Drabble

[beer_good_foamy]

Drabble for open_on_sunday's "Strike" challenge. Complete with icon - had to make one for this.



For the Home Team

For a few seconds, everything was still. The small crowd mumbled in surprise, the pitcher stared with her mouth hanging open, and the girl herself just looked at the bat, all thoughts of running for first base forgotten.

Finally the umpire spoke up. "Uh... strike two?"

"Whaddyamean 'strike'?" Her father flew up, furious. "She clearly HIT the ball! How is that a strike?"

The umpire pulled out his rule book and searched frantically for the correct call for "ball disintegrates into smithereens upon being hit".

Katie kept staring at the bat, turning it over in her hands. It felt... good.

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[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

Of course I can't remember who wrote it, where or when, but I've read at least one. It may even have been on open_on_sunday - it featured a conversation between Faith and Baseball Girl on BG's birthday.