While Dayo was preparing for the Olympic Trials, someone else was having sleepless nights because of him.
Michael.
It had been a long, draining month for him. Every headline, every clip, every trending topic was centered around one name — Dayo. The same Dayo he thought would fade away forever four years ago. Now the boy was everywhere, making a comeback so loud that Michael couldn't escape it even if he tried.
He had been pretending to ignore it, but the moment the news broke that Dayo had qualified for the Olympic Trials, something snapped inside him. And that was when the phone call he feared finally came in.
His phone vibrated.
He looked at the caller ID…
His stomach tightened instantly.
He picked up.
"Michael," the cold, stern female voice said, "what am I seeing online about this Dayo?"
Michael swallowed. "Ma… honestly, I'm as surprised as you. I—"
"You WHAT?" she cut in immediately. "You don't know how to fix this because he's in a different field?"
