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"Whatever hs And he keeps laughing the entire tio?" Cash asks, nodding to the girl I just pissed off beyond recognition behind me

"Not well, Cash Not well Just throw the da, an extra bit of juice still coursing through ht, but like hell if I ever wanted to get puain

Coach was pleased Two triples and a ho my bat to Tucker-fucker’shim down I am not a jealous person, or at least, I’ve never had a reason to feel like this before And I don’t think I like it

As the game wore on, the reality of my behavior really started to set in, and by the seventh inning, I found out in Rowe’s view God, I didn’t even want her to look at ain, I’ll be right back in crazyon you," Cash says, throwing his dirty towel at ood as that stick you’re swinging See ya tolimpse of Ty out in the hall I shove my equipment in the locker and slip my feet into my sandals, my socks, pants, and undershirt completely saturated with the dirt froame, bro Glad to see she didn’t co his knuckles out for ainst the wall

"I kinda used it, I guess you could say," I adood four-twenty," he says, tipping his hat down on his forehead, just to remindIt fits your head just fine," I say,every bit of shaht--I have a tiny head But hey, it’s big where it counts!" he says, ance is the world’s greatest depression elixir

"Rowe go ho when or if she left I hid froht for the last forty-five ht where you left her Said she wasn’t ized or some shit like that But I don’t know, dude, I think she’s the one es you an apology bringing a dude like that out here and waving hi, but I just smile and pat his back while I head down the hall for the -display of ize anyway," I say, turning around and walking backith my arms out Ty turns to face me, his hands clasped behind his neck

"Pussy," he teases

She’s still fus are bent, perched on the dugout in the exact sao Her hands are folded neatly in her lap, and her eyes are zoned out, looking at the field in front of her I walk over to her slowly, and I stop when I’ my feet up like hers, and we both sit there silently for several rounds creork to ready the field for the two tea

I’d like to be the first one to speak, but I don’t knohat the hell to say There are so s I need to tell her, and so many massive fk-ups over the last twenty-four hours that I need to make amends for--I don’t knohich one takes priority So I sit there, patiently waiting for her to give n, to tell me what she needs to hear first, what she needs to hear most

"You called htly She still won’t look atthe twolines I need her to seeto say, but I know the words will coet up and hop on top of the dugout so I can walk over to where her feet are resting I sit soher feet, and then I wrapme

"I think we both know that you and I were never friends, Rowe" She shifts her eyes toer minutes