Fun Fact #1 (more like facts but oh well)
The Sandlot was a movie that I would watch over at my grandparent's house. They had it on VHS and my sister and I would watch it quite frequently. It had been years since the last time I had watched it fully and thoroughly. It wasn't until this year (I think February to be exact) that I found it on Disney+ that I watched it again. I had forgotten how good of a movie it is. I watched it several times that week and my inner fanfic writer had started working! It inspired me to get back to writing. I had about 5-8 chapters ready by the time I posted the first entry. The rest is history!
Seeing Eye to Eye
After Benny's father had calmed down the guys all went out in the backyard. Mom and I along with the kids stayed inside and chatted. "You sure know how to get a party started!" Mom said with a smile. "Is that was this is?" I asked sarcastically. The door opened up and a familiar face popped in. "Anybody home?" Squints asked with a smile. "Hey!" I shouted. He opened the door and allowed Wendy to walk in with their kids. That when I noticed the little bundle in her arms. I wasn't sure if it was just me, but she seemed to look more beautiful after each kid. I walked over and hugged her. "You looked great on tv!" She said as she wrapped an arm around me. "Thank you but you're one to talk. For someone who just had a baby you look like you've never had a kid in your life!" She giggled. As we pulled away I gently reached over and peaked underneath the blanket and sure enough, a little round face was there. "She's beautiful," I whispered. Their kids then ran over to my siblings and greeted each other. "You guys hungry? There are snacks in the backyard." Mom didn't have to say anything else, they all ran to the back door. Wendy walked over to greet Mom while Squints ran up to me and grabbed me. "I missed you!" I said against his shoulder as I squeezed him. He pulled back and had a smirk. "Of course you did!" I smacked him on the shoulder while rolling my eyes. He quickly kissed my cheek and then ran over to Mom. "Ayyye, Squints! I just saw you yesterday!" She said as he squeezed her, "But I missed you! And your cooking." She chuckled. "Hey! My cooking isn't that bad." Wendy said with an unsure look on her face. We all laughed and headed to the living room. "Well, you ladies catch up while I go talk with the guys." Squints said as he approached the back door. "You want something, Mamas?" Mom asked Wendy. "Just water, Mom." She replied as she sat down on the couch.
Time flew by as I talked with Wendy and Mom. It felt great to be back home. Even though there were some days that I missed Brooklyn, I also considered this town my home too. The back door opened up and in came Ham, "Food's ready!" We all got up and started making our way to the back yard where the smell of grilled meats hit us all in the face. My mouth instantly watered and I couldn't help but do a little dance as I grabbed a plate. I then noticed Benny talking to both of his parents very intensely back away from everyone else. My appetite then went away and I dropped my plate.
"Why the long face?" Squints asked as he walked by. He then saw where I was looking and shook his head. "If it's any consolation, marrying Wendy wasn't any piece of cake either." I straightened up and turned towards him. "Woah, no one said anything about marriage. All we're doing is dating and his dad isn't too happy about that. Could you imagine what it would be like if Benny actually did propose?" Benny then shot up. "Well maybe I do wanna marry her!" I could feel my eyes bug out as I watched his mother try to calm him down. "Could you imagine money falling from the sky?" Squints asked out loud towards the sky. He grunted while shaking his head as nothing happened. "It was worth a shot." He muttered. I quickly made my way over to the commotion.
"I'm not gonna ask for any sort of forgiveness, so don't count on it," Benny said through gritted teeth. I placed a hand on his shoulder in hopes it would cool him down. "How about we go grab something to eat?" I asked him. "How about you stop making decisions for him?" His father interjected. "Don't talk to her like that," Benny said with venom. "Look, how about you and I have a talk?" I asked his father. He seemed surprised by this. "What on earth for?" I sighed while looking around. Dad had his eyes on us and he didn't look happy. "Because we're at my parent's house and I don't want to bother the other guests. Also, your problem is with me, not with him." He then stood up. "Fine, let's go have a talk." Benny grabbed my arm to stop me. "You shouldn't have to do this, it's not fair." I patted his hand. "Us two talking isn't the end of the world. Besides, this has had a long time coming."
I proceeded to follow Bernardo back inside the house. I gave both of my parents a wink to comfort their worried expressions. Once we reached the living room he turned around with crossed arms. "You should know why I am upset with you. I had told you before that I didn't want you distracting him and you went behind my back just to do that! I hope you have a good reason for all of this." I couldn't help but scoff. "You're acting like Benny is still a child, we're both adults. Everything is different now. I listened to you and had your voice in the back of my head for years. I wanted to respect your wish but I just couldn't do it anymore. What I have with your son is between me and him. You have no business in keeping us apart. I understand that you don't like me and probably won't anytime soon, but I can live with that. However, I won't put Benny in the middle of this. You either accept me and him together or you don't, but keep him out of it." He didn't say anything. He just grunted. "You don't have my approval for marriage." What? "Who said anything about marriage? I just want to be with your son." He sighed. "Fine. But I'm warning you, you hurt my son-if I hurt your son? You should be more worried about yourself doing that. Benny has always wanted to make you proud, but you acting like this is probably making him rethink that." I think I struck a nerve in him. I wasn't trying to be rude but I needed to be honest. I knew the importance of Benny having his father in his life. "Are we done with this? Can we now have a nice time with everyone here?" He nodded his head.
We all ate together, laughed, told crazy stories, it was great. It really made me miss the boys though. Maybe I should call them all and plan a get together so we all could catch up? Benny had his arm around me and laughed as Squints was explaining the birth story of his most recent child. I couldn't help but smile and laugh too. Being home was pure bliss.
"Robin." I looked up at Mom and noticed the strange look on her face. She had gotten up earlier to go grab the dessert. "Yes?" I asked. "There's someone on the phone asking for you." I was a bit surprised by this but simply stood up and headed over inside. "Who is it?" I asked now, curious. "It's a hospital." I then became even more confused. I walked over to the phone and picked it up. "Hello, this is Robin Sanchez speaking." I then heard a man on the other line. "Hello, Ms. Sanchez this is Dr. Johnson speaking." I didn't know any doctor by that name. "I've called you because you were listed as an emergency contact." My heart then picked up. "An emergency contact for…?" He then hesitated. "Well, my patient is a bit confused here and I just wanted to make sure that you were indeed a real person." I could feel my patience start to leave. "Who listed me as their emergency contact?" He cleared his throat. "Bertam Weeks." My heart then dropped. "He has been emitted into our care due to overdosing."