I continue. "Absolutely arrogant. Coming to your ground and telling you that you are holding back mainly because of the trauma you have experienced. It's a terrible thing to do, and to be honest, I had second, third, and fourth thoughts about it. But you know what finally convinced me it was the right thing to do?
I paused and scanned the crowd for any positive reinforcement.
I find only confusion, disbelief and neutral statements. But in the end it was Claudia who gave it to me.
Do. It will suck, but I'm here with you.
I take a breath and ask him one more thing. Can you get their name out of someone's head?
It's over and done.
I find the faces of the seven omegas in the back row. So closed, so haunted. I wonder how I didn't notice them before.
I stand longer. For them. Lift my chin higher. For them.
