8:160) Katherine Blanke (KAT) 10-APR-98 12:01

cool rain drizzles on my bare head, old shoes slap cement while i walk back to school for a softball game. in the locker room, that forever scent of sweat, old, molding uniforms, dirt from the field stuck in my cleats from practice yesterday. i dress quickly, hotshort to keep my arm warm, sliding shorts, shorts, uniform number 10, knee socks, cleats...helmet and glove and now in the rain again, drops kissing my face. jagged shoes dig into grass and mud of the outfield...but i can't play today...and someone else goes into my position, center field...and I'm green when she catches the ball, makes the throw, runs back for a deep hit...i'm green that i can't race the ball. @!KAT