manning's girl (a. manning)

"I don't remember a time without Arch.

I just remember the red clay on my shins, the glare of the lights at Jack Turner Stadium, and the quiet off-campus apartment where the rest of the world couldn't reach us.

He was the legacy carrying a crown he never asked for, and I was just the girl playing in the dirt. But when the noise got too loud and he left Athens to protect my peace, I realized some storms aren't meant to be fought alone."