Chapter 109
“Buffalo wins!”
Waaaahhh! Cheers erupted, and people hugged each other everywhere in celebration. Koi, too, jumped up and down with the cheerleading girls, arms around shoulders, celebrating the victory.
“We really worked hard, all of us!”
“The gorillas nearly gave me a heart attack!”
“I know, right? I really thought we were gonna lose at the end!”
“It was way too close! If it went into overtime, we might’ve lost.”
“Didn’t go into overtime, though—Buffalo!”
“Buffalo!”
Shouting in unison, Koi joined their chant before letting go and turning around. He caught sight of the hockey team guys tossing each other into the air, slapping each other’s backs, completely overjoyed.
Well, of course. They worked so hard to get here.
Koi smiled bitterly. If Ashley had been there, the win would've been easy—but that wasn’t the reality. Every match had been nerve-wracking, barely scraping by with last-minute comebacks or one-point victories. Even being the cheering squad had been exhausting.
Still, they got the result they worked for. That’s something to be thankful for.