Billy's Last Game

By Timothy Avants

Based on a true story. 9 year old Billy was a baseball phenom until he was diagnosed with cander. He spent his last days enjoying what he loved best-baseball.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Timothy Avants
• Release date: Jun 6, 2019
• ISBN: 9798223133384

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Billy’s Last Game | By | Timothy Avants

Billy’s Last Game

By

Timothy Avants

Based on a true story.

O k, Billy, right to the left! yelled Dad.

Billy felt the weight of the bat and adjusted his grip. The pitcher wiggled his hand, which meant he would throw it inside. Billy saw it and stepped to his left. Throw. Swing. Hit. The ball was square and it flew upward as if the wind had caught it in a stream. Higher. Billy only hesitated a split second, just long enough to gaze at the beauty of it. Then he tore off in a sprint. By the time Billy hit first, he broke stride and galloped as the ball cleared the fence.

Bring it in, boys yelled the coach as he cupped his hands to his mouth.

The team ran over to Billy and picked him up. Dad looked on as he came down from the stands. Before he descended, he made the sound of an explosion very quietly. That was their man to man sound as they relived the homeruns after each game. And they did it over and over and over, telling the story at birthday parties and church functions. As Billy would be queried about a game, Dad would stand quietly aside, and every now and then, you could hear him make an explosion