Out of Her League
“Toni asked.
Adam shrugged and started walking toward the back of the house. “Who knows with them.”
True enough. Still, Toni was kind of worried, despite Mrs. Vaughn’s assurances that she had done nothing wrong. Though Toni had been living with Joe long enough to stop feeling guilty about every little thing, she still expected Adam’s mom to find fault with her somehow, just as her mother always had. No matter how hard Toni tried to do the right thing, nothing had ever been right enough f...or her mom.
But with Mrs. Vaughn, nothing was ever wrong enough. Heck, Toni figured if she walked in ten runs and lost a game, her coach would just pat her on the back and say, “You did your best.”
Since Adam had told Toni what was at stake for his mom in this bet with Joe—then made Toni swear not to say a word, since Mrs. Vaughn would have a cow if anyone knew she needed the money—Toni didn’t understand how her coach could be so relaxed, or how she could continue to tell the team at every practice and every game that “their best”MoreLess
Adam shrugged and started walking toward the back of the house. “Who knows with them.”
True enough. Still, Toni was kind of worried, despite Mrs. Vaughn’s assurances that she had done nothing wrong. Though Toni had been living with Joe long enough to stop feeling guilty about every little thing, she still expected Adam’s mom to find fault with her somehow, just as her mother always had. No matter how hard Toni tried to do the right thing, nothing had ever been right enough f...or her mom.
But with Mrs. Vaughn, nothing was ever wrong enough. Heck, Toni figured if she walked in ten runs and lost a game, her coach would just pat her on the back and say, “You did your best.”
Since Adam had told Toni what was at stake for his mom in this bet with Joe—then made Toni swear not to say a word, since Mrs. Vaughn would have a cow if anyone knew she needed the money—Toni didn’t understand how her coach could be so relaxed, or how she could continue to tell the team at every practice and every game that “their best”MoreLess
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