Chapter Seventeen
I stood still for a few minutes and swigged from a bottle of water purchased at a ridiculous price from a stadium vendor. Slowly, the world stopped spinning. Everything slowed like someone had shifted the mode on the universal remote. Gradually, the overload faded, and my senses recovered.
Quickly but calmly, I turned around and marched back up the steps. Once back in the main stadium, I couldn’t help but notice that more order had been established since I’d departed just moments before. There were still pockets of people, but instead of rushing here and there, they were finding their seats or lining up at the concessions. The crowds had lessened, as fans settled in for the long game ahead.
I retraced my steps down the long hallways until I found myself back at the swi
