March 4, 1981Baseball tryouts had commenced two days ago. I brought my glove and cleats to school, and kept them in my locker. At first, everything we...t fantastic. During batting practice on day one, I stepped in to face one of our prospective pitchers. Sure enough, he snapped off a sharp-breaking curve. I held back my swing, waited on the pitch, and smacked it clear over the center fielder's head. Wow!But on this, the third day of tryouts – the day before the first cuts were announced – it. “Damn, Garrett is not as light as I thought.” The girl was obviously having problems carrying him.“Hey, muscle weighs . . . “ Garrett’s speech was slurred and faded.“Yeah, we know. Let’s just dump him and get outta here.” Joe was there.“Hey, is that girl here? Rachel?” She spoke again.“Probably sound asleep if she hasn’t popped her head out after you knocked over that plant.” Joe didn’t sound amused. I was surprised she remembered my name, even if it was wrong. Not sure why Joe liked to call. Darlene was sitting opposite his desk taking notes. We didn’t knock. We just walked in.“Dag! I didn’t expect you to be out of the hospital so soon. Please accept my sympathies,” Arnie said. He stood and offered his hand, expressing surprise when I slapped my security badge into it, my burned and bandaged hand stinging with the impact.“We were just talking about setting up a fund for the little girl,” Darlene said. “I’m so sorry for your loss, Dag.” I stared daggers at her.“You don’t even count. "Caress her head and tell her that you love her, Todd. Let her know how much she means to you, and grateful you are to her right now," I muttered melodiously.He nonchalantly brought his palms to the top of her head and had them rest. "Oh, I love you, Celica," he moaned, looking back at her. "Having you give me head is a dream come true, I swear I've never loved you more than this moment," he let out, caressing her head. "You are the best sister in the world."She calmly let his wood out and.