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    The Option
    The Option
    The Option
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    The Option

    By Herman Brown

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    On any other team, Gary Jayo would be a starting quarterback. But because he plays for the Troy Central High Trojans, he lives his life in the shadow of Shane Hunter. Shane is a high school football superstar, and he doesn't mind rubbing it in Gary's face.

    After Gary records a video of Shane driving drunk, he decides that even a star QB isn't scandal-proof. He hatches a plan to expose Shane and take the starter's spot. But will Troy's head coach try to protect his top player? And when Gary discovers the cause of Shane's dangerous behavior, will he change his mind?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2014
    ISBN9781467774208
    The Option
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    Herman Brown

    Herman Brown is the author of the third book in Darby Creek's Red Zone series, The Option. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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      Book preview

      The Option - Herman Brown

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      1 / FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20—PARTY AT DEVON’S HOUSE

      I got it. I paid for it with a dislocated jaw and a severely damaged ego, but I got it. I got the video.

      The proof.

      Coach Zachary would have to listen to me now. And he’d have to do the right thing. Or else.

      Dude, Orlando said, smiling. "You got your butt kicked." Orlando Green, Troy Central High’s star wide receiver, had big talent, a bigger ego, and an even bigger mouth.

      Chut uck, I said. My dangling jaw made it hard to say shut up. I held the jaw with one hand while clutching my smartphone in the other. That phone had the precious footage on it.

      You gotta get to the ER, Ernie Erickson said. He was a varsity tight end, but he wasn’t a big shot like Orlando and a lot of the other guys. He didn’t get all caught up in the mythology around Troy football. He believed in the game, but he knew it was only one part of life—not life.

      The crowd that had gathered in the yard to watch the fight was drifting away. Onlookers headed back inside the house to the party. Someone changed the music and cranked it up—some kind of metal. A few blocks away, tires squealed and horns honked. That would be Shane Hunter, the starting QB and the star of my video, swerving through the streets of Troy.

      I realized my head was pounding.

      Yeah, I said to Ernie. I khink you wight.

      What you gotta do, said Orlando, is erase that video. Now. He reached for the phone in my hand, but Ernie grabbed his wrist.

      Step off, O.

      Orlando got up in his face. Who you think you talking to?

      Ernie gave him his meanest game face and puffed up his big chest. He was an imposing guy. Orlando was tough, but even with his ego, he knew he didn’t stand a chance in a fight with Ernie. Nobody did.

      You better go inside, Ernie said in a voice like Clint Eastwood. Or else we’ll have to find out just how tough you are. Just to make sure Orlando got his point, he added, I will turn you into a stain on this driveway.

      I was glad Ernie was on my side.

      Orlando stared Ernie down for a few seconds, enough to convince himself he didn’t look like a total wimp. But then he went inside as he was told. Ernie and I climbed into his dad’s pickup and took off for the hospital.

      Chanks, I said, still holding up my jaw. I wanted to puke, it hurt so bad. But puking would hurt even worse.

      Don’t worry about it, he said. He glanced over at me. I just hope it was worth it.

      At that point, I wasn’t sure it was. I pulled up the video on my phone. Shane stood swaying on the screen, a plastic tumbler of OJ and vodka in his hand, just after hitting me in the face so hard that I saw stars. I was surprised you couldn’t see them circling my head on screen, like in cartoons.

      In my defense, Shane didn’t look so hot either. Bloody nose, black eye. I think he spilled some of his drink, too, which probably hurt him more than anything else.

      "You got nothing, backup! he yelled. Nothing! You can practice twenty-four hours a day for the rest of your life, and you’ll always be my backup. You’ll be backing me up on the nursing home team."

      He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and laughed at the blood that came off on his wrist. His eyes dared me to say something else. But his gaze was loose and unfocused. Always gonna be second best, Gary.

      He turned and stumbled off the curb before getting into his Chevy. The tires squealed, and he took off.

      Everything was as clear as

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