Mr . Miller looked me up and down, clearly not impressed with what he saw . "Another freshmeat?"
"Freshman like me . " Noah corrected . "But he's going to be the best hitter we have, just watch . "
"I doubt it . He doesn't even have the frame to hit homeruns . " Mr . Miller scoffed .
"Baseball isn't all about homeruns . " Noah three an arm around my shoulders . "Just watch practice after school . You'll see how amazing this kid is . "
Advertisement"Uh-huh . Sure . " He looked at me . "Do you not talk?"
"I do all the talking for him . " Noah pulled me closer . "You gonna give us a ride to the office after being so rude to a kid?"
Mr . Miller rolled his eyes . "Blackmailing an adult will get you in more trouble than you can imagine one of these days . "
I looked up at Noah, worried .
Noah just dragged me to the golf cart and pushed me on . Then he sat next to me . "Thanks for the advice Mr . Miller . I'll keep it in mind for next time . "
Mr . Miller just shook his head, but didn't say anything . He started to drive the cart .
"Don't worry about Mr . Miller . " Noah patted his shoulder . "He sounds and looks like a grump, but he's super nice . One time he saw the twins bullying me and sprayed them with the hose . "
"I sprayed you too . " Mr . Miller cut in . "You three were on the freshly planted grass . Have some self awareness . "
"See? He just doesn't want to be seen as a nice guy . " Noah smiled . I wasn't seeing it though . I think Mr . Miller really didn't have a sweet side, just a sour attitude . "We need to get Jake's schedule so take us to the office good sir!"
Mr . Miller only grunted . He drove us past the upper fields, the courts, the gym and towards the school buildings . We passed many students but no one said anything, just a few shouts of "Hey, Noah!" We even passed by his brothers, who were surrounded by other teenagers, but they didn't pay any mind to us . Maybe Noah and Mr . Miller did have a friendship . . .
"Get off . Get going . I expect to be amazed this afternoon . " Mr . Miller pulled up next to the front glass doors .
I hurried off while Noah took his time . "See ya then . Be prepared . Thanks for the ride!" He stepped off and Mr . Miller left without another word . "He gives me a ride every morning . " Noah told me as he waved, confirming my guess that they were close . "He's not just the field manager . He's also the third base coach for games . So he knows what's up . "
Wow . I wouldn't have guessed .
"Now let's go and get your schedule . Class will start soon . " He opened the door for me and I stepped in . My first step in a high school .
I took a deep breath and walked in . It was a wide hallway filled with teens in front of lockers, and doors that were wide open waiting for students to come in .
"This way . " Noah dragged me through the first door on the right . "This is the front office . You can find your counselor here . If you get lost, come here . If you lose something, come here . If you're late for school, we'll come here . Anything you need at all, start here . "
'Here' was a long counter with a couple of ladies standing behind it . They were chatting with each other, helping students standing in the front of the line, and papers were going from desk to desk behind the big counter . The office was filled with adults moving behind the scenes .
"They're all office people . Counselors . Principal . Vice-principal . Administrative . Receptionist . " Noah pointed at different people flying by .
I just nodded . It was a busy place, and I didn't really want to be here longer than I have to .
Chapter end
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