JUSTIN’S POV
Cooper slams his locker shut, and everyone turns to face him. Most of us are already fully geared up, but he’s still in his breezers, and shirtless.
This is the last game before the playoffs, and even though we’ve already clinched a spot, tonight still matters because it decides our positioning.
To me, it’s everything.
The past two games, I’ve emptied the tank completely, burning through every ounce of energy and still managed three assists and a goal. There was a moment I honestly thought something might give out in me, like my body would just crack under it all. Maybe it was fear. Maybe it was what already happened before.
But every game since has made me realize it’s mostly in my head.
Especially when I look up and see Allison and Katy in the stands, screaming at the
