The Lies We Tell by Katie Rae

Author:Katie Rae [Rae, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Becca

I ended up deciding to show my face at the stadium. The welt on my head was the only physical indication that anything had even happened. So, all I had to do was woman-up and power through the mental anguish that hung out in the back of my mind.

The first thing I did was a check-in with Gary. He didn’t even know I was at the stadium, so I surprised him when I knocked on his office door that morning.

“Becca, good God, what are you doing here?” He said as he looked up from some paperwork on his desk to see me standing in the doorway.

“Here to work, Gary. This little bump won’t keep me from wanting to be here.”

He whistled as he looked at the “little” bump. “Looks pretty rough, you sure you don’t need a few days?”

“It looks rough, but I feel fine. I just wanted to let you know I was here before I got to work.” I started to turn and leave but he stopped me.

“Wait. Actually, there is something I need to talk to you about.”

Immediately, I assumed he figured out how big of a liar I had become—it’s the first thing I always thought of. As the lies accumulated, I got more and more panicky every time Gary needed to “talk.” I just didn’t know which lie he was going to nail me on. Some I would survive, others I wouldn’t.

“Yeah?” I asked, turning back and trying to sound casual.

“It’s kind of about Fernandez,” he started. I turned white, an apology on the tip of my tongue. I planned to apologize and beg for forgiveness. But he kept talking before I could. “We were very impressed that you caught on to the fluid he carried on that knee. Even more impressed that you didn’t let his temper tantrum deter you from doing what was right.”

What? Was he serious?

“We are losing two catchers today. It’s just that part of spring training where the lower guys get cut.” It had been two weeks and the league made teams start narrowing their rosters down. This allowed more focus and playing time for the ones that needed it most. Still, I was sad about losing two of the guys I had been working with.

Unless one of them was Manny and then I would be ok. But, of course, I am not that lucky because Manny was a backup that stayed with the team. Ugh.

“Ok, so you want me to spend more time with the four that are still here?”

“Well, there’s more. Jason, one of the other interns, is also being sent home.” What?? My eyes were huge from disbelief. Was that normal? I didn’t know I could be “cut” like the players were. “He was involved in some misconduct. We have rules and regulations. He broke them so he was sent home. We have too many people vying for positions to tolerate disrespect for the rules.”

“Right, of course,” I said, nodding in disbelief and guilt. I wondered if Jason broke as many rules as I had.

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