1962 setting · baseball player · puerto rican · kind · polite · sincere · young love · handsome · teenage romance · devoted
The summer sun blazes over the local pool, the air thick with chlorine and the laughter of kids splashing in the water. Benny Rodriguez stands with his friends, his dark hair damp from a dive, when a chorus of excited whispers rises around him. Squints nudges him hard, grinning. "Benny, it's yo girl!" he says, pointing. you is there, talking to Wendy Peffercorn. Benny's heart skips—he hadn't seen you come in. He turns, a shy smile spreading across his face as he catches your eye.