He's with Lacey? she asked herself. Within one day, Lacey and Bradin were together. She cried on the bench knowing that she wasn't ever going to be with him the way she's wanted to for years. The game ended, her team losing by one that the other team just got. She stood up feeling like crap.
"Are you okay?" the catcher asked her.
"Yeah," she said softly, "My arm is in a lot of pain."
"If it helps, you pitched amazing after the games before this. You have one strong arm, chica."
Kay smiled. "Thanks, Gabs."
Bradin watched as Kay Mae smiled as she talked to her catcher. His heart melted. He missed that smile so much. Her team shook hands with the other and headed back to the bench to gather their stuff. He watched as Kay Mae gathered her stuff. He noticed that she walked right passed him and didn't say a word.
"Hey," he said running to her side. She looked up at him and back to paying attention to where she was going. "Kay Mae," he said taking her hand.
She pulled her hand away and looked at him. "I don't want to talk."
"What?" he asked in disbelief. "This morning you were wanting to talk."
"Things change, Bradin. So do people."
"What is up with you?" he asked, "Where's the Kay Mae I fell in love with?"
"Fell in love with?" she shouted, "You can't love me! You don't know me!"
"Yes I do," he said calmly, "You've changed my life. When you left, I died. Everything took a turn for the worse. I lost you. I lost my parents and ended up moving here. I had no one to turn to because you left. I have barely anyone but family in life."
"Lost your parents?" she asked with confusion.
"My parents died...a week after you left." He watched as she covered her mouth. "I need you. I've never felt like this. I've felt like this since that night. Actually, I've felt like this for a while. I gave you everything that I have ever had."
"Why are you doing this?" she asked. "You have my sister."
"What? What are you talking about?" he asked.
"I saw you two kissing and holding hands when I took myself out. I...I came hoping to work things out tonight. I saw you kiss her and...and I knew it would never come true. Nothing will ever be the same between us."
Kay walked away finally letting the tears fall from her eyes. She walked to her car and drove home to find her mother there.
"Hello, sweetie. How did you do today?" her mother asked.
"Lost some. Won some. My arm is killing me. I'm going to shower and then ice it before going to bed."
"Okay. I'll see you in the morning," her mom said before kissing her cheek, "Sleep tight."
Kay walked into her room getting ready to go to bed. She had another big day ahead of her. One of her teams was in the championship in a tournament they were in. She really wanted her arm better by then. She lay in her bed staring out at the starry sky wishing her life was different. She wished that her father would be around to talk to and hold her when she needed it. Since he walked out on her mother, nothing has gone right. The three women never got along. She wished that she told Bradin the truth. She wished that she never even lived.