Offside Hearts: Crossing the line

till trying to process

drained from Chloe's face, all eye

phone to check the message a

as she wondered if he

age that matched the dream

p of the iceberg. Who exactly do you think you are? If you believe others need your permission to join a team, you're sorely mistaken. Right here, right now, I am officially authorizing

ut clearly acros

r things. Let's go," she ad

oted to the spot

was too much. Without another word, she bolted from the hall, one hand pressed against

family held the majority of the shares in the school, and

ed, and regist

k Mercedes C300 pulled into the parking lot, drawing the attention o

stepped out of the car, a crowd of stu

taking casual but arrogant steps towards the m

in of the Kingston Hawks,

ppeared on the school blog: "The Carters arrived today in a sleek M

aimed all the

essa and Chloe. While Tessa shot him a furious, stern glare befo

" Ethan said

it was Ethan, she rolled he

r path. "I was j

laugh. "Should I be ov

rozen as he watched Ch

•

RIDGE

rounds, his phone began to vibrate

ion, Ronnie Calloway pulled out his p

able of pestering him like this. Instead, he found p

t was clear he was savoring every moment. Ronnie let out

ved," the dri

backpack and steppe

swarmed him, snapping photos and recording videos of their idol. They im

no one any attention as he

Wolves Football Team. Numerous victories have b

eir idol, he was

s begin almost immediately, things

to participate in any extracurricular activities to be a part of the te

to Mason, who wore a slightly sheepish grin. "Hey, bu

pulling Ron

replied, snatch

cided to ignore my messages? Tell me, ar

lting away. "I'm super excited, we need to get that cup, c

!! We're the Westbridge Wolv

riend and plays as a midfield

as they headed toward the field fo

•

stbridge Wolves sat on the benches, listening

up have begun. We have been advised to get our teams ready ahead of the ev

Coac

to outmaneuver our opponents. Remember, this is a competition, and the other teams won't go down without a fight. The school has provided everything we need, and if any

yers will be assigned different roles, while others will start on the bench. If anyone doesn't commit fully to their position,

nd the players stood up, stacking

dge Wolv

g home v

dge Wolv

compete,

eir slogans, drawing the a

o an end, but the boys remained wh

voice called out, directed

ntly with a gentle smile and waved. Mira ran toward

ey man, Jaden found himself a girlfriend ove

ng, while Ronnie shot

whole life, are you? You need a girl

•

LLOWAY

had long since stopped noticing. His parents

raph in his hands, the evening breeze blew soft

He wondered if Ethan had managed to move past the tragedy

shut. His fingers tightened around the photograph so hard th

his eyes still closed. He glanced at the clock, a

text me

t. Aren't

e screen, opened a drawer in his c

e same silence that had followed him for years, ever since he h

quietly toward the back of the house and vaulted

e's captain, or the son the

at all and that was e