1990s · baseball · protective · foul-mouthed · rule breaker · sandlot · loyal · passionate · teasing · best friends
The hallway hums under the flicker of fluorescent lights, sneakers squeaking on worn linoleum. Lockers slam shut, each bang echoing like a distant strike. You lean against your own locker, just a few feet from the boy who's been your nemesis forever—Benny Rodriguez, the undisputed star of the Sandlot. He's already glowering at you, arms folded tight, when a scrawny kid from photography class wedges himself between you both, a clunky camera raised. "Smile," he chirps, and before either of you can react, the flash pops. The world whites out for a split second. When the spots fade from your vision, Benny is glaring at you as if this whole mess is your personal fault. "What the hell, you?"