![]() "What will we do when we can no longer wrestle naked by the lake together?" Henry sobbed as yet another throw from shortstop missed the target. Mike and Henry were also wondering how their relationship would survive when they left college. "I'm going to miss you." "I'm going to miss you, too," Owen replied. "Congratulations on winning the scholarship to Japan," Guert said to Owen. ![]() For a few pages, I tried writing meaningfully in the first person, but that didn't work out so Pella returned to the third person and hopped into bed with Mike. It felt strange to be back at her father's house having just walked out on her four-year marriage. While recovering in hospital, Owen was visited by the 60-year-old college president, Guert Affenlight, who, despite never previously having had a gay relationship, fell madly in love with Owen and the pair began a clandestine affair while reading Walt Whitman to one another. Even more unthinkable was what happened next. ![]() ![]() Henry's throw flew into the dugout, breaking Owen's jaw. ![]() "Shucks," said Henry, "I just wish I could spend the rest of my life hanging out with you and reading The Art of Fielding." Within two years, Henry had equalled the US college record for most games without an error and Westish were on the verge of winning the league. Even though Mike was very poor, he spent all his money and time on building up Henry's strength. ![]()
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