#Chapter 63: Get Your Head in the Game

When I approached Baron and the children, they cheered and hollered at my arrival. I couldn’t help the wide smile that stretched my lips across my face. “Ava,” Baron’s voice boomed over the cheering children. “What a pleasure seeing you here.” I grinned back at him, “What game are you all playing today?” Cherry, a little girl who was only about six years old, replied, “We’re playing ‘Horse’ with the basketball!” “Well, can I play?” I looked between the gaggle of kids and Baron, making sure to look a little longer in Baron’s eyes as I asked for permission. “Do you know the rules?” Baron challenged with a smirk. “I do not.” I admitted with a laugh, and the children started trying to explain the rules all at once. They dragged me towards the basketball court, gripping tightly onto my clothes and prattling on about the rules to their ‘Horse’ game. It seemed easy enough to understand, given a dozen small children shouted the rules at me in chaotic cries and squawks. We all p