Ben
I feel scared now. Mack told me that Chloé played shortstop. He didn’t say anything about her pitching. Carly came up to the plate with a cocky smile. Chloé responded with a poker face. There was no expression, no nothing.
Chloé pitched the ball and whoosh! Carly stood there dumbfounded. “Strike!” What the crap? I didn’t even see the ball. The batter and pitcher got ready again. “Strike two!” Then again. “Strike three!” Then, “Out!”
Oh. My. God. That just happened. Carly is known for not striking out when she is playing for real. She stumbled away from home plate with her mouth dropped open. “I think I’m in love,” someone said. I looked over to see Jordan and Jeff transfixed on the girl I liked. She’s drawing attention to herself without intent.
“Out!” Coach Jones shouted twic
