The Complete Rockstar Series by Heather C Leigh

Author:Heather C Leigh [Leigh, Heather C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shelbyville Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2016-08-25T18:30:00+00:00

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“How was it?” Rose, one of our keepers asks as we stretch on the pitch the next day.

“Odd.” I bend at the waist, wrapping my hands around my ankles as I press my nose into my knees. “Lots and lots of standing around. Honestly,” I sit on the grass to stretch each hamstring individually, “I felt ridiculous. Posing and what not. At this point, I’m hoping they make me look less stupid than I felt.”

Rose shushes me. “Don’t be daft. You’re bloody gorgeous. Of course you’re not going to look stupid. If anything, you’ll have hordes of blokes following you around drooling like dogs once that issue is released.” She pulls back a leg, stretching her quad. “Come to think of it, when does it come out?”

I have to shade my eyes to look up at Rose. The bright sunlight behind her makes her blonde hair glow like a halo around her cherubic face. “Three days before the opening ceremony.” The thought of it gnaws at my stomach, making me a little queasy. “For,” I make air quotes, “Maximum impact they said at the shoot. There’s even a big reveal party I have to go to.”

Rose giggles, “What they meant by maximum impact was maximum money lining their pockets.”

I laugh with her. “Exactly.”

Coach calls us over for our pre-practice pep talk.

Before I get up, Rose leans in. “Hey. I want you to know, if anyone gives you any trouble over the magazine, we all have your back. The whole team.”

It takes a lot to keep from choking up, but I manage to keep my voice steady. “Thanks, Rose. That means a lot to me.”

She nods and we trot over to meet up with our teammates. Once Coach Lewis starts discussing strategies and formations, any worries I had are gone. I’m part of a team. My burden is everyone’s burden, that’s how it works. We’re a family.

I catch my teammates’ eyes while we huddle and I see it in each of their steady gazes—they’re behind me one hundred percent.

For the first time in a long time, I feel as if I’ve accomplished something to be proud of. I’m no longer Kate Campbell, insecure nobody. I’m Kate Campbell, member of the Great Britain Olympic Football team and I deserve to be here.

Coach wraps up her speech, high fiving everyone as we run out onto the pitch. I look up at the bright summer sky, blue as the Caribbean Sea without a single cloud in sight, and smile.

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