Benny Rodriguez; 1962

Baseball Tournament

May 10th, 1962

I wake up with no Mya attached to me but Jordan's hand is laying across my stomach. I don't only want to move his hand because it'll wake him up but because it makes me feel safe. With Mya, I felt extra safe just because she was literally attached to my body but with Jordan, it just feels different.

I somehow move his arm carefully and tip toe to his bathroom. I look at my appearance and see that my hair is in knots and the jersey he gave me is sliding off of one of my shoulders but I don't move it considering it doesn't look that bad.

I use the bathroom, walk out of it and see Mya is poking Jordan in the face while he lays there, still asleep. Since she's not happy about him still being asleep, she climbs on top of him and jumps.

"Wake up, wake up, wake up!" She says repeatedly

"Okay okay. I'm up, I'm up." He throws his hands up in surrender. He stands up from his bed and picks up Mya and let me tell you, I forgot he didn't sleep with a shirt on last night so I feel like I'm having a stroke.

"Hello? Earf to Belle." Mya shakes her hands in front of my face

"What? Sorry."

"Breakfast is done, just let me get a shirt on."

"Okay."

He hands me Mya and we walk to the door, waiting on him. I turn around to see him standing there laughing but I continue to glance down at his abs. I seem like a freak but I can't help it

"Your hair, it's looking great and take a picture, it'll last longer."

"Oh wowww,  give me a camera and I will." I playfully glare at him and he stops laughing. I immediately send him a confused glance and look to see his dad standing outside the door frame, looking between us, smiling.

"Good morning children."

"Good morning Mr.Phillips."

"Good morning dad."

"Morning Uncle Gary."

"How many time do I have to tell you, you can call me Gary."

"Okay.... Gary." He laughs and shakes his head and walks away.

"Well then. Let's go get some food."

I look back at his alarm clock to see that it says 7:01 a.m. I don't think I've woke up this early in a while without an alarm clock.

"You children are up early."

"Yep, it's Mya's fault." Jordan chuckled and points at Mya

"It is not! Belle was alweady awake so you needed to be awake too."

"What if I was having a good dream?" He glanced at me that I barely catch it but when I do, I turn confused

"Oh, I didn't fink about that."

"Yeah, see?"

"Just make up the rest in your head, I do it all the time." I say thinking I'm the smartest person out there but he just looks at me and then starts laughing

"I'm good." 

We sit down at the dining table and start eating but I only eat two pieces of bacon and toast because I'm not that hungry. Besides, all I really want right now is chocolate. I don't know why, but it better not be near time for what I'm thinking it is.

"Did you not like the food dear? I can make you something else."

"Oh, no! I loved the food, I'm just not very hungry. I don't eat much during breakfast anyways."