"She's a homerun hitter..."
The team cheers from the dugout as I step into the batter's box.
"...and you're never gonna get her..."
I take my stance, feet apart, bat to my ear, watching the pitcher.
"...so give up right now!"
The ball comes flying towards me in a seemingly unhittable spiral.
This is the big moment. If I hit this ball, we can win. If I don't we have to go home. And I want to stay on the field.
"So give up right now!"
The ball comes and I swing the bat in a beautiful arc. The ball sails through the air...
But was the hit hard enough to go over the wall?
Or will the ball be caught and send me home?
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Подростковая литератураSixteen-year-old Atlanta Barajas has always dreamed of competing in the Olympics, ever since her parents put her in softball at age 3. But when softball is removed as an Olympic Sport, she must find a way to join her twin brother's baseball team. Bu...
