Step up to the plate and batter up

Its...you!

I woke up to the smell of pancakes…and my mother shouting at someone on the phone. 

"Are you kidding me!" My mom shouts. I slowly open my door to peek my eye out. 

"I can't deal with you anymore!" I slowly open the door to get a better view. 

"I don't care Bill! God! Oh! Why am I yelling, you fucking know why!" She screams. I flinched at the sound of her voice.  Dad…? Wait, is she talking to dad?! 

"Bill I swear if- what Lyd-?" She turns around and sees me staring. 

"Oh Lyd- I'm so sorry! Did I wake you," she asks me calmly. I look up at her kinda scared. I've never seen her this mad. Something bad must have happened. 

"Mom..wha-what's going on?" I look up at her. She looked at me with a fast concerned look but then to a smile. 

"Nothing dear! You don't have to worry- now run along and go play with your friends." She smiled. 

" Mom, I know you're lying to me- just tell me please! I could maybe hel-" 

"NO JUST DROP IT!" I flinched at her. Her face completely dropped. She just realized what she did. My eyes started to tear up. 

"Honey, wait! I didn't mean to yel-" I ran out of the house, slamming the door. I just started running, not caring where I went along as it was away from her. 

"2 bucks says she's going to be late again" Kenny laughs. Benny punches him in the arm and looks around. 

"She'll be here" Yeah-Yeah says. They shake hands and wait. 

"3 minutes and if she's not here- I get 2 bucks!" Kenny laughs. They all take their spots and begin to play. 

"Look there she is!" Squints points out. I ran into the sandlot and into Bennys arms. 

"Woah?! Lyd you okay?" He grabs me and holds me tight. I just cry in his arms. My words are not coming out clearly. 

"Shh shh- calm down," he tells me while bringing me into a hug.

"Well um- my mo-," all the guys gathered around us, "Um can we talk alone- please." The other guys sigh and go back to playing ball. We walk down to the dugout. 

"Okay so what happened Lyd?" 

"Well- my m-mom was screaming at I thin-k my -da-d on the phone- and she saw me listening." 

"Mhm" He says softly while holding me. 

"And um I asked her what's wr-wrong and she said nothing- She lied to me! And I told her she was lying. T-then she -jus-st screamed at me. F-for no reason. 

"She was probably just stressed out baby." Benny tells me and I get up. 

"So her being stressed gives her and excuse! To shout AND FUCKING SCREAM!" I yell. He looks up at me kinda scared.

"Babe.. you just swore- you never do that-" He tries to hold me but I shove him. 

"Don't touch me!" I shout at him. 

"Babe what's up with the fucking adatude! You're doing the same thing your mom is!" Benny shouts. 

"What… so you're taking my mom's side!" 

"That's not what I fucking-" I run out of the dugout crying more that before. 

"Benny what hap-" 

"Nothing. Let's get back to playing." He interrupts Bertram. I run into the alleyway and sit down. 

"Why is everyone against me today!" I kick down an old can. I buried my head into my lap. 

"Well, well, well" I look up from my lap and my face and instantly into a glare. 

"Wow- and I thought my day couldn't get any worse. What do you want-" I say annoyed.

"Eh- nothing really princess. I saw you were crying and wanted to see what's wrong,"  Phillips smirked. 

"Nothing is wrong now leave me alone-" I tell him. He doesn't listen and sits down. 

"Don't try to lie to me- my sister does this to me all the time." He laughs. I roll my eyes at him. 

"Fine if you really wanna know- my day so far was absolute crap. Both my mom and Benny betrayed me! Happy?" 

"Sure. But may I ask why?" He asks. 

"Why do you want to know-?" I ask suspiciously. 

"Well… I felt bad after what I did. And wanted to apologize." 

"I don't know- Benny told me not to trust you." I glare and he just snickers. 

"The same boy that betrayed you. Come on Lyd- I don't know why you trusted him in the first place." He laughs. I look up at him. 

"Now come with me and forget them- I know how to make you feel better." He holds out his hand.  I sit for a minute then look up at him.

"Fine-" I grab his hand and we begin to walk. Maybe today isn't going to be bad. 

What do you think is going to happen...?

HIII! I just wanted to say... I'm finally out of writers block and have more chapters coming! I'm so sorry for not posting. I've been really busy and stressed. Thank you so much for reading! I hope you have an amazing  ☀️ or 🌙 ! Love you!!

~Lyd