Mark My Words

48 | Coven Contract

Rosalie's skin was crawling with jittery nerves under the surface. It rippled in waves, reminding her constantly that adrenaline was close behind. Before leaving the restroom, she capped her deodorant before reconsidering and reapplying it. Better safe than sorry.

She tossed it into her toiletry bag before zipping up her underarmor jacket and throwing her jersey on top. She wiggled her head out of the collar and tossed her fluffy ponytail back. She smiled in excitement before exiting the restroom to gather the rest of the team together in the hall.

She rounded everyone up in rows of three as they exited their rooms. She knocked on every closed door to ensure there weren't any stragglers before arriving at the back of the group with Ray at the front.

Rosalie followed after every one of her teammates, fists clenched at her sides to keep her fingers from shaking any more than they already were. They journeyed to the stairwell where they took the floors one-by-one before arriving at the ground level, the coach buses waiting outside to take them to the arena. The chill in the air coasted in over their heads through the open doors, carrying with it flecks of small, insignificant snow dust. As they emerged, Rosalie lifted her eyes and spared a glance across the parking lot where several other buses sat. There were players gathered around one, their attention centered on a blonde-haired person standing tall above the rest. Rosalie recognized them, and a scowl set in.

"Ignore them," Lu whispered from beside her, a hand resting on the back of Rosalie's arm. Rosalie's nails digging into her palms.

"How can I," she said, voice shaking with anger. It took everything to keep it quiet when all she wanted to do was scream.

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Rosalie Mason changed the group name to The Gals
Group chat description: The OG fam of the 2k17 season

ROSALIE: I have a job for you guys

RAY: Shoot

JULIANA: Why not just, ya know, move a few seats back
We're right here

ROSALIE: I can't

BRYNN: Yeah, because she's busy sitting with her girlfriend

RAY: PFFF

ROSALIE: I'm going to do you a favor
and pretend I didn't see that

BRYNN: Yeah that's fair

LU: Dear Lorde

BRYNN: I thot you and Joanna broke up

ROSALIE: What? No we aren't even together

BRYNN: but y'all were screaming in the hallway

RAY: Everybody screams in the hallway at some point in their life

BRYNN: Tea.

JULIANA: WHAT DID YOU SUMMON US HERE FOR THIS CHAT WAS DEAD

RAY: Yeah what the fuck honestly
Let it die already

ROSALIE: I can't just let it die! We're the originals!
O wait Alyssa took herself off this chat

Rosalie Mason invited Alyssa Maddox to The Gals

ROSALIE: There.

ALYSSA: The fuck

BRYNN: SPILL 👏 THE 👏 TEA 👏