Normal POV

Tracy is standing outside the cyber cafe. She is on the phone with her mom.

"Mom, do you think you and Dad can make it to the game?" she asks.

"I'm sorry, sweetie. We have to work late again tonight." Christi answers.

"I understand. I guess I'll see you tomorrow then, " she says, trying not to sound disappointed.

Yeah, see you then. Good luck." Christi says.

Then they say goodbye and Tracy put her phone away. She walks inside the cafe. Tracy enters the room, and her friends come up to her.

"Hey Tracy, so can your parents make it tonight?" Amber asks.

Tracy shakes her head no. Tracy's friends tell her that they will be there. Trent tells her that Devin will be there covering the game for the school news. Amber reminds her that the game starts in two hours. Tracy and Amber leave to head back to school to meet up with the rest of the team. The team waits for Tracy and Amber to arrive at the ball diamond. Zoey, the other right fielder, is talking with Charlie.

"I'm a better right fielder than Tracy. I should be starting today, not her." Zoey says.

"Zoey, you know the real reason you're not starting is that you skipped practice every day last week," Charlie says.

"Big deal, I'm going to play in the game today," Zoey says.

"What are you going to do?" Charlie asks.

"You'll see, " Zoey says.

Zoey unzips her bag and takes out a garden shovel. Charlie tells Zoey she can't do this because she'll get suspended. Zoey ignores Charlie and heads to the warning track in deep right field. She bends down and digs a gopher-sized hole into the ground. Once Zoey finishes her work, she gets to her feet and heads back to the dugout. She puts the spade back into her bag and zips her bag back up.

The game is about to start two hours later, and the teams are warming up. After the teams finish warming up, the announcer announces the starting lineup for both teams. Then Kira sang the national anthem. The game started, and everything was going great. The Reefside sluggers are winning 5-4. Tracy is having a good day. She hits two doubles and three triples and has three stolen bases. The top of the sixth inning is not so great. The away team has two on and one out. The batter hits a long drive to deep right field. Zoey is watching with a big smile on her face, watching Tracy backpedal towards the hole. Tracy gets to the hole, and her right ankle gets caught. Tracy screams out in pain as she falls to the ground. The ball falls toward the warning track. Tracy reaches out her glove and the ball lands in it. Zoey has a look of pure shock on her face that Tracy is able to complete the play. Coach Burns calls for a time-out and rushes out to Tracy.

"Tracy, are you all right?" coach Burns asks.

"No, I can't move it," Tracy answers.

Amber helps Tracy to her feet. The crowd claps as Tracy is helped off the field. Tracy sits down on the bench.

"What do we do now, coach?" Amber asks.

"Zoey, get your mitt and take over in the right field." Coach Burns answers.

"You got it, Coach Burns," Zoey says.

"What about Tracy, Coach Burns?" Amber asks.

"Don't worry about me, Amber. Just go out there and win this game," Tracy says.

Amber nods. The team rushes back onto the field to complete the inning. In the bleachers, all of Tracy's friends are shocked about what happened.

"Something doesn't smell right here," Trent says.

"Did anyone notice that Zoey was happy about Tracy getting hurt?" Kira asks.

"Do you think that she dug that hole in right field?" Ethan asks.

"I think so, Ethan, but we can't prove she did it," Mike answers.

"Why would Zoey do that in the first place?" Ethan asks.

"Amber told me yesterday that Zoey was jealous that Tracy got to start in the game today," Kira answers.

"Tracy deserved to start in the game; besides, Zoey has skipped a lot of practices lately," Conner says.

"Yeah, Coach Burns made a smart choice," Mike says.

Ethan asks How Zoey made the team again this year. Kira reminds him that her dad is the assistant coach. Mike tells the gang that he is going to check on Tracy. He leaves and heads to the dugout. Back in the dugout, Tracy sits on the bench with an ice pack on her ankle. She looks to her left and sees Mike.

"Hey Mike, what are you doing here? I thought fans aren't allowed in the dugout." Tracy says.

"Coach Burns let me in. So, how are you feeling?" he answers.

"Okay, I guess," she says.

Mike recommends that she see a doctor about her ankle. Although Tracy isn't particularly fond of doctors' offices, she recognizes it's a wise choice.

"Yeah, your friend is right. The team can handle things here. I would feel better if you got your ankle looked at." Coach Burns says as he walks in.

"Yes, Coach Burns, Tracy says.

Mike picks up her gear, and Coach Burns helps her out of the dugout. Then Mike's father, Galen, comes over to them. Galen looks exactly like his son Mike, except he has a beard.

"Hi, Dad, " Mike says.

"Hello, son. How about we take your girlfriend to the ER to see my friend, Dr. Anderson?" Galen says.

"Mike, is your dad a doctor?" Tracy asks.

Mike shakes his head yes. They all head to Mike's car. They get to the ER, and Galen helps Tracy enter the waiting room. He helps her get over to a chair, and she sits down. Mike sits beside her, and Galen walks to the check-in table.

"Hello Dr. Andrews, who do we have here?" the nurse asks.

"My son's girlfriend, Tracy, hurt her ankle in the big softball game tonight." Galen answers.

"Should we call her parents?" the nurse asks.

Galen tells the nurse that Tracy already did while they were on the way here. The nurse nods and tells him the doctor will be out in a few minutes. He nods and walks over to Tracy and Mike. Tracy looks to her left and sees Galen walking up to them. Glen notices that Tracy is a little nervous.

"Tracy, are you afraid of the doctor?" Glen asks.

"I'm not scared of the doctor. The office is what freaks me out." Tracy answers.

Galen doesn't say a word. He sits beside his son, and they wait for the doctor. A few minutes later, Dr. Anderson comes out. He has beady eyes the color of milk chocolate, thick, curly chestnut-brown hair and dark skin.

"Hello, Dr. Andrews; so, how have you been?" Dr. Anderson asks.

"I'm fine, Stephan, you?" Galen answers.

"Good. The kids are driving my wife crazy."Dr. Anderson says.

"My ankle is throbbing like a wrestling match going on inside it," Tracy says.

The doctors look over at Tracy and smiles.

"So this is your son's girlfriend. You were right. She is funny, just like you described." Dr. Anderson says.

He tells Galen that he would love to catch up later. Then, Dr. Anderson walks over to Tracy. He tells her to follow him and that they will get started. Mike helps Tracy back to Dr. Anderson's exam room. Mr. Andrews follows a few steps behind the group. After Dr. Anderson has Tracy go to the X-ray room to have an X-ray of her ankle taken, they enter the room, and Mike helps Tracy over to the exam table.

"So Tracy, how did this happen?" Dr. Anderson asks, looking at a copy of her X-ray.

"One of the girls on the softball team has it out for me," Tracy answers.

"Her foot got caught in a hole in right field near the warning track at the ball diamond behind the high school," Mike says.

"That's odd. Those fields are well maintained." Dr. Anderson thinks.

"Is my ankle broken, doc?" Tracy asks.

"I'm afraid so." Dr. Anderson answers.

"Will I need surgery?" Tracy asks.

"No, it's not that serious. You will have to stay off that ankle for a while." Dr. Anderson says.

"How long is a while?" Tracy asks.

"The good news is your tibia is not displaced, so you'll only be out about nine weeks." Dr. Anderson answers.

"Nine weeks. That's like half of the season." Tracy says.

"If many smaller bones were broken. IT would take you six months or more to recover." Dr. Anderson explains.

Afterward, Dr. Anderson's assistant put an air cast on her ankle. Dr. Anderson tells her to take it easy for the next nine weeks. Tracy nods, and the doctor hands her a pair of crutches. Then Galen, Mike and Tracy leave the hospital. They make it back to the school in time to see the last inning of the game. Tracy sits in the bleachers and cheers on her team. After the game, Coach Burns and the team (except Zoey) approach her.

"Hey, Tracy, so what did the doctor say?" Charlie says.

"It's broke,n and I'll be out for nine weeks," Tracy answers.

Coach Burns tells her that she'll be missed. Tracy thanks him. Back in the dugout, Zoey is proud of herself. She has one thought: when Tracy returns, she'll be the coach's favorite right fielder again.