Chapter Four: The Starting Job Is Not a Prize

If you sign, they can attribute any tablet activity to your account.” “He's building the blame before he needs it.” “Then think beyond winning the job,” Mara said. “Think about who can prove you didn't steal it.” That afternoon, Grant announced that Marcus would rest his “fatigued shoulder.” Kai took the first offense while cameras filmed the entire open period. On the first snap, the voices separated. Kai no longer heard only a tangle of sentences. He could place each thought in space and feel hesitation like beats in a rhythm. *Fake the outside rush,* thought the right end. Half a beat later, the middle linebacker thought, *When he slides protection, I hit the middle.*