"Field of Memories" By Nick H

    Every summer, me and my eight best friends, Danny, Jimmy, Alex, Zach, Steve, Brad, Erik, and Jake, would go out to the field everyday and play baseball. Every year, the same thing happened. At about six in the morning, I would wake up, grab my glove, and head over to the field. After spending 6 hours or so at the field, we go home, go to sleep, and do the same thing the next morning. Well, our system got messed up in the summer of 1972.
    That year, a new girl named Angelina moved into our neighborhood. I think I can speak for all the guys when I say she is the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen. Her hair was perfect, her face was perfect, she was a Christian, and she played softball. What more can you ask for in a girl? We all knew that one of us had to ask her out and that one of us had to be Brad. He has the looks, the muscle, and the smile. We knew he was gonna ask out Angelina and he was gonna do it soon.
    One day during our regular playing routine, Danny told us that Britney Martinez said that Angelina was gonna come over and watch us play. When we heard the news, we just about peed our pants in excitement. After about twenty minutes, Alex saw Angelina and her friends walking towards the field. “She’s coming!” Alex screamed. We all freaked out and started running around like little girls. As she reached the fence, Brad decided he would try to impress Angelina. So, he walked up to the pitchers mound and got ready to strike out Steve. No one has ever struck out Steve. Ever.
    Everybody was watching Brad and thinking to ourselves, “What an idiot!” Eric winds up for the pitch. He throws the ball as fast and as straight as he can. The ball is about to cross home plate. SMACK! Steve hits a line drive right towards Brad’s face. The girls gasped in fear. Brad falls to the ground in pain while we all run over to him. As he is lying on the ground, Angelina runs onto the field and sits next to Brad. I distinctly remember her saying, “Oh my god! Are you ok?” Brad looked into Angelina’s eyes and smiled. She smiled back. All of us guys backed off because we knew it was about to get crazy. Brad sat up with his head on his bruised forehead and held Angelina’s hand. Then, he kissed her! I still can’t believe he kissed her. Later that week, they became a couple and they did everything together; going to the movies, practicing baseball, doing homework, you name it. About 30 or so years later, they got married and had a couple of kids. Oh, I think they even did a couple of movies or something. Anyways, I will never forget the Summer of ’72 on the Field of Memories.