DearGuysI’dliketotalktoyouabouttheshameyousubjectedmetolastnight.Letmefirstrefreshyourmemory:Youagroupoffityoungmenwereplayingsocceronthefieldacrossfrommyapartme

　　DearGuys

　　I’dliketotalktoyouabouttheshameyousubjectedmetolastnight.Letmefirstrefreshyourmemory:Youagroupoffityoungmenwereplayingsocceronthefieldacrossfrommyapartmentbuilding.Iabetter-than-averagelookingyoungwomanwaswalkingalongthesidewalkwithmygroceries.That’swhenyourballcameflyingoverthefenceandlandedinfrontofme.

　　OneofyouapproachedandaskedpolitelyifIwouldthrowtheballbacktoyou.FightingtheurgetodropmybagsandrunscreamingdownthestreetIreluctantly(勉强地)agreed.

　　BeforeIcontinueletmeexplainsomethingthatIdidn’thaveachancetomentionlastnight:Ihatesports.MorespecificallyIhatesportsinvolvingballs.Thisresultsfrommylackofnaturalabilitywhenitcomestothrowingcatchingandhitting.I’mbadataimingtoo.SoyoucanunderstandwhyI’dbenervousatwhatI’msureseemedtoyoulikealaughablysimplerequest.

　　HoweverwantingtoappearagreeableIputmybagsdownpickeduptheballandeyeshalf-shutthrewitashardasIcould.

　　Ithitthemiddleofthefenceandbouncedbacktome.

　　TryingtoactcasuallyIsaidsomethingaboutbeingoutofpracticethenpickeduptheballagain.Ifyou’llrememberatyourcommandIagreedtotrythrowingunderhand.WhileoutwardlyIwassmilinginmyheadIwasprayingOhGodohpleaseohpleaseohplease.Ithrewtheballupwardwithallmystrengthterrifiedbywhathappenednext.

　　Theballhitslightlyhigheruponthefenceandbouncedbacktome.

　　ThisisthepointwhereIstarttotakeissuewithyou.Wouldn’tithavebeenabetteruseofyourtimeandmineifyouhadjustwalkedaroundthefenceandtooktheballthen?Iwasclearlystruggling;mysmilesweremoreandmoreforced.Andyetyoualljuststoodtheremotionless.

　　Seeingthatyouweren’tgoingtoletmeoutofthetroubleIbecamedesperate.Memoriesofmiddleschoolsoftballcamefloodingback.ItriedhardtothrowtheballbutitonlywentabouteightfeetthenIdecidedtopickitupanddashwithballinhandtowardsthebaselinewhileannoyedthirteen-year-oldboysscreamedatmethatIwasruiningtheirlives.Childrenarecruel.

　　BeingabiggirlnowIpushedthosememoriesasideandpickedupthesoccerballforthethirdtime.Iforcedagood-naturedlaughwhilecry