"Banksy you know what, I think you should tell her that I have to blow off our date because of hockey" I pleaded.
Banks just shook his head and said "If she can get riled up enough to start a petition to change the warriors name then I don't want to be the one to break the news Charlie".
We walked the rest of the way to her house in silence. I looked at my feet until we got to her veranda. As we got to the door Adam rang the bell before I had a chance to chicken out.
Linda arrived at the door in a stunning black dress and her long dark hair was done up in a fancy way. I tried to hide behind Adam so that she wouldn't notice my uniform.
"Hi Charlie your early aren't you, well at least you're not late because that would" she stopped in mid sentence took a good long look at Adam, then at my clothes. Her face darkened and her lip curled.
"Have you been practising, wait no because you don't look tired at all. So Charlie did you forget?" she asked her voice sounding more and more vicious with every word she spoke.
"Ahh, no actually Linda, we have to reschedule because there is a team meeting going on to talk about next year " I say. Linda's features morphed from pretty to a twisted creature in an instant.
"Will Julie be there" she snarled.
"Of course, she is on the team. Why on earth does that matter?"I say. I am so confused what has Gaffney got to do with anything. Banks clears his throat and points to his watch to show that we had better get going. Then out of nowhere Linda slaps me. I felt a stinging sensation on my cheek. When I look up I see her face streaked with tears.
"Charlie, how dare you blow off our date to see another girl? It's over, you are always putting Hockey, or should I say Julie first before than me. You know what I was even going to make out with you tonight but now, I never want to see you again Charlie Conway."Linda screams in a screeching tone.
The door slams our faces and I turn to look at Adam.
"Maybe it is for the best, eh cake eater" I say cheerfully. Adam stares me and then starts to laugh.
"What, what is funny Adam? My crazy arsed girlfriend has slapped and dumped me and you are laughing" I ask incredulously.
"It's just that you dated that girl for 4 weeks and you never even made out with her." He says in between laughs.
"Hey, she said she didn't want to get screwed over by a jock like every other girl. And can you believe she thought that me and Gaffney are together." I say starting to laugh as well. Adam suddenly stops laughing and his face turns red.
"Well you're not are you?" he asks his voice becoming tense and formal. It takes a few seconds for the words to register in my brain. A grin starts to spread across my face.
"Do you like her, Banksy?" I ask. I wonder what having two couples on the team would be like. Wait sorry, Guy and Connie are 'taking a break' this summer to have new experiences.
Adam splutters for a few seconds until he regains his focus and says "No not me you twat, Averman"
"Averman, likes Julie?" I ask in a surprised voice. Adam nods and we put on our skates and head towards the meeting.