483 The Baseball Star (1/2)

”Jake! Jake! Come on! Get up!” Noah's voice dragged me out of my sleep, causing me to groan. He laughed. ”Get up! Time for school!”

I groaned again and flopped over, pulling my pillow over my head.

He started to shake my whole bed. ”Come on! Let's go already!”

With a huff, I rolled out of bed and faced the wide-awake Noah. ”Why are you so excited?”

Noah just bounced around happily. He pointed at the shirt he laid on my bed. ”Don't forget time wear your shirt! The whole team is going to so you don't want to miss out.” He headed for the door. ”I'll be in the kitchen. Hurry up already.”

I squinted at him until he left, closing the door behind him. I lifted the shirt off the bed, taking a minute to get a better look at it.

After yesterday's game, an assistant coach passed them out with instructions to wear them to school the next day.

'CIF Finalists Northern Section Division 3'

A random field was in the background, adding some color to the light grey t-shirt.

I slipped it on with a pair of shorts, then hurried to put on my socks and shoes. I didn't want Noah to go crazy on me anymore this morning. It was just too early. I glanced at the clock, we still had an hour before school started. Way too early. I sighed and grabbed my backpack, heading down to the kitchen.

”Good morning.” Mrs. Atkins greeted me with a smile  as she sat down at the table with the rest of her family.

I sat down in my spot between Noah and his dad. ”Morning.”

”Are you excited for school today?” She asked.

I looked at her, feeling confused. ”Not really.”

Dave laughed. ”Typical Jake.”

I frowned. What did he mean by that?

”It's going to be a good day, Jake.” Noah told me excitedly. ”The whole school will know that we're going to CIF finals next week. The school will definitely announce the highlights of yesterday's game and I'll shine as bright as a star.”

”Yea, right.” Kyle scoffed.

”Hey!” Noah straightened up. ”Who had the game winning RBI?”

”Thanks to Zeke's baserunning.” Kyle shot back.

”You're just mad that everyone's going to know about your terrible pitching.” Noah stuck out his tongue.

”Noah James.” Mrs. Atkins scolded. ”Your brother tried his best.”

”He won't let me have this moment, Mom.” Noah complained.

She shot a look at Kyle.

Kyle sighed. ”I was just joking. You know that.”

Noah beamed. ”I know.”