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Danny

“How do you feel?”

“Do you believe you’re going to be this year’s MVP?”

“You think the Nailers will be this Super Boinner?”

The journalists surroundquestion after question “Alright, one at a ti to calm them

“How do you feel about the Nailers’ chances of winning this year’s Super Bowl?” A petite brunette with a fiery attitude asks right away in one single breath, shoving her red microphone just a few inches from my mouth

“Pretty good, yeah If we keep playing like this, it’s a sure thing,” I tell her without pausing to think The ht about these things Besides, how can I not feel optimistic about our chances at a Super Boin? Did you see our last two ga and everyone

“And about beco herthe other journalists to the side with her shoulders For a girl as small as she is, she sure is determined

“I don’t give a shit about beco It’s the truth; I truly don’t care about getting patted on the back for being such a good boy I care about winning, baby, and it’s all about the scoreboard The only trophy I truly care about is the Super Bowl

“But your perfora to the pundits,” she insists, and now the other journalists are trying to push her away She holds her ground though, as if her heels are made of solid concrete

“Maybe,” I tell her, “but you really shouldn’t be using ets a laugh out of the swarhtly flushed, her eyes widening as she looks at my lips Yeah, I could take her for a spin if I wanted it to; unfortunately for her, there’s only one woht now Fuck, I can’t believe I just said that What the hell’s happening to me?

“Danny, Danny,” an overweight guy calls out tohis microphone toward me “What’s your secret?”

“My secret? I’ht face, and that earns another round of laughs from everyone

“You sure could be,” he continues without being taken aback, “your performance has been quite iue since your debut, but this season you’ve taken things to a whole new level”