Noah was oblivious to what was behind him . He just kept up with the nonsensical chatter which I couldn't hear too clearly over the sound of bats connecting with baseballs from the other cages .
"Are you done?" The guy I ran into before suddenly spoke, making Noah jump .
He turned around, and had to look up at the guy and his friends . "Uh . Can I help you?"
The guys friend on the end, with a nearly bald head, crossed his arms in front of his chest . Making his arms look like they belong on a weightlifter . "Your friend is holding up the cage . Is he just going to stand there all day or will he let others have a go?"
AdvertisementNoah glanced back at me as I stood still as a statue . "Jake? Do you want a break or something?"
Or something is right . I nodded . I wanted these big guys to stop staring me down . It's intimidating . I forced my feet to move and I slipped out of the cage, keeping my distance from the big four as best as I could .
Noah gave them a wave as if presenting the cage . "Sorry for the holdup . " He left them and joined me where I stood a few yards away . "You okay, Jake? You're acting funny . " He thought for a second . "Well . Even more unusual than usual . "
I looked down at my running shoes that were brand new from yesterday's shopping spree . "Intimidating . " I mumbled .
"Wow . Five syllables . I'm impressed . " I looked up to glare at him . He just laughed and patted my shoulder . "Don't worry . They won't hit you . They can't really . The old man would kick them out indefinitely and then where would they go?"
I gave it some thought . It sounded true . Normal people wouldn't just go around hitting others . I took a deep breath and let some tension out .
"Just look at them . " Noah pointed to the cage with a smirk . "You would totally own them in there . And they're even older than us . That really says a lot about you . "
Noah's voice carried his comments to three of the four guys . Two of them looked at one another, communicating without words . The third turned all the way to stare us down .
I flinched, and tried to shift my body behind Noah, but he wasn't having it . He threw an arm around my shoulders, keeping me at his side . "Look pass them and into the cage . Mr . Tall and Buff has already missed two, fouled three, and hit three . Ok four fouls now . "
I cringed at his narrating, not even daring to look . I kept my eyes on my shoes, praying Noah would lose interest and we could move on .
"Foul . Foul . Foul . " Noah told me about the rest of his pitches . "Wow . Lame . Seven fouls . Three hits . And two misses . He's not even close to your level . "
I wish I could be invisible . Why isn't this over yet? The guy has already finished his token so we should definitely leave now .
"You got something to say brat?" A pair of shoes came into my line of sight and I feel ten seconds away from fainting in fright . Noah basically summoned a demon before us .
I glanced up and it was the bald guy . Great . The scariest looking one . I nudged Noah, trying to move us away from this potential fight .
But Noah stayed firm . In fact, he merely scoffed at the baldy . "What's there to say? I was just telling my friend what was happening in the cage since he couldn't see clearly . "
I didn't dare to look up at the baldy . "Brat . You trying to say you can do better . "
"Nope . Not at all . But my friend can . In fact, he could do it left-handed . "
Oh god . If you exist, please make me disappear .
Chapter end
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