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Chapter 18: Try Outs
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Chapter 18: Try Outs
Sydney
It's only 10 AM, and I'm already exhausted. I don't know how much more of this weird tension between us I can take, add in all the training and pack work, and I'm fried; at least I can work out some of this frustration on the practice field.
I quickly change into my standard training attire, sports shorts, and a sports bra. It's easy to move around in, and there's not a bunch of extra fabric for someone to grab and use as leverage. I step out of the female locker room, and Silas is waiting for me, leaning against the wall. I stop in my tracks, and I don't know if I'm excited or upset at the sight I see in front of me. Silas is shirtless only in shorts.
Silas looks me up and down as I do him. He grunts out, "That's all you're wearing?"
My arms fold across my chest, and my eyebrow raises, "I could say the same to you!"
"Fine, but I don't like it." He huffs.
I ro
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