I had lived acrossed the street from Benny for three weeks.I still hadn't got the guts to actually talked to him.When we first met I was bringing in the boxes that my mother had so kindly left out for me, I was having some difficulty and Benny saw this, he came running across the street and asked if I needed help.I was so shocked by his offer and that fact that I thought he was extremely attractive, I couldn't find any words so I just nodded and he helped me bring in the boxes.He went back for the last box but the bottom of it broke dropping everything on the ground.He let out a groan and bent down to pick up the stuff but stopped.I walked out and saw him looking through the stuff. I rushed over and started to quickly put the things back in the box.The picture of my dad and his baseball team, his jersey, and both of our baseball mitts.

"You play baseball?"he asked. I was fighting off tears at seeing all of my dad's stuff so I just shook my head, I realized that I hadn't said a word to him yet. He probably thought I was mute.

"Your dad he plays professionally doesn't he?" I just nodded. He went to pick up the last picture,It was a picture of my dad Babe Ruth , and some other guy I never heard him.

"I'm Benny by the way."he said sticking out his hand. I shook his hand.

"Samatha but you can call me Sammi."I said finally speaking. Once everything was put back in the box I carefully brought in to my room. Benny followed.

"You want to come play baseball with a few of my friends and me?"he asked. I turned to him thinking over my answer.

"I won't play but I'll come watch."I said. When my dad died I promised myself I wouldn't play anymore.

"Okay thats fine you can meet my friends."I nodded again and left a note to my mom saying that I was going to look around town.

I followed Benny and nodded to things he said.He talked most about how he and his friends loved to play baseball in the summer at the sandlot. We reached a baseball diamond it was nothing but dirt. Now I know why they call it the sandlot.There were several boys that looked a little younger than Benny just standing around.

"Oh you gotta be kidding me Benny you brought a girl to the sandlot. A girl!" a fat blonde head called out.

"Hey chill out Ham she's new."Benny stood up for me.

"Thats Smalls , Squints, YeahYeah, and Ham."he said pointing to the four that were there."There's a few others but I'll introduce you to them later."I nodded. "Guys this is Sammi she moved in across the street from me."he told the guys and they went to set up for a game.I sat in what they called a dugout though it was falling apart.