The Catch
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A short Horror story about a young ten year old boy named Jonas Will who loves to be in baseball. Unfortunately, when he tries to impress the players on the schools baseball team, he ends up embarrassing himself..... big time. He gets laughed by everyone he knows because of this.
This all changed when Jonas
Stumbled upon an abandoned house in the forest, while there he gets a little curious and explores. While Jonas' exploration he finds a baseball card of the all time best catcher and his idle, Gary Carter. Gary could just about catch anything. Looking at the card reminds Jonas of what he wanted to be. On his way home he silently wishes that he can catch anything. But did he know, that card granted that wish but this is just any card. Jonas will see how his wish will come true in a deadly manner.
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