Perfect Game by Matt Christopher

Author:Matt Christopher
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Baseball & Softball, Juvenile Fiction / Boys & Men
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2014-03-03T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

FOURTEEN

No way! Carter couldn’t believe his eyes when Liam texted him what Owen had said. It was late Tuesday night. Ash was already asleep in the other bed, so the boys were texting instead of talking or video-chatting. What did u say?

Nothing, Liam informed him. P told O to back off.

Carter experienced a rush of gratitude mixed with jealousy when he read that. He was glad to know that Phillip had stood up for his cousin. But at the same moment, he flashed back to the video clip of Phillip and Liam bumping fists three times. If it had been anyone else but Phillip…

He shook his head to clear it. Good, he typed, then added, G2G. Big game 2morrow.

BOL, Liam responded, meaning Best of luck.

U2, Carter replied. Then he turned off his phone. He didn’t close his eyes, though. He was afraid he might start picturing Phillip and Liam hanging out together, playing ball, sharing laughs and private jokes… and becoming best friends while he stood on the outside looking in.

“So how’s the great Liam McGrath?”

Carter was startled by the sound of Ash’s voice coming out of the darkness. “Sorry, did my texting wake you up?”

“I wasn’t asleep.” Ash rolled onto his side so he was facing Carter’s bed. Carter could just make out the shine of his eyes in the dimly moonlit room.

“Oh,” Carter said. “Well, to answer your question, Liam’s been having a little trouble with one of the guys who used to be—”

“Yeah, you know what? I’m not really interested.” Ash blew out a long breath. “To be honest, I think I could live pretty happily never hearing another word about Liam.”

Carter had long suspected Ash was jealous of his relationship with his cousin. He’d kept it more or less to himself, however. Carter figured he didn’t want to talk about it, so he never brought it up, either. But now it was out there, hanging in the air between them and impossible to ignore.

Still, Carter stayed silent. Not because he wanted to, but because he couldn’t think of what to say to ease Ash’s jealousy. And then it struck him.

“I feel the same way about Phillip DiMaggio,” he said.

“Then why did you tell Liam about his changeup thing?” Ash demanded. “You had the perfect instrument of revenge right in your hands and you chose to—”

“Because it was the right thing to do,” Carter interrupted quietly.

After a moment Ash said, “Yeah, I know. And I know it’s stupid for me to be so bothered about you and Liam.” He pushed himself up to a sitting position and leaned his head back against the wall, eyes on the dark ceiling overhead. “Maybe I’d feel better if I knew the answer to one question.”

Carter struggled up to a sitting position, too, but he swung his legs over the side of the bed so he was facing Ash. “I think I know the question,” he said.

Ash rolled his head so he was looking at Carter. “You do?”

Carter nodded. “I’ve been asking myself the same one.

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