Chapter 206: Game Three: University Preparatory H.S. (5)

Top of the fourth. I took my seat beside Noah as our first three up started to prepare for their at bats. Mahki would lead off, then Garret, and Julian. On any other given day, I would think of this as a solid lineup. But against this pitcher, our lineup looks like Swiss cheese a.k.a. full of holes.

"You did well, fielding that grounder." Noah remarked as we watched Mahki step up to bat. "And Bryce looks like he settled down. Now if we could just string together some hits."

I nodded in agreement.

"Are you tired?" Noah asked. "You look a little beat. Is it because you had trouble sleeping?"

"I had a nightmare this morning and woke up too early." Too stressed. I looked around to make sure our teammates weren't too close. "My nightmare included my mom."

Noah's eyes widen. "Why didn't you say so sooner?"

I shrugged. "It's not like it happened in real life. There's nothing I can do about it. It was just a nightmare."