VIRAGO

virago (n.) - a strong, brave, or warlike woman; a woman who demonstrates exemplary and heroic qualities

Samantha Reed has never had anything handed to her when it came to soccer. She has worked hard for everything she has accomplished, and by the time the summer before her senior year came, she had NCAA Division I offers lined up and scouts from professional clubs and the US Soccer Federation watching her play in her hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her life was falling into place, and she was ready to finish out her senior year and head to the best schools to play the sport she fell in love with.

Until her father took the job opportunity of a lifetime, forcing them to move.

Her world was flipped upside down, and she did not know what to do. She tried everything she could to stay at the high school she was at, but her father denied every plea she gave. She was now moving to the middle of nowhere in the northern thumb of Michigan. She would have to make all new friends and hopefully still be able to keep her university offers.

But that was going to be impossible when there were not enough girls to make up a girls team.

Follow Samantha Reed through her journey in VIRAGO.

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TW - sections of this story mention abuse