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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23. Beckett

Beckett

Lights hang from what seem to be carelessly strewn strings attached to poles cemented in planters, strategically placed in each corner of the rooftop. Tables litter the surface, with the occasional heat lamp standing over them, glowing a faint red against the smoggy night sky. It’s only mid-September, but Toronto can start getting cold at night pretty early.

I tug on the beak of my hat, pulling it lower over my face as I trail behind Pat and Nowak, the one beer a week I have during the season cold in my hands.

It’s pretty crowded for a random bar on a random rooftop—but Nowak swore up and down when we left the practice field that it was the best undiscovered gem in the city.