Zeke didn’t keep everyone around after the ga for a talk or anything. I found it odd for a second, just to say goodbye and leave, but Noah explained his thoughts on the matter.
"He probably wants everyone to co up with their own ideas on how to be prepared." Noah told as we walked back to the car, following the others. "For ...I have an idea already." He grinned.
"What is it?" I asked, blinking. I didn’t realize we were supposed to co up with tactics on our own. I know next to nothing about baseball strategies.
Noah smirked and lifted a brow. "Secret."
I frowned. I looked to the others for help, but it looked like Bryce and Brian were already talking to Dave about pitching. They weren’t top picks for the upcoming ga, but even they had ca up with an idea.
What could I do better? I tilted my head and thought so more until we loaded up the car and headed back.
Noah poked . "You have an answer yet?"
I scratched my forehead, unsure. "I keep coming back to the sa idea...for , my biggest weakness is fielding. And, decision making."
"Fielding is so generic." Noah rolled his eyes and leaned back.
"Why don’t you tell your idea then?" I asked.
"You won’t be able to pull it off." Noah said.
I pouted.
"Working on your fielding isn’t a bad idea." Zeke said from the drivers seat. I could see him glancing back at , using the rear view mirror. "Servite has more lefties than other teams."
I nodded. "I thought so too. Last ti we played them, the ball ca to more than normal." I thought about so more before coming to a decision. "I won’t go to the cages tomorrow. I rather work on my fielding so more."
Noah’s jaw dropped. "But you love going to the cages."
I shrugged, helpless in the matter. "But that isn’t what I need to do. It’s what I want to do. Since it looks like Sanchez will be pitching, then I feel pretty comfortable in that aspect."
Noah folded his arms across his chest. "I don’t want to go alone."
"Don’t go." I told him. "Help with fielding. We could practice turning double plays too, so I don’t get hurt." I reminded him of the end of the Golden West ga.
That worked. "Okay." Noah agreed easily.
We weren’t the only ones making plans. When dropping off the two sophomores, Dave waved and said, "See you two tomorrow at the house, okay?"
They agreed and went their own ways as we headed ho.
"Are they going to co over to play in the backyard?" Noah asked.
Dave nodded. "Yea, why not, ya know?"
I didn’t. I didn’t know. Pitching is a lost cause on . I don’t see the appeal.
We ca ho to an empty house. Kyle must still be out with Marie.
Dave rolled his eyes in annoyance and went to the kitchen to find the liquid that his parents had bought that helped with blisters. He had been using it every day religiously, trying to return to pitching. He wasn’t allowed to even throw normally just in case. The liquid in the blister had gone away and now he was just waiting on his skin hardening so it wouldn’t be so vulnerable.
Zeke went to the garage to lift so weights, while Noah and I sat down in the living room to relax. He had turned on the tv and found the A’s were playing, but he quickly changed it.
"Hey.." I stared at him.
"What?" He asked.
"You don’t want to watch the A’s ga..?" I asked.
"You do??" He asked incredously.
I shrugged. "I told you...I’m not bothered. Besides, they’ll be talking about the ga and not so much him." I looked him in the eyes. "I’m good Noah. He’s just a person."
Noah stared at for an extra minute, but he was finally convinced that I would be okay. It’s funny to see him more worried about this than I am. He turned the channel back to the A’s ga.
Like I predicted, the announcers were focused on the ga overall and only went into details and fun facts when a certain player was up.
I felt very...indifferent on the matter. I had the Atkins now. The Atkins wanted to be a part of their family so why do I need so random person to notice . Sure, I still held so resentnt on why he never ca back for or why he didn’t check up on ; but that’s not his responsibility. In the end, he was just a kid himself.
"Patterson up to bat." One of the announcers caught my attention. "He’s been having a ga out there today."
"This young man is showing the focus no one knew he had." The other guy replied. I leaned forward to get a better look at the ’young man’ at the plate. He’s a righty. Tall, big, and strong. He looked full grown; only young in the face and maybe in the heart. "I’ll tell you, Vince, him showing up today and putting up these numbers...it’s hard to believe he’s having so off the field drama."
Vince chuckled. "Maybe it’s like his uncle said, they’re so unrelated to that side of the family that they can’t possibly be held responsible for not knowing what had happened."
"It’s a sad story." The man said. "I hope the injured party has had a quick recovery and I’m glad that he’s sowhere safe."
I nodded subconsciously. I’m glad that I’m sowhere safe too.
"How annoying." Noah grunted. "Tis like this make wish you could step forward and set the record straight. Tell him, them, and everyone how long it has taken you to recover. I don’t like how they think it’s a simple hospital visit and then you’re okay again."
"It’s okay." I told him, trying to pacify his anger. "I’ve co to terms with this. He can live his life. And I’ll live mine."
"Yea?" He kicked his feet up on the couch. "What about this uncle you have? The one that only chose to take away Jeremy and not you? I don’t like his vibe. Him taking Jeremy already kind of shows that he knew sothing was wrong with your mom. They had an estranged relationship even though she’s the birth mom of the kid he took."
I sighed. "I don’t know. I don’t know him. And I don’t want to know him. Out of sight, out of mind."
Noah scrunched up his nose. "I’d feel a lot better if Mom and Dad can adopt you sooner. I don’t like the idea of your uncle being around and I’m not a fan of his attitude."
I laughed a little. "Noah, you saw it too. To him, I’m unrelated."
"True." He nodded, lightening up a little bit. He frowned as Jeremy’s at-bat continued and finally relaxed when he popped out to the shortstop stop. "Serves him right."
My lips tugged are the corners. It didn’t seem appropriate to remind Noah that Jeremy was already having a spectacular ga so that out was insignificant. We watched as the ga wrapped up with the A’s winning.
Surprisingly the star of the offense, Jeremy, didn’t participate in the postga interview. Instead they chose the closer who earned a save with a clean sheet. Maybe they didn’t want any repeat issues until the topic of , died down.
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