Our team motto is hit them first, hit them hard, and take no prisoners.” I might have laughed if she didn’t sound so stern. The sound of a whistle screeched through the morning air, and the snowballs stopped flying. I peeked over the top of the bench to see Coach August standing in the center of the courtyard. He was still in his pajamas too, but he was also wearing a thick coat and snow boots. Had he decided to stop the fight before it even really began? “The battlegrounds are contained to this courtyard,” he called out, his voice projecting loudly across the wide-open space. “If you stray
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