Page 132 of Ruthless Court
“You said defenses will build their March strategy around my left-side reads.”
“They will.”
“Show me.”
She begins gathering her pencils.
“No.”
“Scared you were guessing?”
Her hands stop.
I found the button.
Hannah looks at me over her glasses.
“You think I guessed?”
“I think you watched two games and repeated something an announcer said.”
“Announcers rarely identify anything until the replay explains it for them.”
“Prove it.”
“Why should I help you?”
“Because you can’t stand watching someone do something wrong.”
“That isn’t true.”
“You corrected my citations before taking off your coat.”
“They were terrible.”
I open the Cal game.
“Ten minutes.”
“No.”
“Five.”
“You’re accustomed to bargaining with people who want something from you.”
“You want to be right.”
Her pencil snaps.
She stares at the broken wood in her hand.
I lean closer. “There she is.”
“Who?”
“The girl who hates being challenged.”
“I hate arrogance.”
