Manning Up by Bee Walsh

Author:Bee Walsh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Quiet

When I look up from the end zone as the final whistle blows, I should see Coach throwing his hat into the air. Or the team all running toward me and QB. Or the stands full of everyone from town rushing onto the field. But the only thing I see is a girl standing in the bleachers holding a sign— 19. And it all goes quiet.

Hello

After the game that ensures the Comfort Bobcats are going to playoffs for the first time in 20 years, I’m not sure what is making my heart pound more. The adrenaline? The injections? The girl? Before I can take a breath, Coach shouts for us to line up to shake the hands of the other team. We have to push our way through the crowds of fans on the field. And for a moment, I think I see her brush past me. But when I turn my head, she is gone. After the handshakes, we rally our way into the locker room. Coach gives us the kind of speech you hear in movies about high school football. I don’t hear a word of it. I don’t hear a word of anything. Until I get to my truck and see the girl with brown curls leaning on the hood. “Hello.”

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