I made my way to the Sandlot before the other guys today and I was shocked at what I saw, for one thing the dug-out was decorated in orange girly stuff, now don't get me wrong I liked orange but it was nuts how they decorated it, and second, the girls were playing ball "Hi Violet" Hayleigh greeted, I nodded and walked over "Hi, what happened to the dug-out?" I asked pointing to it, she glanced back at the dug-out "Well it burnt down so we fixed it, yah don't mind right?" she asked her Southern accent coming out, I shook my head "No don't worry about it, I'm just a little worried about what the boys might say" I said nervously, she shrugged
"Well we have as much right to it as they do" she said going back to her ball throwing, I nodded "These are my friends, Jinny and Pinny" Hayleigh said pointing to each girl as she said their names, I nodded in greeting "Girl's, this is Violet" she said, the girls waved a little and I saw the small boy from yesterday raking the field "What's he doing?" I asked "I asked him to help me clean the field" she said, I nodded "So, you girls play ball?" I asked, she nodded and smiled "Yeah were on the softball team, you play ball?" she asked offering me the ball, I rolled it around in my hands "A little, can I try?"
I asked, she nodded "Go ahead" she said moving out of the way, I got in position and Jinny was batting, I took a deep breath before swinging my arm around and shooting the ball out of my hand (like the way Hayleigh throws it basically), it flew into Pinny's mitt and I turned to Hayleigh "A little?" she asked raising her eyebrows, I shrugged "Okay I used to be on a softball/baseball team, I quit though" I said handing her the ball "How come?" she asked tilting her head "Well, the girls were cow-bags, and I just, fell out of it, still feels good when you beat boys with it though" I said in deep thought,
she chuckled "Yeah true" she said going back to her throwing, I chilled in the dug-out for a bit until the boys came into view, they got off their bikes and stared at the girls until they noticed, the girls stood next to each other and faced the boys "What are you doing here?"Mac asked "You said that yesterday is that all you know how to say?" Hayleigh asked "Besides non of your beeswax" she added "Your not allowed to be here"David said obviously annoyed "We have as much right to play here as you do"Hayleigh argued "Play what?"David asked "Baseball"
Hayleigh said in a duh tone while holding up the ball "Are you takin loony pills?"Mac asked "What's that supposed to mean?" Jinny asked "That's a softball, squishy for girls"Mac said, he started digging around in his pocket for a few seconds before pulling something out "This, is a baseball, what men play with"Mac said "Then what are you doing with it?" I shouted form the dug-out, I knew it was mean, but I couldn't help it "Who's side are you on Violet?" Mac exclaimed, I shrugged "The day you make these cookies, I'll be on your side" I said holding one up before taking a bite of it "Well" David said "Well what?" Hayleigh asked "Leave already!" he shouted
"No" she said, the boys groaned in annoyance "Look, doll, this is a baseball diamond, we come here to play a serious game of baseball, why don't you and your friends go home and play with your barbie's before you get hurt" Mac said, I rolled my eyes and sipped some of the juice "Are you threatening me?" Hayleigh asked "Yeah sure, he just means if there's a bad hop you could get hurt" Torquel said playing peace maker "Being like, girls an all" he added "And your a male shovenous pig, bein like a boy an all" she retorted, the boys took a step back and Torquel mumbled something
"Yes I am and I can do anything you can do only better" she said "This is a baseball, same as that" she said motioning to the ball Mac had "For the love of Pete are you deaf? Sorry Fingers"Mac said turning around to briefly give Fingers an apolagetic look, Mac came over and took the ball from Hayleigh "This, is not a baseball, it's a softball, my 3 year old sister could hit this grapefruit" Mac said,
the boys laughed "With a souvenir dodger bat, and if you pitched at 60 miles an hour"Mac said showing off for the boys who were laughing at his jokes "I bet you couldn't hit it"Hayleigh said "Say what?" Torquel asked, Mac turned around slowly "I don't bet trash, I burn it" he said "What did you say?" David asked "I'll bet I can strike him out with three pitches, if I do, we stay and you leave, if I don't you stay we'll leave" Hayleigh said "Your serious"Mac said "Uh huh" she said nodding
"Your on doll face, Torq, get my bat an my helmet" Mac said turning around, he walked over to the boys while I walked over to the girls "You sure you wanna do this?" I asked, they nodded "Yeah, let see em try and hit my pitch" she said confidently, I nodded and got back to the dug-out, I waited for Mac to put his hat on and I knew this wouldn't turn out good.