Two-Minute Drill by Mike Lupica

Author:Mike Lupica
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.
Published: 2011-10-29T21:11:19+00:00

Scott knew that the best Chris had done on the first three quizzes so far this semester was a C-minus.

Making sure Mr. Z couldn’t see, Chris pointed across at Scott and mouthed “you.”

Scott smiled, then shook his head.

When Mr. Dykes dropped the blue book on his desk, Scott saw the A at the top and “Excellent work!” underneath that.

He felt much better about the B across the room.

That night, after talking to Mr. Dykes on the telephone, Mr. and Mrs. Conlan made it official that Chris could stay on the team. The next day Chris scored two touchdowns as the Eagles beat the Jets, 12-6.

Scott didn’t play a single down, just watched from the sidelines, helmet on his head the whole time, standing about twenty yards from Mr. Dolan, trying not to cheer for Chris every single time he made a good play, because that made him feel more like a cheerleader than a teammate.

When the game was over, Chris ran straight for Scott, so he could bump him some fist.

“First the quiz, now the game,” Scott said. “You’re on a roll, dude.”

Chris shook his head slowly from side to side. “We’re on a roll,” he said. “You and me, we’re a team now.”

In the classroom, Scott wanted to say to him.

In the classroom we’re a team.

Never on the field.

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