![]() The Boyfriend Whisperer
-- EXCERPT: I crank up Mumford & Sons on my iPod and pull up the Boyfriend Whisperer Enterprises files on my tablet. With Valentine’s ten days away, I need to plot out some big moves for my clients. I start with Jolene. I watched Brendon staring at her this afternoon during the pep rally. He’s falling hard. No need to play it subtle. He likes spicy food, so Red Hots are an obvious choice, in a heart-shaped tin. What should the card say? Something super flirty. “Let’s heat it up on Valentine’s.” No … “spice it up.” I jot that down and move on to my next client. Just as I’m picking out a sweet YouTube link I want her to send her BF-to-be, Coach Reilly pulls my earbud out and scares me half to death. “Malloy! I’m talking to you. What are you working on?” I slam my tablet shut. “What? Homework. Sorry. What do you need?” She shoves my backpack to the floor and plops down beside me. “Let’s talk about tomorrow. We’re expecting scouts from all over. Rumor has it someone from U Conn might even turn up.” She pauses as if to gauge my reaction, so I force a smile. “U Conn? Wow. That’s great.” She leans in. “There’ll be a lot of buzz in that arena. Parents, coaches, other players. They’ll all be talking about the scouts and about you and your future. Here’s the thing: You need to ignore them.” “Ignore them.” “Exactly. You have one job tomorrow, and that’s to play the best game Alexis Malloy knows how to play. Run, pass, shoot, rebound. That’s it. The rest is static. Ignore the static.” “Got it. Static.” Coach furrows her brow. “You nervous?” “Maybe a little.” She pats my arm as she stands. “A little nervousness is good. You’ve got this, Malloy. You can do it.” I smile and slump back into my seat. The fact is, I’m not at all nervous. I only said that so she wouldn’t launch into a lecture about being too cocky. She’s forever vacillating between warning me not to be too nervous and not to be too cocky, when in reality, I’m neither. The truth is, when it comes to college scouts, I just wish they’d leave me alone. ![]()
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Lisa Brown
7/16/2018 09:17:17 am
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7/16/2018 05:17:55 pm
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7/16/2018 10:16:49 pm
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