Chapter 1
It was a weird image; I was running through the fields. I was trying to out run someone to save something before it got killed by them. My friends behind me yelling at me to stop running. But I wouldn't. I had to save whatever I was trying to save. Right as I got to where I wanted to be I heard some beeping.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
I woke up and hit my alarm. 6 a.m. first day of 10th grade. I heard my dad yelling
"Ted! Wake up! You have to go to school!"
I stood up and got dressed. I put on my football jersey and a pair of cargo shorts. I may only be a sophomore but I was 6'3 and weighed 220 lbs. I was on the varsity football team for the Shenendehowa Plainsmen. I had a girlfriend's named Niki and a bunch of friends.
"Troy!" my buddy Zak yelled. "Come on Smit! We need to go!"
Forgetting that my football buds call me Troy and Smit I ran down the stairs. Wearing number 30 on his jersey. Zak stood at the door.
"Hey! Number 89! Alright! Ready for the game tonight?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." I mumbled, grabbed a piece toast and walked out the door with Zak.
When we go to the school a group of football guys were waiting for me and Zak.
"Smit! Ready for tonight! We are gonna own Toga!" Matt said while giving me a high-five.
"Yea. I guess." I said giving him a high-five back.
Right as I said that Niki walked by wearing the away jersey that had number 89 on it.
"Hey guys catch up with you later!" I yelled.
"Yea! See you at lunch!" yelled Jon back.
I ran in the building and grabbed onto Niki.
"Hey Baby!" she said and hugged me.
"Hey back attcha babe!" I said picking her up.
She was about to kiss me when Zak grabbed my hat and yelled at me:
"YO TROY! Come on we are gonna get a work out in before school!"
"Ok!" I called back. "Listen I gotta go but I'll see you in homeroom."
"Ok." she told me and kissed me.
I ran to catch up with Zak and heard her friends go crazy.
Chapter 2
I walked into homeroom and saw Niki sitting at a two person desk and smiling at me. I put my stuff down and sat next to her.
"There's my boy." she said putting her arms around my shoulder.
I grinned, I was tired from working out but I wasn't gonna admit it.
"Mr. Smith, are you excited for your game tonight?" Mr. A asked me.
"Uhh, sure. Of course I am."
"Well good. But just because your on varsity doesn't mean you get away with stuff." he said taking off my hat. "No hats in my classroom."
Great! That's exactly what I need. A teacher that's like that. By the end of the day I was tired out and didn't want to do anything but go home and sleep before the game. I was walking out the door with Niki when Zak called to me.
"HEY! Smit! C'mere!"
"Ok. I know this is the 10th time today but…"
"You gotta go. I'm ok with it. Just go." She gave me a hug and walked out the door.
I could tell she was tired of me having to keep walking away.
"WHAT ZAK?"
"I found an egg. Can you take care of it? Its still alive my science teacher said."
"Sure, come on let's go. I wanna go home before practice."
"Ok."
I got home and laid down on the couch. I put the egg in a bunch of warm towels and blankets then put it in my room. I fell asleep on the couch and before I knew it Zak was back at the door.
"Come on Smit! We gotta go to practice before the game."
"Right! Right! Hey see you at the game guys!" I yelled grabbing my stuff.
"Uh Ted, come here quick." my dad said "We can't come to the game tonight."
"What? WHY?"
"Your sister doesn't want to go."
"Way to go you little brat." I said while walking out the door.
I Hopped in Zak's car and we drove to practice, forgetting about the egg.
Chapter 3
It was 4th quarter with 30 seconds left. The score was 21 to 20 Toga. Shen had the ball and we were inches away from a touchdown.
"Ok Troy. I'm going to pass you the ball alright?" Andrew said
"Yea fine."
"Ok on three ready? One, two three.."
"SHEN!" everyone on the team yelled.
Andrew hiked the ball and I ran to get open. I got open on the field and Andrew threw the ball to me.
"Smith open and he CATCHES IT! UNBELIEVABLE! Shen won! 27 to 21!"
The crowd went wild and the team came out on the field. I looked around for Niki and she wasn't there. Zak ran ahead of me to the truck after getting changed and I looked at my phone. A message from Niki. I went to listen to it and I heard
*Timothy Edward I know you love me but this isn't working out. Your always busy with the guys so yea, we are breaking up…Niki*
I shut my eyes and couldn't believe this just happened. Once I got home I went on the computer and checked facebook. Sure enough on Niki's page towards the bottom it said: Niki went from in a relationship to single. I felt my heart sink, as I scrolled up a bit and it said: Niki went from single to in a relationship with…Tommy May.
I was crushed when Zak popped up on aim.
Shenfootballplyr30: Hey man are you ok?
Shenfootballplyr89: Yea man I'm fine for now.
Shenfootballplyr30: Good. Oh by the way you are the talk about the school now. Catching that ball and making the winning touchdown.
Shenfootballplyr89: Yea. I guess I was just lucky.
Shenfootballplyr30: Luck had nothing to do about it…so anyway I saw Niki has a new boy.
Shenfootballplyr89: Yea, I think she was cheating on me with Tommy. You know? During practice he'd look at me and smirk when she showed up.
Shenfootballplyr30: Well, you never know anymore! Hey I gotta run my parents wanna go out to dinner. You wanna come?
Shenfootballplyr89: Nah, I'm ok. I think I'll stay home for a while.
Shenfootballplyr30: Ok then, bye!
Shenfootballplyr89: Later
I heard this loud CRACK! and turned around to see what it was. The egg Zak found hatched! I walked over and I saw a baby bald eagle…I couldn't believe it! I picked it up and turned around. Right as I was about to carry it downstairs Jon popped up on aim. So I put it next to me.
Shenfootballplyr67: Dude so Niki broke up with you and is dating TOMMY?
Shenfootballplyr89: Sure looks that way.
Shenfootballplyr67: Did she cheat on you?
Shenfootballplyr89: Guess so.
Shenfootballplyr67: That sucks.
Shenfootballplyr89: yea but hey text me! I gotta go.
Shenfootballplyr67: k
I went downstairs, and ran into the living room with the eagle in my hands.
"DAD! You know how I told you Zak found an egg and I'm taking care of it?"
"Yea…"
"Well it hatched! Look what it is!"
My dad looked and saw the bald eagle baby looking right up at him and looked right at me and smiled.
Chapter 4
Once I ran back upstairs my phone started to ring to the tune I run to you by Lady Antebellum. That means its Niki.
"Hello?"
"Hey Timothy Edward. How's it going?"
"Fine… Just fine"
"That's good. Are you coming to band rehearsal?"
"Why should I? It's YOUR band!"
"Yes but you have the best guy's voice"
"Fine, I'll be there."
"Troy…"
That's the first time she's ever called me Troy.
"What?"
"Shouldn't we talk about this?"
"No."
Then I hung up. I didn't want to talk to my ex ,let alone sing love songs to her, but we have a gig soon to get on American Idol. And we need it…soo bad