Football Champ
“LANGAN WAS VERY nice,” Troy’s mom said in a voice sad and low enough to let them know that while the owner might have been nice, the result of her meeting was nothing good.
“But what happened?” Seth asked, gently touching a bent finger under her chin and raising it to look into her eyes.
Troy’s mom shrugged. “Well, I always wanted to do some oil painting. Now I’ll have the chance.”
“He fired you?” Troy asked.
“No,” his mom said, shaking her head, “not fired. I’m on leave…with pay, so that’s the... good news.”
“But you didn’t do anything,” Troy said, his voice pitched with anger.
His mom smiled weakly and said, “Yeah, but we’re a package deal, remember? At least that’s how it looks.”
“Who cares how it looks?” Troy said.
“Every NFL team and every NFL team owner,” Seth said. “That’s the business.”
“And they’re asking me to keep a lid on things,” his mom said.
“What’s that mean?” Seth asked.
“No interviews. They’re already starting to get calls from the national media,”MoreLess
“But what happened?” Seth asked, gently touching a bent finger under her chin and raising it to look into her eyes.
Troy’s mom shrugged. “Well, I always wanted to do some oil painting. Now I’ll have the chance.”
“He fired you?” Troy asked.
“No,” his mom said, shaking her head, “not fired. I’m on leave…with pay, so that’s the... good news.”
“But you didn’t do anything,” Troy said, his voice pitched with anger.
His mom smiled weakly and said, “Yeah, but we’re a package deal, remember? At least that’s how it looks.”
“Who cares how it looks?” Troy said.
“Every NFL team and every NFL team owner,” Seth said. “That’s the business.”
“And they’re asking me to keep a lid on things,” his mom said.
“What’s that mean?” Seth asked.
“No interviews. They’re already starting to get calls from the national media,”MoreLess
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