“Mike, run straight up four steps, then go right. I’ll hit you there.”
Columbus Street was known for its pick-up touch-football games. They used a Nerf ball - it didn’t fly as far but didn’t hurt when catching it. Or getting beaned in the head like had happened last play.
Today, some older kids had challenged the neighbourhood kids to a game. The older kids were taller but there was a two-to-one advantage in numbers for the younger kids. So far the score was even.
The game would go on until they got called in for dinner.
