Chapter 42 : Making It Big

*Noah*

“And that does it folks, the Billmore Bulldogs are headed to their first College World Series!”

The announcer’s words ring in my head over and over, swirling around like water down a drain as I replay the broadcast.

It doesn’t feel real.

None of this feels real.

I made it. I actually made it. This is by far the biggest step of my career so far, and I can’t seem to wipe the smile off my face when I think about it—which is almost all the time. It’s a funny thing, reaching a huge milestone that up until this point has always just felt like a pipe dream. Something big enough to crush your spirit when you are pulled further away from it, but still too far ahead to really bank anything on without some degree of delusional faith.

And now here it is, the opportunity to catapult myself onto a proper stage.

But the resting thought side by side with what feels like the culmination of all the hard work I’ve done throughout my life so far is Jane.

Jane Thomas.