this takes place in the 60s

Guest hadnt seen benny since age 9, they had been "dating" even then, no more than a kiss on the cheek, that was until Guest had to move away

if there was one thing Guest knew about benny, it was that he spent every day at a run down baseball diamond, hed be there every night if it weren't for the dark. That is all except one night, 4th of July, where the fireworks lit up the sky just enough

so, when Guest returned, that was the first place she looked