Chapter 14
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On the way to Philadephia Adam told the caveman story again, the story of the first baseball game. Two cavemen were fighting over a piece of meat. Caveman A got angry and threw a rock at caveman B. But caveman B used a tree ranch to hit it back at caveman B's head. Thus the first game of baseball ended very quickly. It was March 25th, 2033, 1212 days until impact. It was also the start of the new baseball season. For an early birthday present Eve and her father were taking Adam to the Phlllies opener. Eve liked the Phillies, she wasn't as much of a baseball fanatic as Adam, but there was something inspiring about baseball continuing even under these circumstances. The commissionar had considered shutting down professional baseball for the duration of the crises. But president Mason had recommended that it should continue. He knew Americans were going to have to work harder, and for longer hours, for the forseeable future. They would need a little fun and entertainment more than ever before. Eve was glad to be here at Veteran's stadium, technically Veteran's stadium II. She rarely saw her father these days, and it was a good excuse to stuff herself silly. Hot dogs, french fries, ice cream, sodas. There were signs on the field, asking for Ark worker and/or care packages for these workers. There was really no way to avoid reminders of ELE these days, but a small distraction was neccessary. Adam said the best night of his life was years ago at this stadium, seeing the Phillies beat the Yankees in game 7 to win the world series. He quickly tried to back-track and say the night Eve first kissed him was the best night. Eve was amused by his awkward and touching statement. At the game Eve ran into Karen. Karen also said hi to Zack. Eve had heard that Karen had a part-time job at Ravenwood, but didn't realize that these two knew each other. Zack went to the restroom just after the 7th inning. After nine innings the Phillies and the Dodgers were tied at 2 runs apiece. In the 10th inning the Phillies blanked the Dodgers. In the bottom half the Phillies loaded the bases with only one out. A sacrifice fly won the game for Philadelphia. This was an exciting game, Adam and Eve got to pretend this matterred for a few hours. But Eve's father still hadn't returned. As everyone left Eve tried calling him on her cellphone. When she didn't get a call back Adam went into the men's room to make sure Zak was okay. Then Eve found a shocking sight. Her father, and her friend Karen, were in a corner together, kissing passionately.