𝑯𝒆𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒉 | ᴹᴰᴳᶜ

20: Iris

I woke up and remembered AJ and I's conversation from yesterday. I really hope he keeps his promise and doesn't tell anyone. There was a note taped to the dorm door addressed to me.

Delilah Parker-Portman.

the letter said in the middle of the envelope written in black pen. I grabbed the note and went into the bathroom, hiding in a shower, and opened it.

Delilah,

We know your secret. We know you're in love with Maya. Get your team to leave EPIC, and you'll be fine. We won't tell anyone. Unless you stay. You're nothing but a DISGRACE Parker. Nothing but a disgrace.

~ Anonymous

Oh god. AJ promised he wouldn't tell anyone. Did he write this? But he accepted me. I need to find him and ask. I left the shower I was hiding in, got ready, and went to find AJ. I found him in the gym. Not surprising. It was just him.

"Sup, Parker? You wanna lift with me?" AJ said as I walked in. "Are you okay?" He noticed I was angry. I held the note out aggressively, startling him a bit.

"What is this!?" He grabbed the note and read it. Fear took over his face. "I didn't do this." "Did you tell anyone?" "No, I swear! It's just you and me. Like I promised, I didn't say anything to anyone." "You swear?" " I swear!" "Then who did?" "Was someone else in the kitchen last night?" "No. I don't think so." AJ and I tried to figure out who knew. I was scared and tapped my foot anxiously as we sat on the bench.

AJ's POV:

~Flashback~

I went back to Paul's and Franklin's dorm after getting water. Team Dominate was in there, too. Evan wasn't, though.

"You good, Lawrence?" Paul asked as I walked in.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm good. It's just," I paused, not wanting to tell them Delilah's secret. "I can only keep secrets for so long." They all looked at me confused.

"Did someone tell you a secret, AJ?" Franklin asked as I sat on the bed. "Yes- I mean, uh, no." "Who?" Don't tell them, AJ! Don't do it! "Delilah Parker-Portman is in love with Maya Kasper, and she's also dating Jace Cole AKA Coach Cole's son!" I said fast, then slapping my left hand over my mouth. Why did I say that!? God, I messed up.

"Delilah likes who?"

"Delilah's dating Jace!?"

"She likes girls?"

"Coach Cole's son!?" What have I done.

~End of Flashback~

Delilah's POV:

Later on that day, I met up with Jace, and we met up with the team outside. I was standing next to Jace, who was sitting in a lawn chair. The lights turned off, and a spot light landed in the corner. Cole came out and into the spotlight.

"Hello, EPIC!" Cheers replaced the silence. "Tomorrow, as you know, is the start of tournament play!" He said, getting everyone more excited. "That empty spot right there is not just reserved for this years champion." He points to the wall of flags.

"No, no, that's an opportunity. An opportunity for this years winning squad to get their names recorded in the history books of this great institution. An opportunity to show future players that you were the real deal!"

I want to go down in EPIC history! Brag to my kids, my kids' kids, my kids' kids kids, my kids kids kids, my kids kids kids kids, if I live that long.

"Coaches, let's pass out those official team jerseys!" Alex passes me my jersey. Parker-Portman 21. I smiled. If I could, I would wear the last name of every Mighty Duck on my jersey. "Visualize it, dream it, imagine it," Cole said. "Then you get out there, and you do it."