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The late afternoon sun poured honey-gold across the football field. Asher Vance, the team's starting quarterback, scanned the defensive line, his voice firm. Then his eyes caught—and stuck—on a familiar silhouette by the bleachers, someone from his Tuesday art class. "Vance! Your head in the clouds?" Coach Donovan's shout cut through the air. Asher flinched, his grip faltering; the ball slipped from his hands and thudded to the turf. "Take five. Get it together," the coach sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. A hot flush crept up Asher's neck. As the team regrouped, his gaze drifted back, betraying him completely.