265 Collecting the Winnings 4 (1/2)

We finished lunch as a group of ball players. Softball and baseball had some significant differences, but at the core they were the same sport with the same goal. This made it a little bit easier for the two teams to make small talk during lunch. The twins, Marie, and Bailey even shared some classes as juniors so they could talk about homework and complain about their teachers together. That didn't mean it was a peaceful discussion though. Oh no. The twins only agreed on things half the time, so it was even more divided with the girls included.

As for the freshmen, a.k.a.: me, Noah, and Kaylee? We mostly talked about yesterday's games since she didn't share the same classes as us. We had most of the same teachers because it's a small school, but as underclassmen, our classes weren't really that hard so there wasn't much to discuss.

Lunch ended and everyone started to split up and head to their respective classes. I had already switched out my books so I was ready for math and ended up just following the twins. Between the overpacked lunch from Mrs. Atkins and all the cookies I ate, I was completely stuffed. When the three of us took our seats, I slumped a little, trying to fight off the drowsiness of eating too much.

”You're going to gain weight in no time.” Kyle laughed, prodding my bloated stomach.

Dave laughed. ”That's if the little sisters' cookies don't kill him first?”

”Little sister? Oh, Marie's little sister? Kaylee?” Kyle asked. ”What was that about? Why couldn't I try her cookies?”

He wasn't able to eat the cookies?

Dave smirked, then look at me. ”Jake, you didn't find anything wrong with the way the cookies tasted?”

I shook my head. ”No. They were fine.” I thought for a second then added, ”They weren't as good as Mrs. Atkins.”

Dave laughed. ”Yea I wouldn't think so.” He moved his eyebrows up and down. ”Marie told me a secret about her sister.”

”What?” Kyle leaned on the table to get a better look at Dave. ”Did her sister poison her cookies? Did she sneak in a laxative? Will Noah and Jake be stuck on the toilet all day?”

I tensed up.

Dave laughed. ”Oh no, nothing like that. She's not evil minded like Marie and Bailey. Marie just told me that her sister really can't cook so it just tastes bad.”

Kyle made a face. ”That's not very nice. I'm sure it wasn't bad since Jake and Noah ate it.”