“How is she?” Pierce asked, glancing at Alessia.

“It’s not too serious. Let’s get her to the nurse’s office and put some ice on it!

“But Pierce, don’t you have an event coming up soon?” one of his teammates interjected.

“I’ll make it in time-

Before Pierce could finish, Alessia cut him off. “No need to wear yourself out running back and forth. You all go–your events are starting soon anyway. I’ve

finished for the day, so I’ll take her.”

Without hesitation, Alessia scooped Lucy into her arms, steady and unshaken, her expression calm and collected.

“Stella, I’ll be right back,” she called. Right now, only Alessia had both the strength and the medical know–how to help–there was no way she could refuse.

“Don’t worry about it. It’s not the finals,” Stella replied, patting her on the shoulder. “There’s the shot put later this afternoon anyway. I’ll find you when I’m done. And Justin’s filming everything, so you won’t miss a thing.”

Alessia nodded and headed out with Lucy in her arms.

down. Without a word, she propped up Lucy’s leg, rummaged for an ice pack, and

“Hold this.”

her lips together and took the pack. Alessia didn’t leave right away; instead, she searched through the cabinets, finally producing two

water.

these?”

them

both pills back

X–ray at the hospital, just to be safe. I checked

17-70

looked at he, realizing–now before she never really

owe it to my mentor. Alessia tidied up the cabinet

I have to go. She’d done all she could–now she needed

Alessia paused, she lowered her voice. “Ileana’s going to ask

an

said she’d get in touch, and you’d show up. That’s all I

out a soft laugh.

pressed on. “When you go to

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