(OK, bases 1 and 3 are filled. 1 out. All I need to do is put out a play and make the rest of the team work it. Ok, breath in, breath out. Damn it! I should've listened to Jay and not eat that chilli dog. Now I'm all sweaty and panicky. Damn it! Cal focus! This is softball! You stand under the sun and sweat. Why are you arguing in your head focus on the catcher! )
I look up and wait for my catcher to give me a pitch signal. Sammy gave me the 3 fingers twirl in a circle and tapped her inner right thigh. She wanted me to pitch an outside change up. I adjusted my visor to signal that I'm ready to pitch. She got into her squat stance and put the glove out just a little to the right. Not to far from the plate and just close enough to the batters mid riff. I step to the pitch rubber and counted to 3. I pitched and stood waiting to catch the ball if it came flying towards me. The ball went straight pass the batter and into the catchers glove.
"Mars that's the third strike! Did you not see the ball?!" Our coach Trip was shouting from behind Sammy.
"Coach....you can't even hit Cals outside change up, you expect me to be able to? Her pitches come flying like a bullet the heck you want me to do? Build a time stoper just to stop the time and hit the ball?" Marsha (mars) replied back.
Coach Trip stood there looking at her with his Excuse you do you want me to rip your heels expression. Sammy started to giggle, and the next thing you know she's laying on home plate laughing out loud. Soon the whole team started to laugh and so did the coaches. Coach Trip chuckled and shook his head. That's Mars for you she's tiny and has no filter. She's not afraid to speak her mind adult or not she will let you know.
"Mars...you are something you know that?" Coach said.
"Yeah, Im a 16 year old girl who the universe decided to curse and make sure I stay miserable with my 5'4 height." She grumpled and walked back into the dugout. "Let's not forget I see your face everyday after school too." She said sticking her head back out.
"Yeah and you're a class a pain in my butt." Coach Trip told her.
"Hey! The universe thought that you where a fail so they decided to make a better draft of the Chunoseok kids."
Yep, you guessed it coach Trip and Mars are siblings. We were all shocked when we found out. They look nothing alike, but they do have similar personality. They both are caring and they both have attitude. But Trips face had the look of disbelieve and I will murder you in your sleep.
*whistle blow*
"Alright girls huddle up!" Yelled Coach Fran.
After practice
"Hey Caca!" My best friend shouted when she saw me walking out. She was carrying her duffle bag meaning she was done with her track practice. She's the schools star runner. I don't know that much about track but all I know is that if we had a zombie apocalypse she'll be the one to outrun everyone.
"Can you not say caca? That means crap in another language." I told her.
"I am your best friend. I call you whatever I like. I have the right. You gave me that right when you called me best friend so don't trip." She replied walking towards the parking lot to her car. Sheesh. I walked to her and stopped by the passenger side, while she unlocked the car. When she finally unlocked her car we both got in.
"You know you have the unlock button on your key right?" I told her while I buckled up. She stopped and looked at her key and started to glare at it.
"Jay you ok?"
"Stupid Key!" She yelled at the keys making me jump.
I have a weird friend. She started the car and drove away mumbling something about keys being rude or something. Its an object dude. She parked in my driveway and I got out thanking her. We said our good nights and I walked into my house. Since its 7 my parents are still working and my older brothers are probably at their friends house. I went straight to my room and took a quick shower. After my shower I did my trigonometry homework. Dude this is so mind baffling. Curse whoever came up with math. When I started school I loved math it was just simple one plus one equals two, but when the alphabets decided to join in I started to curse all of it. I mean why do we have to find the X for Q can't Q find it itself? After 2 agonizing hours I finally finished and went straight to bed.
Authors note:
Hey guys. Hope you're enjoying the book so far. This is my first book and I am open to any advice that any of you guys have in mind. But I really do hope you like it and enjoy it.
-Lesma
