We start off with Dwayne Junior narrating.
The school system, the way it is set up, is useful for helping young kids achieve their goals. And, a school sporting event, can bring out the best and worst of the students that are playing. This is the competitive Junior year.
The tugs theme then plays
Junior's POV
As we were working on the seaplane, two days before the final game of the term, we got a knock on the door. It was a guy who was currently training to be in the navy. This guy turned out to be the one who sent us the crop duster blueprints. He told us that if he was going into the navy, he was going to bring along something useful for his fellow fighter pilots. We asked him about the crop duster, and he said that was for his retirement in 20 years. This guy turned out to be a massive billionaire, and he could afford the resources to help us finish the plane. Now that we knew this plane was going to be used in the navy, we needed to make several modifications, in order for this thing to be approved. It was at this point where we realized, this was going to be way easier than we thought.
Reader's POV
It was the final game of the term, Bronzestone was going to be going up against Burnville. The excitement from possibly turning the dream about building a seaplane into a reality, was carrying over to the game for Bertha, as this whole thing was her idea. She was the first player to bat that game, and she was a little jumpy as she was stepping up to the batter's box. "Alright, bring it on, let's get this party started" she said. When the ball was thrown to her, she swung it hard, and sent it high up into the air. It began to come back down as she was running past second base. It then bounced off the wall at center field, and began rolling underneath the scoreboard. Bertha then ran past third, and the ball was now being thrown to home plate. The ball didn't get there in time, and Bertha, who contributed absolutely nothing the previous game, scored an inside the park home run. She then ran up to Junior, and kissed him on the lips for a good five seconds. Bronzestone would end up getting three more runs in the first inning.
Another run would not be scored by either team until the fifth inning. Bronzestone managed to get their number of runs up from four to seven. It was Bertha's turn to bat once again. The ball was thrown to her, and she sent it towards deep right field. This time, it looked as though Bertha was actually going to be tagged out at home. But the aim of one of the Burnville players was way off, and the ball went five feet from home plate. For the second time in the same game, Bertha had gotten an inside the park home run. Out of nowhere, she ran up to Hudson, and began hugging him. "Whoa, what is going on here?" asked Hudson. "I just figured that you needed a hug, given how you're still upset about Marcus" said Bertha. Hudson quickly jumped away from her. "Who told you about Marcus?" he asked. "Your father of course" said Bertha. "Hudson, after the game, we need to talk" said Junior.
Junior's POV
Neither team would score a run for the rest of the game, and we would end up winning eight to nothing. Before we even said anything to him, Hudson immediately pulled us into a group hug. He told us that he appreciated what we were trying to do, but he really didn't want to talk about it. We didn't push the issue, especially after we saw tears in his eyes. We decided that for the time being, we would leave him alone. In terms of not wanting to talk about it, Hudson would eventually change his mind. But that is a story for another day.
Authors note: I have three siblings, and while all three are still alive, I can still sympathize with someone who lost one. The mayor of my town who passed away not too long ago, was like an older brother to me.
I'm not a genius when it comes to how things work in the Canadian navy. Although I am pretty sure that the vehicles that are designed for combat, have to go through several test runs before they can be approved.
If a friend of yours has a dead relative, don't expect them to want to talk about it immediately, it's a touchy subject.
Thank you for reading and please have a great day.