He was going into his senior high school year, being touted as the best shortstop the state had produced in years. I was down as the second baseman, w...hich was still an achievement, since it wasn’t my preferred position. In the batting lineup I was number two, which was much higher than I expected.Although the final game of the week was meant to be a fun finale, it was also meant to allow us to work on the drills we had been taught during the week.That being said, neither team wanted to lose.. He had not fought back, accepting all the brutality and the slurs that came at him. When she had run to his side, she had been pulled away and held. ‘Do not get in the middle of this novice.’ The memory of the hoarse whisper and the nearly bruising grip on her arm still frightened her. ‘I doubt there would be anything you could do that wouldn’t make it hurt any less.’ Leif sighed. ‘I apologize for having you follow me into that room. You should have stayed outside.’ His hand rested on her arm. He also told Denise about his call to Martha and what she had said about land values.“What are you going to do?”“I have played with the figures and the cost of a mortgage will be about what I can get for leasing out the land. Throw in what I need for a down payment and what the taxes on the land and on me are going to be, the bottom line is that I don’t have the funds to do it. I could take out a mortgage on my land but I don’t want to buy the land like that as I think it might be risky to do. It had been over a half hour past 6 oclock. She knew very well I had two or three hours of work left to do before I could rest for the night. I only hoped she had a good reason. She walked in then , a big smile planted on her face as if she was off having fun and didnt care that I was very hungry and paid for everything she owned. She came in and began to prepare food. I didnt say anything until I had ate my bread and meat. she didnt even offer to make a dessert and so I figured Id ketch up on.