Chapter 4: The School Bully

As Jake is sitting there Rob, John and Nick keep staring at him.

"What?" Jake asked them.

"The ski cap. What's up with the ski cap?" John asked him.

"I always wear this ski cap." Jake replied.

"Even in the summer?" Nick then asked him.

"Yeah." Jake told him.

"Just looking at that ski cap is making me sweat." Rob said to him.

"Jake, just take off the ski cap." Max told him.

"No." Jake said to him.

"Dude, you're sweating more then that third basemen for the Yankees when he comes up to bat in the bottom of the 9th and there's a man on third with two outs." John told him. (I'm a Yankee fan. I know it's mean to say that about our third basemen but, it's true he's not clutch.)

"Jake, just take off that ski cap." Max told him again.

"No." Jake told him.

"If you want to die of heat stroke that's your problem." John told him.

"Fine, I'll take it off." Jake told them as he took off his ski cap.

"Dude, you might want to get that scottish terrier off your head also." Nick told him with laugh.

John, Rob and even Max are laughing.

"It's not a scottish terrier it's my hair." Jake told him.

Max goes to touch Jake's hair.

"Watch out Max, that terrier might bite you." John said to him sarcastically.

Max, Nick and Rob are in hysterics. Jake just gets up and puts on his ski cap again. When he turns around he bumps into the school bully.

"Watch it punk!" The Bully yelled at him.

Max now gets up.

"Justin, he didn't see you." Max told him.

"Was I talking to you?" Justin asked him.

"No, you weren't." Max said to him.

"So, stay out of it." Justin told him. (Justin is an inch taller then Max and has short spikey brown hair. He's wearing a Florida State shirt with black shorts and white sneakers on.)

"When you bump into one of my friends and call him a 'Punk' I tend to get involved." Max replied.

"Figures this guys with you." Justin told him looking at Jake.

"Well, he is. Now, move along before I make you." Max told him.

John, Nick and Rob get up as Justin moves towards Max. He looks at them.

"You're lucky you have your friends here." Justin told him as he walked away.

Max sits back down. Jake sits down again.

"Who was that guy?" Jake asked them.

"That was Justin Brickers. He doesn't like us especially Max." John told him.

"What happened that he hates you?" Jake asked Max.

"I'm a better baseball player then him. A few years ago I was rounding home and he was blocking the plate so I ran him over and scored the game winning run." Max explained.

"What position?" Jake asked him.

"He played catcher." Max told him.

"Not him, you." Jake said to him.

"I play right field." Max told him.

"What about you guys?" Jake asked the others.

"Nick, plays baseball. Me and Rob play football." John told him.

"I play baseball and football." Nick told him.

"You don't play in football." John told him.

"I got in more then you did." Nick told him with a smirk.

"I have a bad knee." John replied.

"Sure you did." Nick said to him.

"I did you prick." John said to him.

"Shut up and go eat some more." Nick told him.

Max gets up and sits in between John and Nick.

"Nick, go sit next to Jake." Max said to him.

"With pleasure." Nick said as he got up and sat next to Jake.

"Don't worry Jake after awhile you'll get use to these two arguing." Rob told him.

"I thought twins were suppose to be best friends?" Jake asked them.

"Who told you that?" John asked him with a laugh.

"My twin sisters Jessica and Kim are best friends." Jake replied.

"That's because they're girl twins." Nick told him.

"I also have twin brothers that get along." Jake then told him.

"How old are they?" John asked him.

"Seven." Jake replied.

"Just wait until they're older. They'll fight everyday." Nick then told him.

"So, what positions do you guys play in football?" Jake asked them.

"I play quarterback, Nick plays cornerback and John plays left tackle and defensive tackle." Rob told him.

"And I play second base in baseball." Nick added.

"And I don't play oragnized football. I just play school yard football." Max told him.

"Nick, we have to go." John told him as he looked at his watch.

Nick and John leave. Rob leaves shortly after them. Max and Jake leave and on their way to Jake's house they see Maxs cousin.

"Hi Mark." Max said to him.

"Do I know you?" Mark asked him. (Mark is 5'8" and has short blonde hair. He was wearing a plain white t-shirt whcih was covered in sweat with white shorts and black sneakers.)

"It's me your favorite cousin." Max replied.

"You wish you were my favorite cousin." Mark told him.

"That's funny." Max told him.

"I try." Mark told him.

"Mark you remeber Jake Baker?" Max asked him.

"Somewhat." Mark replied.

"My sister is Sarah Baker." Jake told him.

"Your sister is here also?" Mark then asked him.

"My whole family is. We just moved here." Jake replied.

"Welcome to Miami. Now, tell Sarah to stay away from me." Mark told him as he walked off.

They get to Jake's house.

"I'll see you later Max." jake told him.

"I'll see ya later Ski Cap." Max told him sarcastically as he walked to his house.

Jake sighs and shakes his head as he walks in his house.