Execution (Off Balance, #2)

by Lucia Franco

At seventeen, Avery was a massive Gators fan. She wasn't a huge Bulldogs fan, but she detested Alabama. Georgia and Alabama were rivals of Florida.

"Why don't you invite your coach too," Avery suggested brightly. This bitch.

I often wondered if his choice of words were due to English not being his native language. Maybe he could teach me Russian and I could teach him how to use correct words…and contractions.

"What did that one author say?" "Huh?" I tilted my head to the side, puzzled by his question. "Which author?" "The one who invented the Harry Potter? I do not know her name, but in one of her books she wrote, 'Anything is possible if you have got enough nerve.' It is true, and I have never forgotten those words.

All the lies will catch up to you one day. The thorns will grow longer, and the vines will get so twisted you won't be able to walk out unscathed."

"Coming in second place is the worst feeling after you just gave your all. There are winners and there are losers. You play a sport to win—that is it. Nothing else. You have one chance to prove yourself. One."