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

Mom and Dad took us out for dinner that night, going to one of Noah's favorite restaurants to keep on celebrating his birthday. There, they gave him a birthday card with a check.

"It's not just spending money." Mom instructed. "Half of it is going to your savings account."

"No buts." She waved him off. "You know we don't usually like giving you kids just cash for your birthdays, but you're getting old enough to make your own gift choices. That doesn't mean you can just be irresponsible and spend it all on video games. I want half to go to your savings for future big purchases you might want to make."

Noah thought about it for a second and gave a small nod. "Okay...that makes sense. I promise to put half into savings."

Dad smiled, proud. "Good boy. I'm sure it'll come in handy down the road."

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