Sandlot's Baby

Chapter 20: Suspicions

Jackie's P.O.V.

"C'mon that's the best you got girl?" Mercedes laughed as she caught the baseball in her glove that I had thrown weakly according to her standards.

I chuckled as I playfully rolled my eyes. "Oh don't worry, I'm just warming up."

"Ohhh, so scary." Mercedes playfully teased. We were at the sandlot, as usual, waiting for the guys to get ready to play. Christmas break had passed, everyone had come back from their vacation spots. It was just the last week of January. 

I sighed, it was quite hot today, like burning hot, I was sweating, but the heat didn't seem to affect the others for some reason. "Woo, is it hot out here or is it just me?"

Mercedes scoffed. "Uh it's you, it's a sunny day  with a nice, cool breeze." She then suddenly  looked at me with concern.

"What's wrong?" I questioned her look towards me.

"Nothing... well it's just you look kinda pale. Do you feel okay?"

I hesitated, suddenly feeling my stomach  become queasy and a clog in my throat. "It's just the heat. I'll be fine."

"Alright guys, let's start!" We suddenly heard Benny call across the field.

"Got it!" Mercedes yelled back, "I'll check in with you after." She said to me in a lower tone as she ran to her place, I nodded.

I took a deep breath, trying to get rid of my nauseous feeling, but the heat and standing up wasn't really helping. I looked down at the ground wanting nothing more than to just sit and rest my head but I sucked it up and waited for Benny to hit the ball.

I knew he had hit it when I heard a wham sound and by instinct I started running when I looked up I saw the baseball flying through the air, I ran in its direction. When I got to the end of the sandlot I knew I would catch it, I put my glove in the air ready to catch but to my horror something else came up.

I suddenly felt my stomach twists and the clog in my throat opened. As soon as the ball was about to land into my glove, I suddenly vomited all over the ground. I got down on my knees, my body already feeling weak, not being able to cope with the torturous act that was being played.

The baseball slammed against the wall that separated the sandlot and the Beast, and rolled back to me stopping at my side.

"Jackie?!" I heard Mercedes yell.

I heard footsteps running towards me, my head was spinning.

I suddenly felt a pair of hands rub and hold my side and back, while another pair of hands pulled my hair back.

Tears started strolling down my cheeks, I had never thrown up like this before. I gasped for air.

"Shh, shh, you're okay, just get it out." I heard Benny's voice and a hand rub my back, I assumed it was Benny holding me. 

"Yeah-yeah go get water from the cooler." I heard Mercedes order.

I continued to gasp for air.

"Shit, how much is there?" I heard Bertram mummer.

Finally I gaged the last of the vomit I had in me. I laid back in Benny's arm and caught my breath. My heart was racing, I started crying into Benny's chest.

"Okay, shh shh, you're okay it's over now." Benny rocked me in his arms.

"Here." Yeah-yeah brought a bottle of water to my lips. I brought my hand to the bottle and drank slowly.