Page 40 of The Backup Plan

Cameron

Chipper, how’d the finger hold up?

Dale

It’s still attached. I keep hearing it’s an okay excuse for the loss, but I could have done better than I did.

Cameron

Right there with you, brother. Pain this morning, but nothing like that locker room speech. I can’t even call it a speech.

Go team. Yay. We’ll get ‘em next week, boys.

Dale

What the hell happened to your ankle in the fourth? Your limp made the highlights.

Hayden

Uh-oh. You’d better be full speed when I meet you, or I’ll feel bad kicking your ass.

JK you know I won’t.

Cameron

Highlights. Awesome.

I just rolled it a little. I could blame it for that ugly interception, but I won’t. Mama would say it ain’t nothing a little spit ’n’ baling wire won’t fix.

Marshall

Where are you from?

Cameron

Just over yonder.

West of Knoxville.

Ethan

Your mom and dad coming to our game in November?

Cameron

That’s the plan. You and I can get our own fifty-yard line selfie. Hammy, we’ll get ours in a few weeks.

Marshall

WE’LL MAKE AN ALBUM!

Dale

For real, though, where’s Thatch? He put up great numbers and looked hyped in the postgame clips.

Ethan

People probably blew up his phone after that game he had. The guy is looking elite, sore ribs or not. I’ll give him a call.