The Preposterous Argument

     As children, everyone loves recess, and Brooke, Jamee, and Ruby were no exception.  One day, in fourth grade, while on the playground for recess, these three girls were enjoying the fresh air.  A game they loved to play was kickball, the kind where you kick it into the air while one team is on one side of the line, and another team across from them.  The rules were simple, your ball got caught, you were out. 
     These three girls decided they would play it a little differently, they were going to have two, who would challenge each other for the ball while the other one threw or kicked the ball into the air and got to enjoy watching the other girls tussle over the ball.  Jamee would be the one who would throw the ball to Brooke and Ruby and see who got it and would be it next. 
     "One... Two.. Three!" Jamee yelled.
     Brooke and Ruby got down and ready for the ball, knees bent and hands in the air, waiting for the quickly approaching kickball that was lobbing through the air.  The ball hit its maximum point and began the decent toward the eager girls.  It was getting closer and closer and Brooke and Ruby were getting more and more competitive. 
     "I GOT IT, I GOT... OUCH!" Ruby said.
     Apparently, Brooke had been ready to either catch the ball or not, her alternate plan was the use of teeth.  The bite was far more vicious than any of the girls had expected.  Ruby was wearing three layers, a shirt, sweatshirt, and also a winter coat.  Brooke's fangs had managed to penetrate all three layers and puncture Ruby's skin on her back.
     Ruby then went inside with the teacher who was on duty to the nurse's office to get checked out.  The nurse had been in her office and was ready for whatever may have happened.  The nurse proceeded to lift up the back of Ruby's shirts to find the flesh wound.
     "OH MY GOD!" Miss Vidack screeched. 
     Obviously, no one thought Brooke's teeth could do that much damage, but she proved them all wrong.  The nurse cleaned up Ruby's battle-wound and sent Ruby back to class when she was finished.  When Ruby returned to class, Brooke was not there.  Ruby was wondering where she had gone, so she said to Jamee, "do you know where Brooke went?"
     Jamee replied, "she got sent to the principal for biting you!"
     Oh no, Ruby thought, but she did it to herself.  Ruby wasn't really sure what was going to happen to Brooke, but hopefully it wasn't anything too bad.
     Brooke soon returned to class and immediately came up to Ruby and said, "Ruby, I am really sorry for biting you."
     "It's fine", Ruby said.
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     Ruby thought about the incident later as she told her mother what had happened and realized most kids couldn't say their friend had bit them through three layers of clothing while fighting over a kickball, of all things!
     The girls realized that small fights over silly things wouldn't ruin their friendship and were right back in the recess routine the following day.