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00:32Noah Hayes, Ridgewater's star quarterback. I got so nervous I could barely look at him. My smartwatch shot up to
00:38164. Noah stayed at 78 the entire time. His eyes were calm, like he was looking at a stranger.
00:51Damn, Mia, your heart's doing cardio for the first time tonight!
00:54She really thought the quarterback was gonna melt for her?
00:57Noah dates cheerleaders, not girls who eat the cheerleader snacks.
01:00I said nothing. None of them knew Noah, and I had been together for three years. I had planned to
01:05use tonight to make us public. He had promised me.
01:08After finals, I'll tell everyone. I promise.
01:10Noah, what about Mia? She's clearly obsessed with you.
01:13Noah only glanced at me.
01:16Mia's just my childhood friend. She's not my type.
01:20Just my childhood friend. Not my type. One sentence erased three years.
01:25Then the second round started. Noah was paired with Lila Hart.
01:30Lila was the cheer squad's best flyer and everyone's favorite future captain.
01:39She and Noah were famous for hating each other.
01:43Cheerleading isn't even a real sport.
01:45Funny coming from a guy who throws one ball and calls it a personality.
01:54Lila's heart rate hit 1 in 80.
01:57Noah's hit 1 in 83.
01:59Kappa House went insane.
02:01Fake date, fake date, to be a cheer queen!
02:06This is stupid.
02:08Completely stupid.
02:10But everyone pushed them together.
02:12In the end, they agreed.
02:20My phone buzzed.
02:23Baby, it's just two months. We'll end it before homecoming.
02:26I can't lose to Lila. You know I only love you.
02:29I stared at the message for a second.
02:31Then I typed back, okay.
02:34Enough. We've barely been dating for one night.
02:36It's fake. Two months, then we're done.
02:38The cheers only got louder.
02:39So what about Mia?
02:40She looked like she was about to faint when she got paired with Noah.
02:46Noah's face went blank.
02:48I said we're friends.
02:52My phone buzzed again.
02:54You can't handle alcohol. Stop drinking. Be good.
02:57He was standing in front of Lila.
02:59I knew Noah better than anyone.
03:01And I knew one thing.
03:02Whatever he felt for Lila, he had already stopped hiding it.
03:05The party ended after midnight.
03:06Outside, rain poured over the front steps.
03:11I opened my umbrella.
03:13Noah walked over and took it from my hand.
03:15Mia, Lila and I don't have one.
03:17Let us use this. Someone else can walk you back.
03:18Thanks, Mia. I'll give it back tomorrow.
03:25Don't get comfortable, heart.
03:26We're fake.
03:28Please. I don't even like you, Hayes.
03:30They disappeared down the sidewalk.
03:32Only I noticed the umbrella tilted almost completely over Lila.
03:36Noah's own shoulder was soaked.
03:38Everyone else left in cars.
03:40No one asked how I was getting home.
03:42I stood alone in the rain.
03:44Noah knew no one would wait for me.
03:46He took my umbrella anyway.
03:52My phone rang.
03:54It was my mom.
03:57Mia, if you want to stay at Ridgewater for the summer,
04:00that's okay.
04:01Your dad and I trust Noah.
04:03Yeah.
04:07Mom, I've made up my mind.
04:08I'm done waiting for people who are ashamed of me.
04:10Book the flight. I'm going to California.
04:13And when I come back, no one gets to ignore me again.
04:18By the time I got home, I was soaked through.
04:21My phone chimed.
04:22Noah, who almost never posted, had updated Instagram.
04:26Meet my girl, at Lila Hart.
04:29The comments blew up.
04:31QB and Cheer Queen finally.
04:33I knew they had chemistry.
04:34Homecoming king and queen energy.
04:36Then I saw one new comment.
04:37Mia Bennett must be crying into a pizza right now.
04:41She really thought Noah Hayes would pick her.
04:43Then came the memes.
04:44Mascot material.
04:46Cheer tryout reject.
04:48When you think the quarterback is your boyfriend.
04:51I turned off my phone and curled up on the couch.
04:53I cried until I could not breathe.
04:55Not his type.
04:56Not pretty enough.
04:57Not thin enough.
04:58Those words had followed me since I was a kid.
05:02Noah was everything Ridgewater.
05:04Loved.
05:04Tall.
05:05Rich.
05:05Golden boy.
05:06I was the plus size girl next door.
05:08The invisible girl.
05:09Girls hated that I grew up with him.
05:13Guys made me the joke.
05:15But Noah always protected me.
05:17Once, in high school, a guy said I would break the cheer mat if I jumped on it.
05:21Before I could answer, Noah stepped in.
05:23Say that again.
05:26I said she'd break it.
05:29Watch your mouth.
05:32Noah punched him so hard he almost got suspended.
05:36I cried while cleaning blood from his knuckles.
05:39He smiled at me and said,
05:41No one talks about you like that.
05:42Later, we started dating in secret.
05:51He kissed me in his truck.
05:53Held my hand in empty hallways.
05:56Pulled me close when I cried.
05:59I only want you, Mia.
06:01But at school, he always stayed three steps away.
06:08When people teased us, he never panicked.
06:10He always said the same thing.
06:12She's just my friend.
06:16I thought being loved by him in private made me special.
06:19Then Lila Hart showed up.
06:21Pretty, sharp, fearless.
06:23Everything I was not.
06:25Wow.
06:26Not bad.
06:28Noah argued with her constantly.
06:30But his eyes always followed her.
06:33When Lila practiced, he suddenly needed to pass the football field.
06:37When she twisted her ankle, he brought ice.
06:42When her coach yelled at her, he stood by the fence and smirked.
06:46You're not quitting, are you, Hart?
06:47I told myself he's just competitive.
06:49I told myself he loved me.
06:51But boys are not good at hiding who they really want.
06:54Noah's heart had given him away long before the challenge.
06:57I cried on the couch until I fell asleep.
07:00When I woke up, the doorbell rang.
07:03Noah stood outside with a paper bag and two coffees.
07:06Mia, I deleted the comments.
07:07The post was just for the game.
07:08Don't overthink it.
07:09Cinnamon rolls.
07:10Your favorite.
07:11I did not take them.
07:13My mom wants you over for brunch.
07:15Come on.
07:16He reached for my hand.
07:17I moved away.
07:19At the Hayes house, Lila was already there.
07:23Thanks for this.
07:24Noah forgot to give it back last night.
07:26So this is the girl Noah finally brought home.
07:29She's gorgeous.
07:30Noah gave me a warning look.
07:31I forced a smile.
07:33At the table, Mrs. Hayes learned Lila was on the cheer squad,
07:37had a high GPA,
07:38and was running charity events through her sorority.
07:40Noah needs someone like you.
07:43Someone who can keep up with him.
07:44My fingers tightened around my fork.
07:46Mia, are you still thinking about trying out for cheer next semester?
07:52Oh, cheer is brutal.
07:53Maybe dance club would be better for her.
07:55I looked down at my plate.
07:57I'll figure it out.
08:01A message popped up on mine.
08:05What does that mean?
08:07We said we'd be together before homecoming.
08:09Then another.
08:09Be good, Mia.
08:10I'll fix this.
08:12After brunch, Mrs. Hayes handed Noah her credit card.
08:17Take Lila out.
08:19Dinner, movies, whatever you kids do.
08:22Lila looked at me.
08:23Do you want to come?
08:24I mean, we're all friends.
08:26You coming?
08:28No.
08:29I'm tired.
08:30His shoulders relaxed.
08:32He left with Lila.
08:33That night, their Instagram stories flooded my screen.
08:37Hold on tight.
08:38Never letting go.
08:39End game.
08:40Real couple energy.
08:41Homecoming king and queen.
08:43The comments screamed.
08:46Then Noah posted one more story.
08:48What if I don't want this fake thing to end?
08:50I saw it.
08:51I liked it.
08:58He deleted it seconds later.
09:01The next morning, Noah appeared at my door again.
09:04He looked panicked.
09:05Mia, it didn't mean anything.
09:07I tried to close the door.
09:09Mia, stop acting like this.
09:13We broke up.
09:14Go find Lila.
09:15You know Lila and I are fake.
09:17You know I love you.
09:19Fake?
09:20You stole my umbrella for her.
09:22You gave her your jacket.
09:23You posted her.
09:23You looked at her like she was everything.
09:27If you like her, go like her.
09:30But don't keep me hidden in the dark while you kiss her in the spotlight.
09:33Mia, I...
09:34I shut the door in his face.
09:35My phone lit up.
09:36An email.
09:38Congratulations, Mia Bennett.
09:39You have been accepted into the Elite Spirit Summer Intensive.
09:42I stared at the screen.
09:43Then I wiped my tears.
09:44I was going.
09:48After that day, Noah stopped coming over.
09:51He and Lila were everywhere.
09:53Beach trips.
09:54Football workouts.
09:56Cheer practice.
09:59Nine picture Instagram dumps every day.
10:01I knew what he was doing.
10:03He wanted me to break first.
10:04But I was busy.
10:06Training.
10:07Running.
10:08Trying not to fall apart.
10:11Then the camp office emailed me.
10:14We're sorry to hear you have decided to withdraw from Elite Spirit Summer Intensive.
10:18I had not withdrawn.
10:20I called them immediately.
10:22Someone used your email and confirmed the cancellation.
10:26Only one person knew my passwords, Noah.
10:30I called him.
10:33Mia.
10:33Did you cancel my camp spot?
10:36I did it because I care about you.
10:38My whole body started shaking.
10:40You had no right.
10:42That camp is brutal.
10:44You're not ready for it.
10:46You don't get to decide that.
10:48Mia, I don't want you embarrassing yourself.
10:50There it was.
10:51The truth.
10:51Not concern.
10:52But shame.
10:54My dream is embarrassing to you?
10:57Mia, come on.
10:58Stay here this summer.
10:59Train at Ridgewater if you want.
11:01I'll help you.
11:01I'll take care of you.
11:02I don't need you to take care of me.
11:03You're being dramatic.
11:04Noah Hayes.
11:05You are sick.
11:06I hung up.
11:07Then I called the camp again, explained everything, and fought until they restored my spot.
11:13The next day was Ridgewater's end of year pep rally.
11:16I walked into the gym and stopped.
11:22My cheer application packet had been taped to the wall.
11:25Someone had shoved my practice shoes into the trash.
11:29The room burst into laughter.
11:32Who did this?
11:36No one answered.
11:37They only laughed harder.
11:39Then Noah and Lila walked in.
11:40Noah saw the wall.
11:42His face changed.
11:43Who did this?
11:46A few football players stepped forward and started pulling the papers down.
11:51Relax, Hayes.
11:52It's a joke.
11:53She's the one who keeps chasing you.
11:54Don't you hate that?
11:57I don't do.
11:58Wait.
11:58Do you like Mia?
11:59Everyone looked at him.
12:00I looked at him, too.
12:01Instead, Noah gave a cold laugh.
12:04Of course not.
12:08I have a girlfriend.
12:09Stop making things weird.
12:10The gym erupted again.
12:11My throat closed.
12:12I turned and walked out.
12:14My phone buzzed non-stop.
12:15Mia, don't take it seriously.
12:17Be mature.
12:18Don't make me look bad.
12:20We'll get back together before homecoming.
12:21He still did not understand.
12:22He carved something out of me.
12:24He wanted to protect his image.
12:25So he stepped on my dignity.
12:27The morning of my flight, Noah found me outside my house with my suitcase.
12:36Where are you going?
12:37My aunt's place in New York.
12:39She invited me for a few weeks.
12:41I'll drive you.
12:42Before I could refuse, he took my suitcase and led me to his car.
12:45At the airport, he hugged me hard.
12:49Mia, stop being mad.
12:50Wait for me.
12:51I'll come see you in a few days.
12:53I said nothing.
12:54After security, I did not walk toward the gate he expected.
12:57I turned toward the California flight.
12:59My phone buzzed.
13:01Text me when you get there.
13:02Wait for me.
13:02Then I blocked him.
13:03Noah Hayes, I am done waiting.
13:05When fall came, I walked into Ridgewater Cheer, Captain Tryout.
13:08They all expected Lila Hart to win.
13:11They were wrong.
13:12And Noah Hayes was about to learn what it felt like to be invisible.
13:32At the gate, I held my boarding pass to California.
13:35Elite Spirit Summer Intensive.
13:38I had almost been too scared to go.
13:41Noah's voice kept echoing in my head.
13:43Mia!
13:44Mia!
13:47That camp is brutal, Mia.
13:53You're not ready.
13:55I don't want you embarrassing yourself.
13:57But I was going anyway.
13:58Not to become pretty enough for him.
14:00Not to make him regret anything.
14:01I was going because I had wanted to cheer since I was 12.
14:05And I was tired of being laughed out of my own dream.
14:08Before boarding, my phone lit up with an Instagram live notification.
14:11Lila's birthday bash.
14:13Will Noah make it official?
14:14I should not have clicked.
14:15I did.
14:16The screen opened to Lila's sorority house.
14:19Happy birthday, Lila, our cheer queen.
14:21Noah walked out holding a cape.
14:24Kiss her!
14:25Make it real!
14:29Quarterback and cheer queen.
14:31Homecoming couple!
14:33Lila closed her eyes and made a wish.
14:35Then she opened them and looked straight at Noah.
14:38My birthday wish is simple.
14:40Noah Hayes, I want fake relationship become real.
14:45I like you.
14:47Not because of the challenge.
14:50Not because people ship us.
14:52I really like you.
14:53The room exploded.
14:55The comments flew.
14:56Say yes!
14:56They're literally end-gomb!
14:58Mia Bennett is probably crying right now.
15:00Maybe the fat girl will finally get the hint.
15:02Noah was never going to pick her.
15:08Noah was never going to pick her.
15:09I watched the screen and felt strangely calm.
15:11I remembered the night I confessed to Noah.
15:13We were 17.
15:14I held his hand under the old oak behind our houses.
15:17I think I'm in love with you.
15:21I got embarrassed and tried to run.
15:23He caught me before I reached my porch.
15:30I love you too, Mia.
15:31Then he kissed my forehead and held me close.
15:37One day, everyone will know.
15:39I waited three years for that day.
15:40She's not my type.
15:41What I got was, she's not my type.
15:43The boarding announcement came over the speaker.
15:47I typed one comment into the live.
15:50Wish you both happiness.
15:51Then I turned off my phone.
15:53It was not a blessing for them.
15:54It was goodbye to the girl who had loved Noah Hayes for too long.
15:58Miles away, the party was reaching its loudest point.
16:01Everyone was waiting for Noah's answer.
16:04Lila looked up at him with red cheeks and shining eyes.
16:07For her birthday, she had put down all her pride.
16:09She only wanted one real answer.
16:12Noah stayed silent.
16:13So silent, the cheering faded.
16:15So silent, people started looking at each other.
16:19Lila.
16:20I'm sorry.
16:22The room froze.
16:23The challenge ends here.
16:25I can't be your boyfriend.
16:29What?
16:33I can't say yes.
16:34Why?
16:36Because of Mia?
16:37Noah opened his mouth.
16:39He was used to denying me.
16:40Used to saying we were just friends.
16:43Used to pretending I meant nothing when people were watching.
16:46But this time, he could not say it.
16:49Because all he saw was me.
16:51Me standing in the rain after he took my umbrella.
16:55Me sitting at his table while his mom called Lila perfect for him.
16:59Me walking out of the gym after he denied me again.
17:03Me slapping him with tears in my eyes.
17:05At last, Noah lifted his head.
17:10Yes, because I love Mia.
17:15I always...
17:15Lila stared at him, then she laughed once.
17:17You love her?
17:18Noah said nothing.
17:19You hid her for three years?
17:21You let everyone laugh at her?
17:23You let them call her pathetic?
17:24You let them call her fat?
17:26Noah's face went pale.
17:27Lila wiped her tears hard.
17:28And now you want to act noble?
17:30You used me because I look good beside you.
17:32You hid Mia because you were ashamed of how she looked.
17:35The room stayed silent.
17:36You don't deserve either of us.
17:37Lila's eyes turned cold, then she walked out.
17:39Noah grabbed his phone and texted me.
17:40Mia, I ended it.
17:41I told everyone, I love you.
17:42Please call me.
17:43The message failed.
17:44He sent another.
17:45Failed.
17:45He called.
17:45Straight to voicemail.
17:46He opened Insta...
17:47User not found.
17:48Only then did he realize I had blocked him everywhere.
17:54He ran out of the sorority house.
17:56He drove to my home.
17:58My mom opened the door.
17:59Her face went cold when she saw him.
18:01Mrs. Bennett, where's Mia?
18:02My mom looked at him for a long second.
18:04She left this morning.
18:07Where did she go?
18:10Somewhere she can finally breathe.
18:12Then she closed the door.
18:13Noah sat on my front steps for hours.
18:15He remembered us as kids.
18:16I used to chase him down the sidewalk.
18:18I was slower than him.
18:19I fell often.
18:20He always said,
18:20You're too slow, Mia.
18:22But he always slowed down.
18:25He remembered high school.
18:27A guy once said I would break a cheer mat.
18:29Noah punched him.
18:30Back then he said,
18:32No one gets to talk about you like that.
18:34But later everyone talked about me like that.
18:36And he let them.
18:36He remembered kissing me in his truck.
18:38Holding my hand in empty hallways.
18:40The way I used to ask,
18:41When will you tell them about us?
18:42His answer was always the same.
18:43Soon.
18:44Soon became three years.
18:45That night Noah posted on Insta-
18:46I lied.
18:48Mia Bennett was never just my childhood friend.
18:50She was my girlfriend.
18:51She was the girl I loved when no one was watching.
18:53And I was too much of a coward to love her when everyone was.
18:56I let people hurt her because I cared more about my image than her heart.
19:00I do not deserve her, but I need everyone to know the truth.
19:03I love Mia Bennett.
19:04I always have.
19:07The comments exploded.
19:10Wait, they were actually together?
19:13So he let everyone bully his girlfriend?
19:16That's disgusting.
19:18He hit her because she wasn't skinny enough?
19:20Now he wants her because she left.
19:22Noah replied to that one.
19:23I wanted her before.
19:24I just didn't deserve her.
19:25The comments stayed pinned at the top.
19:26But I never saw it.
19:27By then I was in California.
19:33At five in the morning, I stood outside the elite spirit training gym.
19:37Every girl around me looked experienced.
19:39Small waists.
19:40Perfect ponytails.
19:42Sharp smiles.
19:44Someone looked me up and down.
19:45Is she in the right program?
19:46Heard it.
19:47A month ago, I would have lowered my head.
19:49This time, I tied my hair tighter and walked inside.
19:51Coach Rivera stood at the front of the mat.
19:53She looked at me.
19:54You're not here to be pretty.
19:55You're here to be powerful.
19:57I took a breath.
19:58Training began.
19:59That summer, Mia Bennett disappeared from Ridgewater.
20:01And every girl who had laughed at me forgot one thing.
20:04Butterflies do not ask permission before they change.
20:06Elite spirit was brutal.
20:085 a.m. runs.
20:096 a.m.
20:10Core training.
20:11Dance combos until my legs shook.
20:13Jumps until my thighs burned.
20:15Tumbling until my wrists were wrapped in tape.
20:17Strength training after dinner.
20:19Ice baths before bed.
20:20The first time I tried a toe touch, I landed on my back.
20:23The first time I tried a back walkover, I cried in the locker room.
20:26The first time we practiced stunts, one girl whispered,
20:28Can we even lift her?
20:30I pretended not to hear.
20:33Then I trained harder.
20:35My knees bruised.
20:36My palms split.
20:37My lungs burned every morning.
20:38I fell.
20:39I got up.
20:39I fell again.
20:40I got up again.
20:41One night after practice, I sat alone by the lockers and cried.
20:44Coach Rivera found me.
20:46I don't think I belong here.
20:47My voice broke.
20:51Maybe they were right.
20:54Maybe girls like me don't belong on a cheer mat.
20:56Coach Rivera crossed her arms.
20:58Girls like you?
20:59You mean girls who get up after every fall?
21:02Girls who train twice as hard?
21:04Because no one expected them to last?
21:06She stepped closer.
21:07Mia, that is exactly who belongs here.
21:10That night, I stopped apologizing for taking up space.
21:12By the end of summer, my body had changed.
21:15I was lighter, stronger, faster.
21:16My face was sharper.
21:18My legs were toned.
21:19My waist had slimmed.
21:20But the biggest change was not in the mirror.
21:22It was in my eyes.
21:23I stopped looking down.
21:24When fall semester began, Ridgewater was still talking.
21:27Noah and Lila crashed and burned.
21:30Girlfriend?
21:31Noah admitted Mia was his girlfriend.
21:33She vanished all summer.
21:35Maybe she transferred.
21:36Maybe she couldn't handle it.
21:37Maybe she finally realized she didn't belong here.
21:41Lila thought I was gone too.
21:43She was preparing for Ridgewater cheer captain tryouts.
21:46Everyone knew the jacket was hers.
21:48At least, everyone thought they did.
21:50The tryouts were held in the main gym.
21:53Cheer squad.
21:54Football teams.
21:55Student leaders.
21:56Coaches.
21:57Half the school.
21:58Noah was there because the football team had pep rally rehearsal.
22:02Lila stood near the mat in a red and white uniform.
22:04Captain looks good on you already.
22:07It always has.
22:09The coach called the final group of candidates.
22:11Then the gym doors opened.
22:13I walked in.
22:16For a second, nobody recognized me.
22:19Then someone whispered.
22:23Wait.
22:23Is that Mia Bennett?
22:25The room went silent.
22:26I walked straight to the sign-in table.
22:28Mia Bennett.
22:29Here for the captain audition.
22:31Laughter broke out.
22:33Captain?
22:33She's never even been on the squad.
22:36Did she get lost on the way to the cafeteria?
22:42Mia, you look different.
22:44But a makeover doesn't make you captain.
22:48Then we both have nothing to worry about.
22:51The coach called for the first round.
22:54Solo routines.
22:56Lila went first.
22:57She was sharp, clean, confident.
22:59The crowd cheered before she even finished.
23:06When she hit her final pose, she looked at me like the crown was already hers.
23:12Then it was my turn.
23:13I walked to the center of the mount.
23:14The music started.
23:16I closed my eyes for one second.
23:17Then I moved.
23:26Every motion was precise.
23:28Arms snapped.
23:29Legs kicked high.
23:30Turns were fast and controlled.
23:32When I hit my toe touch, the whole gym gasped.
23:34For a moment, there was silence.
23:35Then the crowd exploded.
23:45Holy crap.
23:46That was Mia.
23:47She's insane.
23:49Since when can she move like that?
23:53Noah stood frozen near the bleachers.
23:56I finished my routine in this tall, breathing hole.
23:59Strong start, Bennett.
24:03One trick doesn't make her captain.
24:07Good thing there are three rounds.
24:10The second round is team leadership.
24:13Lila's group work first.
24:20They were experienced but tense when a freshman missed a step.
24:23Lila's snatched.
24:24If you can't keep up, get off the mat.
24:26The girl's face went red.
24:35The routine finished.
24:37But the energy was off.
24:39Then my group stepped up.
24:40Two new girls.
24:41One base with a sore wrist.
24:42Everyone expected us to fail.
24:44We are not rushing.
24:45We are not panicking.
24:47We are going to hit this together.
24:51I adjusted the formation.
24:53Counted them in and trusted them.
24:55We nailed it.
25:20The gym was quiet for a second.
25:22Then the cheer squad started clapping.
25:25Coach Rivera, watching from the back, smiled.
25:28The third round was crowd command.
25:30Lila grabbed the megaphone first.
25:32She was loud, polished, perfect.
25:34Ridgewater!
25:37The crowd responded because she was Lila Hart.
25:40Then I stepped forward.
25:42I looked at the stands.
25:45The same people who had laughed at me for years.
25:51Ridgewater!
25:53My voice cut through the gym.
25:54The front row answered weakly.
25:57That's cute.
25:58Let's try again.
26:01Ridgewater!
26:03This time, the cheer squad answered.
26:05Then the football team.
26:07Then the bleachers.
26:08Within seconds, the whole gym was stomping and chanting.
26:12For the first time in my life, I was not hiding in the corner.
26:15I was leading the room.
26:16When the round ended, the head coach stepped forward with the score sheet.
26:20The room went silent.
26:22This year's Ridgewater cheer captain is Mia Bennett.
26:30The gym erupted.
26:32Some cheered.
26:33Some stared in shock.
26:36I walked to the coach and accepted the captain jacket.
26:39Red and white.
26:40My name stitched on the chest.
26:43The freshman flyer from my group ran over and hugged me.
26:46You were amazing!
26:47I laughed, blinking back tears.
26:50Then I turned and saw Noah.
26:52He was still standing by the bleachers, staring at me like he had never seen me before.
26:56I looked away the next morning.
26:58I walked into my first official practice as captain.
27:00The energy was different.
27:01Some girls were excited.
27:02Some were clearly not.
27:04Three upperclassmen sat on the bleachers, arms crossed, still in street clothes.
27:08We've been on this squad for two years.
27:09We're not taking orders from someone who just showed up.
27:13Then you can run laps until you're ready to take orders.
27:17You can't make us.
27:18I picked up the whistle and blew it hard.
27:20I can, and I will.
27:22The door is right there if you want to quit.
27:24The gym went silent.
27:25The three girls looked at each other.
27:27Then they stood up and walked to the track.
27:32That week, the campus changed.
27:35People who had ignored me for years suddenly smiled and waved.
27:38Girls who had called me fat behind my back now asked for my workout routine.
27:42Guys who had laughed at the memes now held doors open for me.
27:46I was polite, but I was not warm.
27:48In the cafeteria, a group of girls approached my table.
27:52Mia, you should sit with us.
27:53We always knew you had potential.
27:57Did you?
27:58Of course.
27:59We were always rooting for you.
28:02That's funny.
28:03Because I remember you commenting on every meme last spring.
28:07Enjoy your lunch.
28:10Later in the locker room, I found my practice shoes stuffed in the trash again.
28:14I pulled them out and looked around.
28:16Lila's best friend.
28:18Hannah stood by her locker, smirking.
28:20King, I walked over.
28:21Hannah, did you put my shoes in the trash?
28:25Maybe someone thought they belonged there.
28:27I'm captain now.
28:29If you have a problem with me, say it to my face.
28:32She opened her mouth, then closed it.
28:34That's what I thought.
28:35I dropped the shoes on the bench.
28:37Now go tell Lila to fight her own battles.
28:41That night, my audition video went viral.
28:43Every platform had it.
28:44The comments were brutal, but not toward me.
28:47Wait, Noah hid her for three years because he was ashamed?
28:50He let people bully his girlfriend while he dated Lila for show?
28:53Mia didn't just win captain.
28:55She won the whole school.
28:57The way she ignored him at the gym was iconic.
29:00I scrolled for a few minutes, then closed my phone.
29:03I did not need strangers to validate me.
29:07The next day, Lila found me in the gym after practice.
29:10You think you've won?
29:12I know I won the audition.
29:14That's not what I mean.
29:18You think everyone loves you now?
29:22But they don't.
29:24They just like a good story.
29:26I don't need everyone to love me.
29:28I just need them to respect me.
29:30Respect?
29:31You're still the same girl who cried in the bathroom after tryouts last year.
29:35No.
29:35I'm the girl who came back.
29:37I walked past her.
29:38And I'm not going anywhere.
29:43That evening, rain poured over campus.
29:46I stepped out of the gym and opened umbrella.
29:48Noah was waiting by the door.
29:52Mia.
29:53I kept walking.
29:59Please.
30:01Just give me two minutes.
30:05Why?
30:06You look terrible.
30:09I told everyone the truth.
30:11I posted about us.
30:13I ended things with Lila.
30:15I love you.
30:20I know I was a coward.
30:21I know I hurt you.
30:23But I'm not hiding anymore.
30:25A few students slowed to watch.
30:28Noah did not lower his voice.
30:32I'll announce it at the homecoming game.
30:33I'll tell everyone you're my girlfriend.
30:35Just give me another chance.
30:36I looked at him.
30:38For three years, those words would have made me cry.
30:40Now I just felt tired.
30:44Noah, too late.
30:47Mia, please.
30:53Noah.
30:54I don't want to be your public confession.
30:56I don't want to be the girl you finally chose after you lost me.
31:02I brought my own this time.
31:04And I walked into the rain.
31:06Noah stood in the rain for a long time.
31:08He did not move.
31:12The next day, he showed up at my morning practice.
31:15The whole team stopped.
31:18What are you doing here?
31:20I brought you breakfast.
31:23I'm working.
31:24I'll wait.
31:26He sat in the bleachers.
31:27The girls whispered.
31:31Ignore him.
31:31We have a routine to clean.
31:33For the next hour, I coached.
31:35Noah watched every second.
31:36After practice, he came down.
31:42You were incredible.
31:43The way you fixed that formation was amazing.
31:46What do you want?
31:47Noah?
31:48I want to earn you back.
31:50You can't.
31:51Then I'll try anyway.
31:53He followed me out of the gym.
31:57Noah Hayes is chasing Mia Bennett?
31:59He's desperate.
32:00She's not even looking at him.
32:02I turned to face him.
32:03You want to earn me back?
32:04Then stop following me like a lost dog.
32:07It's embarrassing.
32:08His face fell.
32:09I walked away.
32:10For the first time, he was the one being laughed at.
32:15Lila found me in the library that night.
32:19Can we talk?
32:22About what?
32:27I knew Noah liked you.
32:29From the beginning.
32:30I said nothing.
32:32I told myself I could make him forget you.
32:34That if I was good enough, he'd choose me.
32:36She looked down.
32:37But he never did.
32:38Not really.
32:43Her voice was quiet.
32:45I'm sorry for the things I said.
32:46For the way I treated you.
32:47I studied her.
32:48You didn't have to be my enemy.
32:50I know.
32:52I'm not asking to be friends.
32:53I just wanted you to know I'm done fighting you.
32:56She walked away.
32:57I sat there for a moment.
33:00Then I opened my book again.
33:03Some battles end when the other person stops fighting.
33:09Homecoming week arrived.
33:11The campus was electric.
33:13The campus was electric.
33:13Posters everywhere.
33:14Float building.
33:16Spirit days.
33:17I led the cheer squad through three practices a day.
33:21We were ready.
33:23The night before the game, Noah found me outside my dorm.
33:26Mia, one conversation.
33:28That's all I'm asking.
33:30Fine.
33:31Talk.
33:35I've loved you since we were kids.
33:37I was scared.
33:39Scared of what people would say.
33:41Scared they'd think I settled for the girl next door.
33:44But losing you showed me how stupid I was.
33:46I don't care what anyone thinks anymore.
33:48I looked at him for a long time.
33:50You're still making this about you.
33:53You loved me when it was easy.
33:55When no one was watching.
33:56But I needed someone who would stand beside me in the light.
34:00I stepped back.
34:03You're not that person.
34:05And I'm done hoping you'll change.
34:07He opened his mouth.
34:08But no words came out.
34:10I walked inside.
34:15Game night.
34:17Ridgewater Stadium was packed.
34:19Lights blazed.
34:21Music thumped.
34:22The football team ran onto the field first.
34:25Noah led them.
34:27But his eyes searched the stands.
34:29Then the music changed.
34:31I ran out at the front of the cheer squad.
34:38We hit our opening formation.
34:40Sharp.
34:41Clean.
34:41Explosive.
34:42Every stunt held.
34:44Every voice followed mine.
34:46When we finished, the stadium was on its feet.
34:48Noah stood on the sidelines.
34:50Staring.
34:51He finally understood.
34:53I was never the girl who wasn't enough.
34:56He was the boy too small to stand beside me.
34:59The game began.
35:01Ridgewater won.
35:02But for the first time, the victory was not just Noah's.
35:06It was mine too.
35:11After the game, rain fell over the stadium.
35:14The crowd slowly filed out.
35:16My teammates surrounded me, laughing and hugging.
35:18Captain Bennett, you are amazing!
35:21Across the field, Noah stood alone in the rain.
35:25He looked at me.
35:27For a second, I remembered the night he took my umbrella and left me outside Kappa House.
35:32That girl was gone.
35:34Let's get inside.
35:35We have a championship to win next.
35:37I turned to my team.
35:38They cheered.
35:39I walked toward the tunnel.
35:41Mia!
35:42Noah called out.
35:48I know I can't change the past.
35:50But I'll spend the rest of my life trying to be the man you deserved.
35:55Noah, I hope you become that man.
35:57For someone else.
35:58His face crumbled.
35:59I reached into my bag and pulled out my umbrella.
36:02I'm not the girl who waits in the rain anymore.
36:04I opened it.
36:07Goodbye, Noah.
36:08I walked into the night surrounded by my team, my laughter echoing off the tunnel walls.
36:13The rain kept falling, but I was no longer afraid of storms.
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