The Sandlot Girl: Small's Sister- Under Editing

The Insults

Ham's POV....
Cat threw the ball to me and we had Benny caught in the middle of the biggest crap shoot ever on the Sandlot "Come on Ham, Get him out."
"Cat, Catch!" My best friend caught the ball and ran after Benny.
"Aw, sh*t!" Benny yells. Catherine laughs and chased him to the home run plate.
"Cat, throw it here!" I yell.
"Here, Ham!"
The ball went soaring through the air and I was in line with it when it curved and went through the air in the wrong direction.
"Sh*t!" I yell and dive for the ball.
I catch it but it's to late Benny reached home.
I go up to Cat and pat her on the back. "Good try, Cat."
"Yah, You almost caught the ball Ham. You didn't miss the ball by that much."
"Yah, I did. Didn't I." I say, prancing around, just to make Cat mad.
"Hamilton Porter, stop strutting around like a peacock and get your a*s over here!" Cat's brother yells.
' Geez! I miss the old innocent Smalls.'
Catherine was about to head back home because she says her part is done.
Then, Squints yells, "Oh no!"
Just at that moment, I see the white and red letter jackets coming towards us.
'Oh no.' I throw my mitt down first and Benny grabs a mitt. Then, everyone else does. We all line up on the opposite side of Camden's team. I look to Catherine and it looks like she is taking. in their appearance. I do the same. White undershirt, red and white letter jackets with blue stitching, Blue ball caps with red letters.
Then, there's us, and we all look different.
We stare at each other for a minute and then the name calling begins.
"Yah it's easy when you play with a bunch of regects, a fat kid, and a girl, Rodrigues."
'Oh he's gonna get it. So bad!'
"Shut your mouth, Phillips." Benny says. Then, Cat tries to stop me from what is about to happen. I say it anyway.
"What you say crap face!"
Then Phillips starts in. "I said that none of you should be able to touch a baseball. Other than Rodrigues and Catherine, your all an insult to the game."
Then, worst of all he winks at her. I want to punch him.
"Hi, baby girl. You like last night?"
"What happened last night?" Bertram asks.
"Nothing, Bertram. He's just trying to make you mad." She tells him.
" Oh I could strangle Camden right now." She says, through gritted teeth.
"Come on we'll take you right here, right now, C'mon." I say. Then, all the boys cheer.
"We play on a real diamond Porter. You aren't good enough to wipe the dirt off our cleats."
"Watch it, Jerk."
"Shut up, Idiot."
"Moron!"
"Scab Eater."
"Butt sniffer."
"Puss licker."
"Fart smeller." And at that comment, Bertram sniffs the air.
"You eat dog crap for breakfast geek." Phillips says.
"You mix your Wheaties with your mamas toe jam." Then, all the boys cheer.
I watch Cat slowly back up. "You bob for apples in the toilet and you like it."
Now I'm p-oed. Before I know what I'm saying the stupidest remark flies from my mouth.
"You play ball like a girl."
We all turn to Catherine. What did I just say about my best friend?
She mumbles something under her breath that sounds like, "I'm going to take a walk."
"Do you want me to come with you?" Bertram asks.
"No, I just want to be alone." A tear falls down her cheek.
' The first tear my friend has shed in front of us is because of me.'
She walks out behind the dugout and down the street.
I try to follow her but Catherine Smalls is gone.