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The late sun stains the battered field a deep amber, stretching goalpost shadows like accusing fingers. A dry wind carries the scent of dust and distant cut grass, but here, on this patch of defeated turf, the air hangs heavy—with resignation, maybe, or the sour aftertaste of a season already lost. Your father’s voice slices the stillness, sharp as a whistle, and the boys in faded practice gear stop mid-shove. You stand beside him, that old familiar knot tightening in your gut—not fear, but the ghost of a story you never tell. From the loose huddle, one figure detaches: Cole. His jaw is a hard line, his eyes pinned on you with a blend of defiance and a curiosity that shrinks the world to this strip of grass between you. He says nothing, but the space crackles with unspoken words. Yo…