" And she should... ?" I asked."She should pay attention to everything else that's going on in the play, so she knows what everyone else is doing." So...it is sort of like baseball," I smiled."Yeah," she said savagely, "and you know who she reminds me of?"I shrugged."You," she stormed off again.That threw me for a loop. Coach hadn't complained about my practice routine. It was true I probably didn't take as much outfield as the other outfielders did, but I had to get in my throws, too. So I. The series would begin October 21.Eight months.After that eight-month grind, the last thing anybody needed was batting practice.Alice's week-long vacation wouldn't officially begin until Monday, but I was waiting for her when she got home from work Thursday night, and again on Friday. After she made it home on Friday, we packed her largest suitcase and closed up her little house for the next nine days. She'd be staying at my place for the Baltimore games, and we had hotel reservations for her. And Mrs. Renzer had moved in only recently, and due to school commitments and other social duties, the families had been able to exchange only the most cursory of pleasantries. Mrs. Renzer had insisted that the children should use their pool whenever they wished - although there was a fundamental understanding that this was not expected to be taken up.Once again, on Thursday morning Lauren was delighted when Jim rang her, and asked her if she would like to go up into the mountains one day,. . In dekantine drinken we wat. Mark en ik gaan weer even terug naar het veld. "Wat bedoelde je nou met dat het ook wel leuk was om te doen misschien?" Nouja, het lijkt me gewoon best wel leuk om hockey te spelen eigenlijk" "Eehm, ja, maar.... " bedacht ik mij bij het gesprek van maandag. "Kom, dan gaan we naar binnen, het is echt koud nu, dan vertel later weleen keer" Mark was behoorlijk happy zo te merken. Hij had iets om tevertellen en ik was echt supernieuwsgierig. "Ja...doe dat." We leggen.