demanded Kylie, looking up from her phone. Ava turned. “He’s the backup quarterback to PJ Kelly,” she explained. “Why?” “I just got a text from my sister,” said Kylie. “She says that Dion is out. He has a stress fracture.” Ava’s eyes widened. “Is that big news?” asked Kylie. “Well, yeah,” Ava said. “Because with Dion out, that makes my brother, Tom, the backup quarterback, just behind PJ.” “Oh! That’s pretty cool,” said Kylie. Ava’s stomach flipped over. Of course it was highly unlikely Tommy would get into the game, but it could happen. She wondered what was going through her brother’s mind. “Chances are he won’t actually get to play. Tommy’s only a sophomore,” she said to Kylie. “And PJ is really good.” “Hey, you never know,” said Kylie. “Where’s your dad?” Ava pointed. “He’s there, on the sideline. He’s the one with the big headphones on. That way he can communicate with the assistant coaches up there in the tower.”
