I found my notebook! Meaning I don't have to completely re-outline my story!

Disclaimer – Still don't own BTR

This chapter takes place throughout the following week. So we're on week 3/ the beginning of 4 of the buildup, meaning … the big moment is fast approaching, which will be in either the next chapter or the one right after it. I'm super excited!

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The week before the game flashed by before Logan was even sure what had happened. He had spent the week practicing hockey with the team, studying for his Chemistry test, or talking with Kolby. At the beginning of the week Kolby had suggested that they exchange numbers so they could talk more frequently since Logan didn't have much time to spend on the computer anymore. Logan was excited because Kolby seemed to be the only one who understood the amount of stress the week was putting on him and was glad that he would get to talk with him more.

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Kolby was ecstatic. He wasn't sure whether or not Logan would exchange numbers with him. After finding out Logan and his dad were slowly rebuilding their relationship he had to completely rethink his plan. He eventually decided he just needed Logan to build a closer relationship with him and to make sure he could talk to him all the time. What better way to do that than texting. And this week seemed to have been the perfect week to start as soon as he found out how stressful it was for Logan.

Apparently Logan had an important Chemistry test the next week that would decide whether or not he would have an A or a B in the class on his next report. As well as a big hockey game that would not only determine their placement for the playoffs but redeem them from a crushing loss that had happened the year before.

Knowing what stress could do to a person led Kolby to start planting little ideas that he hoped would influence Logan to come to him. Things like "you know I'm here for you" and "if you ever need to escape I'm sure my mom wouldn't mind you coming to visit."

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~~~~Sunday night dinner at the Mitchell's~~~~

"So Logan, if I am remembering correctly, your game against Duluth East is this coming Thursday isn't it?" asked Liam.

"Yes! And coach said that as long as we play like we've been all season there's no way that they can beat us!" exclaimed Logan.

"You also have that big Chemistry text on Tuesday don't you?" questioned Joanna.

"Yes, and I've been studying more than usual for it as well. I've got a really good feeling about it."

"That's good. Is it going to be on your progress report Friday or will it be on the one after that?"

"Mr. Shultz said it was going to be on Friday's report."

"Good. I hope you remember the conversation we had regarding your last report. What I said still stands."

"What did you say darling?" asked Liam.

"I informed Logan that if his grades did not improve or if they got worse, I would remove him from the hockey team."

"You don't think that that's a little extreme?"

"It's no worse than what my parents would have done."

"What would Grammy and Papaw have done to you?" inquired Logan. He'd always thought of his grandparents as pretty easy going people and he couldn't imagine them being as strict as his mother was.

"Well as you know I was a member of my high school's softball team. However, I was informed from the day I tried out for the team that if I made anything less than an A I would forfeit my spot on the team to spend more time studying."

"Didn't you hate that you had so much pressure to be perfect?" asked Logan. He was shocked that his mother went though stress of having straight As and still pressured him to achieve the same high standards.

"Are you kidding? I loved the challenge. I also loved that my parents thought so highly of me that they expected me to get those grades," she said looking straight at Logan, "I realized that I didn't want to let them down by doing anything less than my best."

"Anyway," said Liam trying to steer the conversation away from the path it was headed, "What time is the game Thursday? I want to make sure to be there."

"You mean it dad? You're really going to the game?"

"Hey, I told you I was going to start going to the important events in your life and I meant it. So, what time is it so I can be there."

"It's at 6:30 but Jennifer, Sylvia, Brooke, and I usually meet up 30 minutes before to make sure we get good seats."

"Well, I don't get off work till 6 so make sure to save me one."

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~~~~Tuesday aka test day at lunch~~~~

"So Logie, how'd your test go?" asked Kendall.

"It was brutal," he said with a slight laugh. "It was 175 questions of torture but I feel like I did really well."

"So do you think it'll bump your grade up to the A your mom wants?" questioned James.

"I have to believe it will because if my grade stays a B then bad things happen."

"Dude it's just a B it's not the end of the world" interjected Carlos.

"It might as well be."

"Why? Did you mom threaten you with another grounding?" asked James.

"No, worse…"

"What could possibly be worse than being grounded?" questioned Carlos, who'd had his fair share of groundings and considered them one of the worst things in the world.

"She said that if my grade stays where it is or drops even lower than she is pulling me off the hockey team."

"WHAT?" Came the simultaneous reaction from the three other boys.

"I was wrong," said Carlos "There is something worse than being grounded."

"It's a good thing you're so smart Logan. If it was me in your shoes I'd be handing over my hockey gear Thursday instead of wearing it," said James.

"There is no use in worrying about it right now. What we need to worry about is the game on Thursday," explained Kendall, "We have to beat them. If we beat them we take first in our division and will get home advantage for the first round of the playoffs."

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Ugh, I don't know about you guys but I did NOT like this chapter, (you can let me know via a review.) This sad excuse for a chapter fought me the whole way (I blame Kolby for that because I don't enjoy writing how much of a creep he is). However we ended up with just a couple days left in the story's timeline till the big event happens that pushes poor Logie too far. Remember to go vote on the poll on my page, I want to see who you think will be the final reason!