The+Lost+Ball

Jamie Bodeau 1/2 A   11-11-9  ||

The Lost Ball “Hey! Frank! Throw the ball!” Yelled Jack Allen to his brother Frank. “Chill out man, we haven’t even started the game yet…” said Frank. “Yea but I want to warm up before Jared gets here or he’ll get two homeruns off of one pitch!” Jack said back to Frank. “You got that right.” Jared Allen said, showing up out of nowhere. “Awe comon big brother, you never let us get //any// runs in your so good.” Jack complained. “Not my fault I’m better than both of you combined.” Said Jared in a smug voice. “Fine, me and Frank are gonna beat you then, just to prove you wrong.” Jack replied. “Oh but don’t hit the ball into that witch lady’s yard. It would be //impossible// to get a ball out of that yard.” “Ok whatever I’ll try not to…” said Jared as he walked to home plate and picked up his bat. “Come on Jack we got this.” Said Frank, and he wound up to pitch. CRACK. Jared hit a long pop fly that just barely was missed by Jack and went foul. “Ok that one was just a warm up.” Said Jared, getting into his stance in the batters box. Frank wound up to pitch, threw, and the ball flew squarely into Jared’s bat as he hit it over the fence, and into the creepy witchlike lady’s yard. “Look what you did Jared,” said Jack. “That was our last ball too.” “Wait, I know where dad keeps one.” Jared replied and started running home. “Be right back!” He yelled. Five minutes later he returned with a very fresh looking ball. “Isn’t that dad’s special ball?” Asked Frank, who knew that if their dad found out that they had been using it they were dead. “Yea! I don’t want to get in trouble Jared!” Jack cried out. “Guys don’t worry about it, he wont find out. I promise.” Said Jared. “This is a bad idea but ok… And you better not lose it!” Replied Jack. As Jared stepped up to bat, he got set, and Frank pitched. CRACK. The ball was a perfect home run, but it seemed to move in slow motion as it flew over the fence and into the witch lady’s yard. “Look what you did!” Frank yelled at Jared. “Now we’re dead meat unless we find a way to get that ball back and stay alive!!!” “You need to relax Fra-“ Started Jared “HOW CAN I RELAX? You just lost our dad’s most prized possession, and some witch is going to kill us if we enter her yard.” Frank cut in. “I don’t want to go into that witches yard.” Said Jack, who sounded about to cry. “Fine, you guys don’t have to go in, but I’m going to get that ball, and the other ball out of the witch’s yard.” Jared said and tromped off towards the lady’s house. He was shaking with fear as he climbed over the fence and hopped into the yard. “Hey this isn’t so scary.” He said, and right at that moment the witch lady came out. “What are you doing in my yard boy?” She asked. “Ju-Ju-Just getting my balls ma’am.” Jared said. “Well make it snappy. I have company coming over soon.” She said. “Yes ma’am, ri-ri-right away.” He replied before grabbing the balls and running away as fast as he could//. Hmmm that really// wasn’t //too bad// he thought//. All she did was scold me a bit.// He got back to the park just in time to play a bit more, and then the three brothers all went home and lived happily ever after. The End