Fallon: What the hell is occurring? The announcers are going nuts, speculating about every kind of issues. Is Asher working the present and never listening to Joe? They’re additionally saying he’s been traded to LA.

My pores and skin prickles with uneasiness.

Me: What? No. That may’t be. Asher would have informed me if he was being traded.

Wouldn’t he have?

Fallon: I don’t know. Layla, Aurelia, and I are watching. The fellows are in one other room speaking about one thing. Did Asher say something to you this morning? The announcers are actually saying there’s a deal within the works for a uncommon mid-season commerce to LA, however now that Leo is harm and Asher is on the sector, they’re stating that deal may find yourself on maintain.

Me: He went for a run after which left in a rush. He’s been quiet and possibly a bit extra inward and distant, however I assumed it was associated to being benched. Then he simply yelled at Joe that he is aware of about him. I don’t know what he’s speaking about or what’s occurring.

Might she be proper? Is Asher being traded to LA? And why wouldn’t he have informed me? He informed me he wouldn’t do that. I informed him how I work. The place my thoughts tends to go. That I’ve freaking abandonment points. So no. He wouldn’t do that.

Proper?

Fallon: The fellows know one thing for certain, however they’re not sharing it but. There’s one thing occurring beneath the floor. All I do know is that Lenox was doing a little digging into Joe. Gray let one thing slip earlier than they went into the opposite room to speak. Perhaps he discovered one thing on Joe. If I study what it’s, I’ll textual content you.

Me: Thanks.

I don’t even know what else to say. What on earth may Lenox have discovered on Joe that might have Asher so livid? And what if Fallon is correct? What if Asher is being traded to LA? And he didn’t inform me.

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Fuck Joe. He can really simply go and fuck proper off if he thinks I’ll ever take heed to something he has to say or observe his lead once more. I acquired not one, however two calls this morning. It was the primary one that actually obtained my consideration. Lenox had me working out the door, and after assembly up with him and studying all the pieces he needed to share, Joe is fortunate that I made it by way of pregame warmups and the primary half of the sport with out inflicting a mutiny.

My crew deserves higher from me, they usually’re the one motive I didn’t lose my thoughts till he tried to begin calling performs that might not solely trigger our crew to lose however make me look weak and scared.

“Hand off for each down.” That’s what he stated into my helmet. “You’re to not throw the ball.”

“That’s precisely what the protection will anticipate me to do,” I spat again.

“I don’t give a shit, Reyes. You’re on my crew, and also you’ll do what I let you know to do.”

Fats fucking probability I used to be going to do this.

Particularly when my throwing arm is in high situation. He forgot that it wasn’t my throwing arm that underwent surgical procedure.

“You working this present?” Myers, my tight finish questions after I get again into the huddle after finishing that fantastic thing about a cross.

“I’m,” I state resolutely, assembly the eyes of my guys one after the other. “If anybody has an issue with that, now’s the time to talk up.”

Silence.

“All proper. Denver draw left to Myers. Prepared… break!”

All of us clap our fingers, after which my guys run into place. Ryder smacks my again, provides me a agency nod, after which I’m lined up behind him, calling out a dozen issues to throw off the tempo of the protection. Adrenaline pumps by way of my veins like a scrumptious drug, honing my muscular tissues, sharpening my reflexes, and tightening my focus.

I’m going by way of my motions after which yell, “Hike.”

The ball snaps straight into my fingers, after which I’m stepping again within the pocket, studying the protection and trying to find my receivers, wanting in the other way of the place I plan to throw the ball. I shift proper, understanding my offensive line will do their jobs and hold me secure. Myers runs his fade route left. I pretend proper after which let the ball sail in his path, watching as he turns his head over his shoulder on the proper second, and catches my bullet with two fingers.

Proper in the long run zone.

“Yeah!” I bounce within the air after which get slammed by my guys who raise me and carry me all the way in which to the sideline. The followers within the stands are going nuts, the sound a deafening roar. And since I’m a toddler at coronary heart and in follow, I throw Joe—who’s evident so laborious his face is redder than a fireplace engine—a smug grin after which flip to face the sector, dismissing him.

It’s humorous; I nearly wasn’t certain what I used to be going to do when Lenox spilled all of the tea to me. There have been a number of combined feelings. Lots of wayward, fire-enraged, vengeful ideas. However nothing is sweeter than stealing the crew out from beneath him with out him with the ability to do a rattling factor about it.

This will very properly be my final sport as a Boston Insurgent. I could possibly be suspended or traded and even minimize tomorrow. However that is my second.

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