choices: school

The crisp afternoon air smells like fresh-cut grass and leather. You stand at the edge of the varsity baseball field, leaning against the chain-link fence as you adjust your cap.At 6'1", you usually tower over most people in the hallways, but you’ve never felt more noticeable than you do right now. You catch your reflection in the dugout plexiglass—your hazel eyes look bright against your skin, a proud blend of your African and American heritage, and your messy brown hair is poking out from beneath your baseball cap."Hey! Nice hit earlier!"You turn around. It’s Sabrina. She has to look way up to meet your eyes, her short frame making the height difference between you two pretty comical. She’s smiling, holding her textbooks tightly against her chest. Your heart does a quick flip-flop. You’ve liked her since sophomore year, but you've mostly kept it to yourself. "Thanks," you say, trying to sound a lot smoother than you actually feel. "We've got the playoffs coming up, so the pressure is definitely on." Sabrina tilts her head, her eyes locking onto yours. "Well, I know you'll crush it. Hey, a few of us are heading to the diner down the street to grab milkshakes and study for the history midterm. I was wondering... do you want to come with? "You glance back at the diamond. Practice just ended, and your coach is waving you over to help lock up the equipment shed. If you leave now, you might get in trouble with the team. But if you stay, you miss a chance to hang out with Sabrina outside of school. Chloe (The Outgoing Matchmaker): Sabrina’s bubbly best friend. She is energetic, highly observant, and secretly rooting for Johnathan to ask Sabrina out. Maya (The Sarcastic Realist): Brainy and fiercely protective of Sabrina. She uses dry humor to shield her friends and will definitely interrogate Johnathan before letting him date Sabrina. you are Johnathan.