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“Compromise,” Levi corrected

Ulric nodded “Yeah! There is a team I can join And I want to learn I just want to play by myself! Then, if I win or lose, it’s my fault”

Levi looked tofor help

I shrugged, unsure what to tell him

“Sorry, Dad” Ulric’s shoulders dropped, and he hung his head “I know you like baseball, and I like it, but I don’t wanna play I mean, I’ll still play with you if you want”

My heart felt like it was hit by a truck Levi, heartbreakingly put his hands on his head, running the me I’ll talk to the coach Then we can look into this tennis stuff”

“Really? Thanks, Dad” Ulric hugged hiht past me

“No running in the house!” I yelled after him “And check on your sister!”

“I bla up Ulric’s written declaration He frowned at it, as if it were a dead aniame”

“Hey!” I pointed Willow’s sippy cup top at him “You heard him … he doesn’t want to carry the team anymore He was so crushed on Saturday He cried in the car while the other kids were drinking juice boxes in the shade”

“If the other kids’ parents would have taught their kids how to catch a da—”

“Levi, they are seven Ulric is the weird one,” I re

“Hey!” He pointed back at me “Ulric, isn’t weird; he’s dedicated to—”

“Winning He loves winning,” I re farther into the study

“So? He’s not a jerk about it”