Ellen Hopkins - What About Will
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Twelve-year-old Trace Reynolds has always looked up to his brother, mostly because Will, whos five years older, has never looked down on him. It was Will who taught Trace to ride a bike, would watch sports on TV with him, and cheer him on at Little League. But when Will was knocked out cold during a football game, resulting in a brain injuryeverything changed. Now, seventeen months later, their family is still living under the weight of the incident, that left Will with a facial tic, depression, and an anger he cannot always control, culminating in their parents divorce. Afraid of further fracturing his family, Trace begins to cover for Will who, struggling with addiction to pain medication, becomes someone Trace doesnt recognize. But when the brother he loves so much becomes more and more withdrawn, and escalates to stealing money and ditching school, Trace realizes some secrets cannot be kept if we ever hope to heal.
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Copyright 2021 by Ellen Hopkins Excerpt from Closer to Nowhere 2020 by Ellen Hopkins Penguin supports copyright. Copyright fuels creativity, encourages diverse voices, promotes free speech, and creates a vibrant culture. Thank you for buying an authorized edition of this book and for complying with copyright laws by not reproducing, scanning, or distributing any part of it in any form without permission. G. P. P. Putnams Sons is a registered trademark of Penguin Random House LLC. Visit us online at penguinrandomhouse.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available. Ebook ISBN 9780593108659 Cover art copyright 2021 by James Firnhaber Design by Eileen Savage, adapted for ebook by Michelle Quintero This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the authors imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. pid_prh_5.8.0_c0_r0 For everyone who has lost someone they love. pid_prh_5.8.0_c0_r0 For everyone who has lost someone they love.
I hope you were able to find them again. If you havent, keep looking.
But sometimes, when trouble was staring at me and I wanted to aim it in a different direction, Id rile Will up until he blew. Then, when Mom or Dad started griping about my behavior, Id point at my brother, all red-faced and cussing, and ask, What about Will? I never thought Id get sick of that question.
When I was like four, and most other kids still rode tricycles, Will took the training wheels off my little blue bike and taught me to ride it. You cant keep up on fourwheels, Trace, he said. Even on two, it took a while, but eventually, I did. At least, I came close. Will also helped me learn how to Rollerblade skateboard and, best of all, snowboard. My first time on the slopes, I guess I was six.
Mom took Will and me. Dad stayed home. I remember he said he had to work, but later I found out hes not real big on cold weather. Why do you think we livein the desert? he asked. If I wanted to be miserable,Id move back to Minnesota. Sometimes I cant believe Im related to him, even though Ive got his curly brown hair and gold-speckled eyes. But I loved snow the minute I saw it, all crisp and sparkly, like quartz crystals in the sun.
As for the cold, thats why they invented jackets.
I thought it would be just like skateboarding. It is, sort of, but its different, too. Just figuring out the boots and bindings took a while. Thats what lessonsare for, Mom said. When I finished them, I could pretty much make it down the easiest runs without falling. Will volunteered to stick with me and offer a few tips while Mom skied.
Once he knew Id nailed the basics, he took a few harder runs on his own. But he kept checking in, making sure I didnt nose-dive into a drift or surf off beginner slopes into the rough parts. Will watched out for me. Now I have to watch out for him. Last Christmas, I asked Mom if maybe we could spend a day out on the mountain before winter was over. I wish we could.But what about Will?
It was one of the things our parents argued about. Not the diapers. At least, I dont think so. But definitely the football. Mom worried about injuries. Dad insisted they were rare and every kid needed a sport.
Mom reminded him Will bladed and boarded. Dad said he meant team sports. Mom and Dad argued a lot before she left. That time, Dad won. I wonder if hes sorry now. Will played every game every season.
He was good. Quick. Sure-handed. Fearless. A reliable receiver who could pull double duty as a defensive end. That made him a target.
Over the years, Will took a lot of hits. Most of them didnt seem like much. Still, A small bump here,a little bang there.Those can add up, his doctor said. But it was the big one that knocked him out of the game forever. If I could just fix that, everything would be okay. But I cant.
Its unfixable.
Maybe not officially, but she was on the road singing lead and playing guitar with her band a lot of the time. Obviously, she didnt go to many games. But that one was important to Will, and she happened to be in town, so she came along. It was the beginning of the fourth quarter. We were ahead, 147, and Will had scored one of our touchdowns. So when he got the ball again on the thirty-yard line, the other team wasnt about to let him run with it.
It was hard to see what happened. But even above the cheering, it was easy to hear. Hit from the back. Hit from the front. Wills helmet smashed into a defensive guys helmet. It sounded like a car crash.
As the two crumpled to the ground, the cheering stopped, replaced by gasps moans a chorus of nos a wail in my ear that turned out to be Mom. Players froze on the field. Coaches and refs ran to assess the wreckage. At least one somebody called 911. Mom jumped up, but Dad held her back. Wait. Wait.
Wed just be in the way. Hell be okay. She grabbed my hand, kept repeating Dads words: Hell be okay.
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