Just a Little Hope by Amy J. Norris

Author:Amy J. Norris [Norris, Amy J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Astraea Press, LLC
Published: 2013-06-26T04:00:00+00:00

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Carter roamed the right field section of the outfield, waiting for the next batter to step into the box. Double checking his positioning with signs from the first base coach, he pounded his fist into his glove. He was determined to focus in on the game, but he would be lying if he said his thoughts didn’t drift to Tori every now and then. Carter worried about her flight, if she found Traci okay… if she was holding up under the stress of everything.

The smack of the barrel of the bat on the ball snapped his attention back on the game, and he relaxed when he saw Linc charging forward from third base to make the play at first. One out. Two to go, and if the score held, they’d be off the field in the next twenty minutes with another win under their belts. And Carter could get his stuff together and prepare for the team’s flight out the next morning.

He wished they were leaving that night after the game. As it stood, he wouldn’t get back to St. Louis until early afternoon, and there was no telling if Tori’s dad would already be in surgery. He hated the unknown. The fear of upcoming treatments, prognosis for survival, these were not foreign concepts to him. Carter knew Tori was terrified.

Another ball went into play, and Carter centered himself as he saw it fly in his direction. Waiting for it to drop out of the sky, he held his position and squeezed his glove when the ball thumped into its deep pocket. Two outs. He held up his hand showing two fingers and threw the ball back into the infield.

He needed to phone his parents. If anyone could understand what Tori and her family were going through, it would be them. Why he hadn’t thought of that earlier, he couldn’t imagine. But the first call, after checking on Tori, would be to his mom and dad. They’d give the advice he needed.

Another crack of the back, and Carter ran toward the dugout, knowing the shallow fly ball to center would be handled easily by Durango’s capable hands. Three outs. Game over. Carter couldn’t remember the last time he’d been so anxious for a game to end.

He greeted each of his teammates as they walked off the field celebrating another victory. Seb met him at the dugout steps and slapped him on the back. “Good game, C. I know it was hard to keep focused on what was going on around you.”

Carter nodded in acknowledgement and started down the tunnel to the locker room.

“Manning. Step into my office, if you will.”

The skipper’s voice caught him off guard. Carter thought back over the game. He played a clean game in the outfield—no missed balls or errors. His batting wasn’t as good as it could’ve been. He hadn’t been able to knock the homer for Tori like she asked. But the double he’d smoked to left field had scored the winning run. Carter walked into his office, unsure of what was going to happen next.

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