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“Travis,” Mom said, with a smile and a sort of
stunned look on her face, “this call’s for you.”
She handed me the phone with her eyes on mine.

“Hello,” I said into the receiver, like I was walking
into a room with the lights off.

“This is Head Coach Elvis Goddard, Travis. How
are you today?”

“Fine, Coach. I’m fine,” I said, as Mom’s smile
grew wider.

“I spoke briefly with your mother, and she said it
was all right for me to make you this proposal.
Travis, I’d like to offer you a football scholarship
to play at Gainesville.”

For a second, the only sensation I could feel was
goose bumps popping up over my body. My
mouth hung open and I couldn’t speak.

“Travis?” said Coach G. “What do you think?”