A Promise Forged by Cara Putman

Author:Cara Putman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cara Putman

All week, baseballs roiled in Kat’s stomach. She couldn’t seem to avoid Joanie’s censoring or Jack’s presence. When she’d headed outside with Jack, it had never occurred to her that Joanie would add it to her list of wrongs. The request had seemed like a simple solution. She couldn’t have been more wrong. And she was flummoxed about how to change Joanie’s view of her. Nothing wrong had happened with Jack.

Every time she caught Jack watching her, she flushed hot as a Sunday afternoon at the hint of promise and desire in his eyes. That had never appeared in the eyes of any of the high school boys.

Maybe nothing had happened at the dance, but part of her wondered what might have if Joanie hadn’t appeared. But all Jack had wanted to do was teach her to dance. So why had she felt so vulnerable through each word murmured in her ear and every second his hand touched her waist?

In the end, Addebary sent her to the All-Star game over Joanie’s objections. Said it would be good for the team. However, the uptight looks and cold shoulders her teammates sent her way left Kat wondering if the team wouldn’t be better served if Faye went to the game instead of her.

The calendar read July 1st. Another hotel. Another day. Another city. This time Chicago.

Tonight, she played in Wrigley Field. A real game and stands hopefully filled with fans.

It was a dream come true.

Kat rolled over, then grimaced as she shifted across her latest strawberry. Just once, she wished she could slide into base without destroying her thigh. At this rate, she’d have permanent black, purple, and yellow blotches long after the season ended.

An all-star. The idea seemed preposterous. So many Blossoms played as hard or better than she did. But she’d been selected thanks to Jack’s articles that a wire service had picked up. She didn’t want to think popularity rather than skill had led to her selection, but…

Come on, Kat. Just accept it as an honor and enjoy the experience. She could hear her mother’s advice as if the woman sat on the bed next to her. Sound advice as always. Yet so hard to implement.

She’d play shortstop for one of the teams. Maybe the stands would be full. Even if they weren’t, she’d still play on Wrigley Field, something girls simply didn’t do.

This was an honor, one she should enjoy to the maximum.

Soon enough, the game would end, and tomorrow she’d rejoin her teammates in South Bend. Back to the grind of games, double-headers, extensive travel, and more games. It might be July 1st, but it felt like the season had been running much longer than one month.

Had Jack made the trip to cover the game? It shouldn’t matter whether he had, but she longed for one friendly face. One person to reassure her she belonged here. That it wasn’t a fluke her name made the list. A pain shot through her. She couldn’t look to Jack for those assurances.

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