Chapter 11
Violet watched as a baseball came flying at Ginger. With a resounding c***k, Ginger connected the bat with the ball and took off running. Garrett ran to snag the ball when it thumped to the ground behind him at third base. In a flash, he sent it flying to Nick at second base who caught it just before Ginger reached the base. She skidded to a stop and gave Nick a high-five before returning to first base. At nine years old, Nick was quite the player, at least as far as Violet could tell. She was watching her new team, the Diamond Creek Batters, practice. Ginger had tried to insist Violet play today, but after Violet explained she didn’t even know the rules of baseball, Ginger acceded and agreed perhaps watching a few practices might be wise.
Violet was sitting in the dugout due
