batter // benny rodriguez

i'm the batter!

"okay, everyone! today's the last day until summer, and we got a new student! make sure to spend time with them since they only have one day here." mr.parkinson said. "welcome, maxine!" he greeted as a girl with brown, messy hair and bangs, jeans, white shirt with stains, and scruffy converse walked into the room with a backpack falling off her back. "this is maxine." he said. "max." she said. "excuse me?"mr. parkinson said. "it's max. no one calls me maxine, it's just easier." she walked to her desk and saw she had no pencil, max stood next to benny rodriguez's desk. "hey, can i have a pencil?" she asked. benny gawked at the pretty girl. he handed her the perfectly sharpened #1 pencil. she sat down and started taking the math quiz.

dismissal.

benny and the boys walked to the sandlot sadly. "i cannot believe kenny moved!" benny exclaimed. "we need another team player." smalls lit up. "maybe that maxine girl can!" he said. "maxine's a girl! we cant have a girl on our team!" benny said. "come on! she's in your class. she's as old as you! that means she has to be as good as you, and you're the best on the team!" smalls said. he looked behind benny and saw a girl who looked like max. she was putting her backpack on the floor and squinting because the sun was in her eyes. she walked towards the boys. "why are you guys here?!" max asked with crossed arms. "why are you here?!" benny asked. "i happen to play baseball." squints laughed. "girls play softball only!" squints said. "excuse me?" she said. squints hid behind benny. "you cant play with us." benny said. "actually, we were looking for someone to play." smalls said. benny nudged him and smalls smirked. "i will play." said max. "i'm the batter." she said. "but i'm the batter!" benny said. "you know what? why do you two have to fight about everything?!" smalls exclaimed. "cause they want to strip each other's clothes off-" squints said, bertram laughed, and timmy covered squints' mouth. "oh, max! mmmm benny.." bertram faked. "you," max pointed to bertram. "how do you know what sex is? aren't you still a little boy with a bedtime?" max said. bertram frowned while benny snickered. "get into your places!" ham yelled. everyone walked away. max was walking away when benny grabbed her hand and turned her towards him. "max?" he said. "you can be the batter." max's expression softened and she smiled a little bit. "okay, benny." she said. "oh..." "th-thanks for that pencil." she smiled. she then walked away to her place, benny blushed, and walked to his place. "oooh! benny's blushing." squints said. benny slapped his arm.