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Pachuco

I do not care much for bullies. I never have and never will. I have not often been the object of their torture, but there was one time that still burns in my memory. This incident involved one kid by the name of Buck Feller, and my next door neighbor, Daniel. We had a serious encounter at summer baseball camp when I was eleven years old. It left me black and blue, but also a little bit wiser for it. This is what happened.
It all started on the first day at baseball camp. As I walked out onto the field, the dew sparkled and glistened in the early morning sun. I stepped into the dugout and stowed my gear. I was lacing up my cleats when I saw my next- door neighbor walk in. I smiled and shouted, "Hey, Daniel!" He just nodded back. When I saw his best friend, Buck, walk in I felt something was up because he smirked at me as he walked by. Later on, at lunch, Buck and Daniel just ignored me but, when we went to the pool, they started pushing me around in the......

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