I shivered as I entered the rink that day after school. I had dreaded coming to practice all day long. For one thing, I didn't feel like it. And for another thing, I didn't feel like seeing Guy. I just hoped that we weren't on the same scrimmage team so I wouldn't have to hip check him or anything
"Hey, Connie." Charlie said skating up to me. Great, here he was, out to fix the problems of the world again.
"Hey, Charlie." I replied.
"How are you?" He asked.
"Fine, you?"
"Great."
"Oh...okay."
"Charlie Conway, do you know something?" I asked curiously.
"No, why." He answered nervously
"You do too, you can't lie to me. I've known you since kindergarten, I can tell when you know something."
"Well..."
"Charlie!" I said warningly.
"It's just that I've been talking to Guy a lot lately, he's pretty depressed, maybe you should talk to him."
"He doesn't want to talk to me." I said disgustedly.
"Well somebody needs to talk to him, he's not being himself."
"You know what, Charlie, if you stopped worrying about everybody else and worried about yourself for once...the world just might be a better place." I said sarcastically as I skated off. Maybe it was a little harsh but he was getting on my nerves.
Soon after that, practice started. We ran shooting drills, skating drills, we even did the trash drill, which we hadn't done in a while. Then we started scrimmaging, we counted off- and Guy and I ended up being on the same team- perfect. Practice wasn't as eventful as I had been afraid of so, the day hadn't been too bad. But I did notice that Averman, and Goldburg, two of Guy's closer friends had somewhat snubbed me at practice. I guess they were on his side, wait, were we allowed to do that? Have sides I mean? This was stupid. It was so third grade. I just wanted things back to the way they were. Could THAT ever happen? Maybe not, but if not I just wanted Guy and I to be friends.
As we started skating back to the locker room after practice I noticed Coach taking Guy aside. It looked like he was yelling at him. Guy was a very consistent player and Coach hardly ever had to say anything to him. Guy took off his helmet and left glove and rubbed his eyes, then he said something to coach. I felt sorry for him. I was 99.9 percent sure that Coach had been chewing him out about his performance at practice today, it was probably my fault too, but I guess there wasn't much I could do about it.
When I got home that night there was a message on my answering machine from Luke. He was just messing things up even more. WHY did a guy have to like me NOW? I sighed as I dialed the number that he had left for me to call. He answered the phone on the first ring.
Luke was actually really nice. I talked to him for about an hour, he made me forget all about Guy, until I got a beep from call waiting.
"Um, hey, I've got somebody on the other line, so I've gotta go. But I'll see you at school tomorrow."
"Sure, bye."
"Bye." I said as I answered the other call.
"Hello?'
"Hey Connie." It was Charlie. I sighed to myself, here we go again. "Look, I'm really sorry for what I said earlier at practice, it's just that I'm really worried about you guys. I hate to see you fight."
"I'm sorry for being mean to you, it wasn't right of me. But you were getting a little annoying."
"Sorry."
"It's okay..." I trailed off.
"This is so stupid you know? Why can't we just be friends and go ON with our lives?"
Charlie didn't say anything, and then erupted in laughter.
"What did I say?" I asked.
Finally Charlie calmed down enough to talk to me.
"It's just that that's exactly what Guy said earlier when I called HIM to apologize. Connie, you guys are made for each other. Just talk to him."
"Yeah, I guess I will." I replied.
"Great, See you tomorrow."
"Bye." I said, and with that I hung up. It felt good to be back on good terms with Charlie, but I was still kind of worried about the whole Guy situation...
It didn't take me long to finish my homework, when I got done I looked at the clock. It was only eight thirty but I was so tired. I went upstairs and laid on my bed, not bothering to change clothes.
I thought back over the events of the day, and I couldn't help thinking about Guy. I couldn't get him out of my head. I decided to call him. If I didn't I knew that I wouldn't be able to sleep. Just as I reached for the phone it rang. Freaky huh? I picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Connie." I froze, it was him, what was I gonna say?
"Guy? I was...um...I- I was just about to...call you." I stuttered.
"Really?" He asked.
"Uh huh." I replied.
"Do you wanna meet me at the pond, say like in 10 minuets?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said, breathing a sigh of relief.
"All right. See you in 10 then." He said. We didn't bother to exchange good-byes. I just hung up the phone.
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Wow- long chapter huh? I dunno, I don't really like this chapter either but we'll see how it turns out in the next one....oh and another thing, I really hate to repeat myself but it would really be nice to get some feedback...in the form of REVIEWS! (hint hint) *sigh* anyway....thanx 2 aznJEDI13 who has reviewed every chapter so far....THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! (See...if you review this story, I'll be like, your best friend forever ;-) -Kit
"Hey, Connie." Charlie said skating up to me. Great, here he was, out to fix the problems of the world again.
"Hey, Charlie." I replied.
"How are you?" He asked.
"Fine, you?"
"Great."
"Oh...okay."
"Charlie Conway, do you know something?" I asked curiously.
"No, why." He answered nervously
"You do too, you can't lie to me. I've known you since kindergarten, I can tell when you know something."
"Well..."
"Charlie!" I said warningly.
"It's just that I've been talking to Guy a lot lately, he's pretty depressed, maybe you should talk to him."
"He doesn't want to talk to me." I said disgustedly.
"Well somebody needs to talk to him, he's not being himself."
"You know what, Charlie, if you stopped worrying about everybody else and worried about yourself for once...the world just might be a better place." I said sarcastically as I skated off. Maybe it was a little harsh but he was getting on my nerves.
Soon after that, practice started. We ran shooting drills, skating drills, we even did the trash drill, which we hadn't done in a while. Then we started scrimmaging, we counted off- and Guy and I ended up being on the same team- perfect. Practice wasn't as eventful as I had been afraid of so, the day hadn't been too bad. But I did notice that Averman, and Goldburg, two of Guy's closer friends had somewhat snubbed me at practice. I guess they were on his side, wait, were we allowed to do that? Have sides I mean? This was stupid. It was so third grade. I just wanted things back to the way they were. Could THAT ever happen? Maybe not, but if not I just wanted Guy and I to be friends.
As we started skating back to the locker room after practice I noticed Coach taking Guy aside. It looked like he was yelling at him. Guy was a very consistent player and Coach hardly ever had to say anything to him. Guy took off his helmet and left glove and rubbed his eyes, then he said something to coach. I felt sorry for him. I was 99.9 percent sure that Coach had been chewing him out about his performance at practice today, it was probably my fault too, but I guess there wasn't much I could do about it.
When I got home that night there was a message on my answering machine from Luke. He was just messing things up even more. WHY did a guy have to like me NOW? I sighed as I dialed the number that he had left for me to call. He answered the phone on the first ring.
Luke was actually really nice. I talked to him for about an hour, he made me forget all about Guy, until I got a beep from call waiting.
"Um, hey, I've got somebody on the other line, so I've gotta go. But I'll see you at school tomorrow."
"Sure, bye."
"Bye." I said as I answered the other call.
"Hello?'
"Hey Connie." It was Charlie. I sighed to myself, here we go again. "Look, I'm really sorry for what I said earlier at practice, it's just that I'm really worried about you guys. I hate to see you fight."
"I'm sorry for being mean to you, it wasn't right of me. But you were getting a little annoying."
"Sorry."
"It's okay..." I trailed off.
"This is so stupid you know? Why can't we just be friends and go ON with our lives?"
Charlie didn't say anything, and then erupted in laughter.
"What did I say?" I asked.
Finally Charlie calmed down enough to talk to me.
"It's just that that's exactly what Guy said earlier when I called HIM to apologize. Connie, you guys are made for each other. Just talk to him."
"Yeah, I guess I will." I replied.
"Great, See you tomorrow."
"Bye." I said, and with that I hung up. It felt good to be back on good terms with Charlie, but I was still kind of worried about the whole Guy situation...
It didn't take me long to finish my homework, when I got done I looked at the clock. It was only eight thirty but I was so tired. I went upstairs and laid on my bed, not bothering to change clothes.
I thought back over the events of the day, and I couldn't help thinking about Guy. I couldn't get him out of my head. I decided to call him. If I didn't I knew that I wouldn't be able to sleep. Just as I reached for the phone it rang. Freaky huh? I picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Connie." I froze, it was him, what was I gonna say?
"Guy? I was...um...I- I was just about to...call you." I stuttered.
"Really?" He asked.
"Uh huh." I replied.
"Do you wanna meet me at the pond, say like in 10 minuets?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said, breathing a sigh of relief.
"All right. See you in 10 then." He said. We didn't bother to exchange good-byes. I just hung up the phone.
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Wow- long chapter huh? I dunno, I don't really like this chapter either but we'll see how it turns out in the next one....oh and another thing, I really hate to repeat myself but it would really be nice to get some feedback...in the form of REVIEWS! (hint hint) *sigh* anyway....thanx 2 aznJEDI13 who has reviewed every chapter so far....THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! (See...if you review this story, I'll be like, your best friend forever ;-) -Kit