Near Miss

Near Miss

Author: Haley Warren Listening Length: 10h 29m
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He’s not sure he’s ever been real. She’s not sure she’ll ever be whole again. Beckett Davis has been many things: reliable, likeable, on track to be the most accurate kicker in professional football history, and multiple-time winner of made-up awards, like pro-athlete with the most beautiful smile. He’s also spent...

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13. Beckett

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Samir has three more glasses of scotch during dinner. He places two unfortunate prop bets on kicks I’m going to miss against certain teams once regular season starts, flashing his phone at me like it’s a joke I’m in on.

Greer’s hand tightened around the stem of her wineglass, and I think he might have been afraid she was going to smash it and carve him up to take one of his organs, so he put a disproportionately large bet on me breaking the 66-yard field-goal kick record this season.

I haven’t given much thought to trying to break another record—I’ve mostly been concerned about choking and failing everyone miserably. But the idea that he might benefit if I do makes me think I’ll make up a lie about the wind not being right if Coach gets me to try.