《Baseball Princess》Chapter 25: Be Happy
Advertisement
Daniel drove us back to my house after Taco Bell.
When we got inside, he told my mom that he was going to stay for my Skype conversation with the boys. She said he could even stay the night if it got too late to drive.
Daniel texted his mom, and she was okay with it. It's not like he'd be sleeping on my bed.
Hell no.
I take up too much space, anyways.
I turned on my laptop, and texted Ben and Mark. They both responded saying they were ready.
As soon as my laptop connected to the internet at our house, I pulled up Skypr and began the call.
They both answered right away.
"Hey, Lins," they said in unison. We've been doing this for a long time.
"Hey guys. Daniel decided to join tonight," I replied.
I saw him wave to them, and they said hi in response.
"Are you guys coming home for spring break?" I asked. Spring break is the week after next week.
"Actually, we made plans to go camping," Mark said.
I sighed. Of course they did.
"We weren't really sure how many sites to get, so we just got four," Ben added.
"Four! That means you're bringing some people, right?"
"Only last year's varsity team," Mark said.
I looked over at Daniel. He was smirking at me.
"You knew this the whole time, didn't you?!"
"Yep," Daniel replied, wrapping an arm around me.
"We have the site for six days. Arrive Sunday, leave Friday," Ben said.
"Did you get tents or campers?"
"One camper, which can be for us four, then the rest get tents. Just 'cause we're the best," Mark said.
They must have done a lot of thinking. Since when do they actually think?
Advertisement
-
"You guys can have the smaller bed, since we're older and we don't cuddle," Mark said, as we folded the beds out.
We got a pop-out camper. Lucky for me, my family used to own one. I know how this all works.
"That's not a problem with me," Daniel said, winking at me. It's funny because we don't even mean anything by it.
After we got the camper functioning, I started to make some dinner.
My family tried making everything in here. From ramen to tacos.
Tonight, however, we're just sticking with hotdogs and burgers. Mark's grilling burgers while I boil the hotdogs.
Meanwhile, the boys were setting up their tents and organizing the chairs and getting out ketchup.
We made a plan to stop at the grocery store on Tuesday, and only eat out for lunch on one day.
I can't believe how much fun this'll be.
I turned sixteen and got my license a few months ago. Which means I can drive if I want to.
Someone made a fire and set a bunch of chairs around it, so we all ate in a big circle while enjoying the warmth.
"So how's the new team?" Mark asked, then taking a sip from his root beer bottle. I swear, he is ruthless.
"They really aren't that bad," Tommy replied. Then he began to explain a little bit about the new boys.
"Do they do this every year?" I whispered into Daniel's ear.
"Nope. First time. I guess we all just really love this group. And you," Daniel added.
"Cool," I replied, sipping from my own bottle of root beer. I love root beer.
-
Around eleven, we all went to our beds. The camp said anytime between eleven p.m. to six a.m. is quiet time.
Advertisement
I had my pajamas on, which consisted of sweatpants over leggings and a sweatshirt. You won't believe how cold it gets.
One time, the heat in our camper broke. I thought I was going to die that night.
I snuggled in next to Daniel, who decided to take the outside spot. Thank goodness.
My eyes fell closed, and I fell asleep.
-
In the morning, the boys helped me make pancakes and bacon. Someone brought a griddle, so they made the bacon outside at the picnic table.
I, on the other hand, made pancake mix, then used the stove inside to make them. One at a time. Ugh.
Finally, they were done, and we all sat down to a meal.
Everything is so much nicer when you're camping.
The place is full of sweet old couples, families with littles kids, and groups of young adults, like us, that just want to have some fun.
The campsite has a pool, so we all headed out there to take advantage of it. There was already some other people inside, so I layed down on a chair and watched our stuff.
Fortunately, no one decided to throw me in. Unfortunately, someone decided to pick me up and carry me in.
I shivered in the chilly water, and hugged Daniel close. He was pretty warm.
"Want to go in the hot tub, then?" He asked.
I nodded, so he carried me over to the warm water. A benefit to being small and dating an athlete.
I think I might've fallen asleep on Daniel, since I woke up in the hot water. We were the only ones in the hot tub.
"Are you tired?"
"Yeah. We went to sleep at eleven and got up at seven. That's only eight hours of sleep," I complained.
"How much sleep do you usually get?"
"Nine hours."
"Alright. Tomorrow, we'll let you sleep another hour, and we can make breakfast," Daniel suggested.
"Or I'll go to sleep earlier so you don't burn the camp down."
We laughed, knowing that it's the truth. Boys can't be trusted with anything to do with cooking or cleaning.
-
On the last day, we all pitched in at loading the stuff back into the trucks(thank God they all drive pick-ups). Our car(Ben, me, Daniel, and Josh, another old senior) stopped at McDonalds on the way home for ice cream.
We had to drop the camper off back at the rental place before going home. I'm glad Ben knew what he was doing, because I didn't.
On Sunday, the old seniors left to go back to college.
Sure, it broke my heart. But they'd be back for summer.
🌻
Advertisement
The Night the Sky Mourned
The story of a new generation of cultivators thrust forward into a wide and dangerous world to fight for family and eventually to undo the wrongs of Gods and Mortals alike. Please like and comment if you like it or have suggestions.
8 139Soul 1/2 (A progression fantasy, Academy story)
***********TEMPORARY HIATUS*************** If you had a chance to be a real hero, with all the power and responsibility that comes with the role, would you take it, or is it just a fantasy for you? Altair had always dreamed about becoming a cool hero that could save the day and get the girl. In reality, he is a quiet kid thrown into a society where noble heritage and riches determine one's worth, and having none he is at the very bottom of the totem pole. After making it on a scholarship to the prestigious Baignard Academy, he finds himself the target of every young master in the vicinity, with the prospect of four years of hell looming ahead. He is determined to escape the path life had prepared for him, yet the daily beatings are testing his resolve. One day, he is summoned to a duplicate world where his dying counterpart was fated to be humanity's champion in stopping an upcoming demon invasion. To save the future, Altair needs to walk in his predecessor's footsteps, mastering advanced magic under a tight deadline while living a double-life across both worlds in order to climb the ranks and grow strong enough to protect his family and those dear to him from the ultimate threat with roots in a millennia-old conspiracy. *** Release schedule: a chapter a day, chapters are about 1700 - 3000 words on average.
8 207Legends of Ninjago Book 1: Brotherhood (Ninjago AU, Cole, Jay, Zane, Kai)
War and destruction plague Ninjago. Lord Garmadon has united himself with the Skulken Empire and the only things that can stop him are four mystical weapons, but who can wield their power?
8 138study
"brian young from NO SLEEP GANG sent you an invite."➷ COMPLETED➷ EDITED2020 © radvelvet // a jaehyungparkian epistolary.
8 260It's Not Over
Matt and Jenna haven't been having a good relationship so far, with Matt touring so much and Jenna at home alone, she has no one since she was moved with Matt to London thinking it was going to be the best but turns out to be the worst. All matts lies start to pile onto him when he returns over the winter for three months off and she finds out his dirty little secrets.
8 153Le début... Notre début {Adam Ounas}
C'est un footballeur international qui évolue parfaitement pendant la CAN C'est une photographe timide qui tentera sa chance. Que va-t-il se passer lorsque ces deux là devront être face à face pendant quinze minutes? Une explosion? Pire?AdamxSarah
8 169