The pitcher, catcher, and third baseman all charged after it as Robbie sprinted toward first."Let it go foul! The coach yelled from the dugout. The th...ee players left the ball alone as it rolled down the line and settled, an inch in fair territory.We couldn't even give them an out.When I came up again later in the same inning, everyone was pretty disgusted. Vancouver had gotten two outs, one when Jimmy Baker stumbled between second and third, and one when Brian Lasker got hit by the ball Johnny. 0 average all through high school and outside the band, I was considered a nerd. I asked WHY I was taking test after test when the other two only took one and was told ‘if the Army wanted me to know, they’d have told me.’ Finally done, I was ushered to the door without a word. About a month later, I got a notice telling me to report to the induction center at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. Bullshit! I haven’t even graduated yet. A family friend was a Congressman, so dad made a call. A couple of days. Hungry," she said, in a voice of utter shock.I looked over the top of my book."What would you like to eat little half breed?" I said.She shook her head."No, it's just, I haven't eaten for a week ... and I, well ... should have starved by now," she trailed off, sounding suddenly unsure of herself.I shook my head and chuckled."Well, child, you are half angel, and to the extent of my knowledge angels don't eat anything."She nodded dumbly.I continued, "But you are still half human, you are going to. I could not help myself, and soon I was idly feeling the silk and satin, and losing all track of Yvette. I was imagining how she'd look in one of these.Before I knew it, a shop girl was at my elbow, and she simply asked, "Is this your first corset?"The question startled me, and I looked at once for Yvette. Alas, she was nowhere to be seen. The question was being asked of me, and there was no longer any Yvette to help me out of this one, this time. I thought so many things in that moment. I.