed to my first real date. Now, I had to Caleb took the card from me and read the address.
You are going. What about dinner? I waited this long. I can wait three more weeks. Three weeks if she survives cuts.