DROP FIFTY-SEVEN
"This is it," Pickle said, meeting the eyes of everyone in the room in succession. "This is the moment we've trained for."
The girls clamoured and raised their fake weapons.
"Now, I know that this hasn't turned out the way we all wanted it to. Not all of you will be in the team next month. But trust me, carrying a team into the qualifiers counts an awful lot for future prospects. And I will make sure to leave a glowing recommendation on your records. It will be easy to snag that next contract, and we will part as friends. And who knows, maybe we will meet again on the field."
Cadena nodded in acknowledgement to her, but Dainty Feet scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Come on already, enough with the speeches. Let's do this," Dainty Feet said while walking into the field firs
