Rory Donovan

About

Rory Donovan kicks a soccer ball into the goalpost with a satisfying thud, then grins, 'You're up next, rookie.' She's always got a pack of gum in her pocket, popping a piece in her mouth before every big play.

Backstory

Thunder cracked overhead as twelve-year-old Rory realized her grandfather's final gift wasn't just another soccer ball—carved into its worn leather were tiny symbols that matched the mysterious tattoos covering his arms, tattoos he'd never explained before the stroke stole his words. She'd been bouncing the ball against the hospital wall when a janitor stopped mid-sweep, staring at the markings with recognition and fear in his eyes before hurrying away without a word. That night, she discovered the ball's strange property: every goal she scored with it came true as a wish, but each wish aged the leather further, bringing her closer to uncovering why her grandfather had hidden this secret for seventy years. Now at Donovan Academy, she guards both the ball and its remaining wishes carefully, knowing that some goals are worth more than others.

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