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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I saw the game highlights when I got out of surgery, but the slumped lines of his shoulders, the way one hand holds his forehead and the other grips his kicking leg, bouncing up and down against the step, tell me all I need to know.

Abandoned leaves on the sidewalk crunch under my shoes, and he looks up, green eyes dull and devoid of all the life that usually lives there, jaw tense as he tugs on the ends of his still-wet hair.

We say nothing as I follow the path to my porch, but I pause on the second step, running my hands through his hair, and he rests his head to the side of my thigh.