Thad had sprinted up to his room, stripped, and hopped in the shower. He lathered his body and hummed Take Me Out to the Ball Game as memories of the day flooded his mind. It didn't take long for thoughts of Iggy—the shortstop’s hunky frame and his leg brushing against Thad’s—to have an effect. In no time at all Thad had broken his vow of chastity.
He lowered his fork to the table. Trying not to let the panic he was feeling show, he slightly bowed his head as he recommitted himself to a life free of sin and asked for forgiveness.
“Thad?” his mother asked. “Are you okay?”
He nodded as his father continued his sermon on the power of prayer.
“And it is always good in God’s eyes if we put others before ourselves and pray for their welfare rather than our own.”
And, God, please let Link and Dale make the batboy squad. It doesn’t make any difference if I do. Amen. Thad hoped that took care of the situation.