“Gather around!” Lina shouted while everyone was fussing around the court after the end of the practice. Gabriela was sitting on the floor in front of their captain, finishing her stretching so she didn’t bother getting up. “Hey, shut up! I’m going to announce the startup team for the preliminaries!” Everybody quieted at once and gathered around, finding a spot on the ground. Ruby, the team’s manager, strode next to the captain, carrying a huge cardboard box which she dropped at their feet.
Lina looked them over one more time before lifting the piece of paper she had been holding in her hand.
“Number 1 — Lina Spencer, setter,” she announced, and the rest of the team cheered and clapped enthusiastically. She sighed, waving for them to quiet down as Ruby hung the T-shirt with the number 1
