The answer came swiftly. "The Dodgers." Dodgers. When he scraped up all the money he could and bought tickets for him and Steve--
Finally. A memory that wasn't terrible. One he didn't resent, even with its connection to someone he barely knew.
"They were the home team. Sometimes... Sometimes we'd sneak in when we were boys, staying close to adults as they went in, pretending we were with them. Nobody would ask anything until they caught us unaccompanied later."
He sat as he thought about it, remembering running from the people in charge, laughing when they got back onto the street and stealing time listening to the radio later so they could hear the final score.
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Finally. A memory that wasn't terrible. One he didn't resent, even with its connection to someone he barely knew.
"They were the home team. Sometimes... Sometimes we'd sneak in when we were boys, staying close to adults as they went in, pretending we were with them. Nobody would ask anything until they caught us unaccompanied later."
He sat as he thought about it, remembering running from the people in charge, laughing when they got back onto the street and stealing time listening to the radio later so they could hear the final score.