Football Genius by Tim Green

Author:Tim Green [Green, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Ages 8 & Up
ISBN: 9780062109224
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2011-08-09T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

IF HAVING SETH WALK out on him wasn’t unpleasant enough, Troy got to look forward to giving Jamie the ball he owed him the next day at school. He’d rather give up the ball, though, than listen to Jamie and his friends calling him a welcher all day long. When he did hand it over, Jamie sniffed and turned it over in his hands before jamming it into his locker and slamming it shut.

“Too bad they suck so much or I could sell it for a couple bucks,” Jamie said with a mean smile as he spun the combination dial on his locker. “Nobody really cares about a team that hasn’t won a game and probably won’t all season. A ball like that from the Cowboys would go for at least five hundred. For this thing, I’d be lucky to get five.”

“Too bad none of the Cowboys would know you or your dad if you fell on them,” Troy said. “Then you wouldn’t have to worry about paying money to get a ball from your favorite team.”

“Like you know these guys,” Jamie said, turning toward him with a sneer.

“Seth Halloway was at my house,” Troy said.

“Whatever,” Jamie said, and walked away.

Troy wanted to throw a book at the back of his head, but didn’t. He knew that wasn’t the way to really fix Jamie, and he knew he wasn’t going to get the chance to outshine him on the football field. What would stuff a cork in his hole would be for the Falcons to win and for Troy to be there, helping them do it. He thought of a way he could pull it off, even without his mom’s help. It would be daring, but as Troy thought about it through the rest of the school day, he figured he had nothing to lose.

On the bus ride home from school, Troy shared the plan with his friends. Tate didn’t like it. She had to go home to watch her little sister anyway, but she thought he was only digging himself in deeper. Troy said he was already in the basement and was able to convince Nathan to come over and help him.

“All you have to do is sit here and play Madden 2006 with the volume up,” Troy said when they reached his room. “Is that so hard?”

“What if she comes in?”

“We’ll lock the door,” Troy said. “I’m the one taking the chance. Your dad’s not going to send you to military school.”

“He’ll take my bike,” Nathan said, sitting down and crossing his legs. “He did it before.”

“You ate your sister’s guppies,” Troy said.

“You dared me.”

“Okay, so I dare you to stay here in my room and pretend you’re me. Happy? I need this,” Troy said, handing him the controller. “Come on.”

Nathan took it and started to play.

“I don’t know,” he said, but his eyes were already fixed to the screen. The game was running.

“Good,” Troy said, locking the bedroom door and backing up toward his window. “Just like that.

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