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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Shadows from the streetlights inch across the hallway, past my front door and along the worn hardwood of my living room. My shadow, and Beckett’s, right behind me, stretch down along the floor, but they disappear when the door clicks shut behind us and I flick on the hallway light, illuminating everything.

“It smells nice in here.” His voice, low, rough, and almost a whisper, skitters across the back of my neck.

“What? Oh.” I inhale. It’s mostly him I smell—whatever that is. But I can faintly smell Stella’s eucalyptus. “It’s the eucalyptus in my room. My sister put it there. She thought it would be calming.”