You’re gonna work on this thing, and you’re gonna ace this test. And you’re gonna improve your grades, and you’re gonna get a scholarship. And we’re gonna go to colleges that are really, really close to each other.
My parents dressed me up in cheerleader outfits and took me to Panthers games since I was five. Becoming a cheerleader for the Dillon Panthers was like this dream come true. And I bought into it. But you know what? The truth is, since Jason’s accident, I’ve been pretending. And I am done pretending, Mrs. Taylor, that I care about any of this.