My Quarterback Neighbour: Chapter 4

The Grand Finale

The school talent show was Madison’s idea. “Let’s see if you’re good at anything other than being a teacher’s pet,” she taunted me. I wasn’t planning on entering—until Ethan did.

He signed up last minute, without telling anyone what he was performing. The gossip mill went wild. “Is he doing a football routine?” someone joked.

When Ethan stepped on stage with a keyboard, the room fell silent. His first notes were hesitant, but then his voice—raw, powerful, and full of emotion—filled the auditorium. By the time he finished, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.

The standing ovation was deafening. Ethan looked at me in the crowd, his smile finally reaching his eyes. “Thank you,” he mouthed.

The next day, things were different. Madison’s whispers were replaced with admiration, and Ethan walked the halls with a confidence I’d never seen. As for us? He kissed me after school, right there on the front steps.

“Thanks for believing in me,” he said.

“Always,” I replied.

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