Eventually, Noah and Alisha did come back. And surprisingly, Kaylee spoke up to apologize.
Dave looked confused. "What happened?"
Alisha looked at Kaylee. "No. It's alright. I should actually expect people to ask me if I'm just doing this for Noah. But I'm not. I'm doing this for me. I want to be part of the baseball team."
"Wait. What?!" Dave looked even more confused.
"She wants to help the team." I whispered.
"Oh. Like a manager of sorts?" Dave nodded. "When I was a freshman, the Varsity team had one. You can ask Zeke about it."
"I already have plans to meet with Coach Wilcox tomorrow." Alisha told him. "Mr. Miller is helping me."
Dave laughed. "You know...some of it is going to be hard work. Mr. Miller will probably ask you to help him with the field and everything."
She nodded. "I'm prepared for it."
