Bill's Football: A Short Story

Bill is a stunning multi sport athlete who has a devotion to baseball. He loves being outside and doing anything as long as he’s active. When he is on the baseball field he can play almost any position that he wants, unless the older boys had their spots locked for the game. Other than that Bill loved being on the field and feeling the hot summer days on his skin and the sweat trickling down his face. But most of all he loves the delightful smell of popcorn at the concession stand and the defined smell of freshly cut grass below his feet. He also enjoys the sound of the crowd yelling and cheering for his team and most importantly, for him. Bill was born to a not so wealthy family, which in turn made him really work for what he wanted. By the time that Bill had hit high school he had already had much respect for who he was from almost all of his past coaches.
It is 17th of October and today is the day Bill has his last home baseball game of the season.
“Bill, come over here,” Bill’s coach shouted.
“Yes, coach?” Bill said. “I noticed how anxious you seem after watching your warm
The home fans are ecstatic. They’re screaming for Bill to strike out the last batter to sell them the win. This is it, this last pitch will determine what the outcome will be! Bill gets in his stance. He starts to throw, and the ball is released. For a brief moment the whole stadium was quiet. CRACK! The sound of the bat had filled everyone’s ears and everyone’s eyes had followed the the white sphere that flew through the air. The ball had hit the ground with a thud. Then that was when the opposite team had started to cheer. It was a homerun. All the players on Bill’s team had put their heads down in disbelief, they had just lost the game 6-5 to a home run at the end of the game. After Bill and his teammates had cleaned the field after the game they had started to regain their spirit and decided to go out to eat as a team to celebrate a hard fought