half_empty

After a near death experience thanks to his own mother, Jake Hollander has an adverse reaction to people, baseball, and family. His feeling of abandonment is slowly lost thanks to his foster family, The Atkins. They take him in and change his mind about everything. He becomes more open, better at baseball, and craves for family. Slowly all wishes are granted. 

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**Names, faces, and places aren’t real. A work of fiction. Nonetheless, it is my work of fiction so please don’t post it without permission. *I have used school names that do exist though, but I would like everyone to know that I have no affiliation with them. Nor do my views reflect their views. 

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The Hitting Zone

No one spoke. It was like time stood still.

"Hey! Was someone at the door.." Kyle came down the stairs and noticed the standoff we were having in the foyer. "What's happening right now?"

That snapped Mr. and Mrs. Atkins out of it and put them into action.

"I'll bring some snacks out." Mrs. Atkins said. "Why don't you all take Mr. Cameron to the table? We can talk this out." She glanced at her husband. "I'll also make a call to Mr. Duncan."

Mr. Atkins nodded and led us back to the freshly cleaned table. Everyone took their normal seats with the exception of Mr. Cameron. Mr. Atkins offered him his chair, and then went to get the spare. He squeezed in between me and Mr. Cameron.

"How did you find out...?" Noah asked, looking guilty. I thought about his anonymous post. "Do a lot of people know?"

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