A/N: I feel really bad I haven't updated in FOREVER! I just kinda forgot about this story, I'm so sorry. I'll try to update sooner.

Wish Upon A Star

Chapter eleven.

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(Nobody's POV)

"Smalls Babe Ruth was the greatest ball player that ever lived. I mean people say he was less then a god, but more then a man. He was like Hercules or something." Benny said. "That ball you just aced to The Beast is worth...well more then your whole life man." Smalls dropped to his knees "I think I'm going to be sick."

"Give him air!" yelled Ham, the boys pulled off their hats or used their mitts to fan Smalls, while Susana stuffed her hands in her front pockets and stared down at Smalls, sadly. "We have to get that ball back" Smalls muttered. Susana finally stepped up, ignoring the glances that Benny kept giving her "what time dose your dad get home?" Smalls pushed himself off the ground "He's on business, out of town, but he could be back anytime."

"Alright Smalls you find out when your old man comes back, and the rest of us will spread out and look for bottles and cans so we can cash them in, we need ninety-eight cents. Were gonna buy us a ball!" Just as Benny finished the boys shouted in agreement then ran off in different directions. Susie let out a soft sigh as she started to walk out the Sandlot.

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Susana walked down the sidewalk of the small town. So far she only found one plastic water bottle. ' I sure hope the boys are doing better then I am' she thought to herself. Susana soon turned the corner of her street but stopped half way when she heard something following her. Susie slowly turned halfway and what she saw made her body go rigid. Only a few feet away from her was a medium sized Beagle. "St-stay" Susanna said shakily as the dog stepped forward, the multi colored dog let out a small bark then growl. Susanna quickly turned around and ran as fast as she could up the street, she didn't know if the dog was chasing after her but she wasn't going to stop running, not until she reached the sandlot.

Susie slowed to a light jog as she entered the sandlot, she noticed that the boys were coming down from the tree house, Kenny was the first to notice her "Hey Susie where the hell have you been?" Susanna just waved him off, trying her best to catch her breath. Kenny shrugged his shoulders and went over to the fence with...a long stick. Susie looked over her shoulder and noticed that there was no dog in sight.

Benny slowed his walking and looked over his shoulder to his best friend who was slumped over and breathing heavily. His teeth sunk in to his bottom lip as he watched her. "Ar-are you okay?" Benny asked, worriedly. Susana looked up at him, her breathing finally back to normal, and nodded "yeah I'm good."

Benny scratched the back of his neck awkwardly "what happened?" Susan stood up straight and started walking to the gate where the other boys were. As she past him she said simply "dog." Benny sighed and slowly started to follower her. He didn't know why Susana was afraid of dogs, and every time he would ask her about it she would reply with a "I just don't like 'em." Or "Everyone is scared of something." Benny would always laugh at the last one claiming that he wasn't scared of anything and making Susan roll her eyes and mutter a sarcastic "sure."

Benny sighed, he liked it better when things weren't awkward. Now he couldn't even look at her without his mind replaying what happened at the fair to the moment he almost kissed Susie. "idiot" Benny thought "why would I do something so stupid!" Benny scoffed and watched as Ham took the stick away from Kenny. Because you like hera little voice said in his head. Benny rolled his brown eyes "well she doesn't like me back."

You don't know that. The voice said.

"Oh yes I do."

Maybe you should try kissing her again?

"yeah because that worked out so well the first time." Benny snorted which earned him a weird look from both Yeah-Yeah and Smalls. Hey you never know, she might even like you back. said the voice. (which Benny now thought was his conscience)

"Well-" Benny was cut off mid-thought when everyone started screaming. Ham pulled out the stick from under the gate, half of it had been bitten off and what looked like slobber was dripping off of it. Susana sighed "now what are we gonna do?" Smalls got up from the floor and started running to the tree house yelling: "I got more stuff we can use!"

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