Hit & Miss
“Jeff rolled his eyes and waited for Derek’s reply.
“Come on,” Derek said. “What do you guys have against Dave?”
“Do we need a reason? Okay, how about, he thinks he’s all that?” Jeff said. Behind him, Jason and Isaiah nodded their agreement as they ate their sandwiches in the schoolyard.
Derek looked over at Vijay to see if he agreed with the others, but Vijay just looked at the ground. He seemed to be wrestling with something inside himself.
“You guys don’t even know him,” Derek said. “You’re just assuming stuff about him because he’s new—”
“And because he’s from Hollywood—” Jeff said.
“Beverly Hills,” Derek corrected him.
“Same difference,” Jason insisted. “Plus, he rides around in a Mercedes, with a driver, and—”
“Like I say, you don’t know anything about him,” Derek repeated. “That’s why I figured I’d invite him over to the Hill.”
Derek was the one originally responsible for turning the Hill into their baseball field.
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