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Trials of Love Rewrite Chapter 10

Unofficial Showdown

We made it to the rink early the next morning. Banks was already there waiting for us. I was lucky his dad didn't ask too many questions when I called last night. The Ducks were already at the rink too. They were dressed in their own Duck jersey's from the goodwill games. I immediately spotted Julie and skated up to her.

"Hey, we call it even?" I asked smiling, hoping that she could forgive me and we could

still have a chance at a relationship someday.

"I hate ties. They're like kissing your brother." I shook my head as she climbed into the Ducks bench. I always hated that saying. I knew I should have picked something else to say. I skated down to my net and warmed up before the game started. I couldn't help but wonder why she wasn't starting. I came to the conclusion that Goldberg inserted himself in the net and because of it; the Ducks were going to get creamed. Actually, it's not a bad strategy. Make Riley think we can cream them now with Goldberg in net, then spring Julie in there in the official game and then cream us.

I looked out on the ice to see Adam talking with Charlie. "They didn't tell me until it was to late. Charlie you got to believe me."

"Yeah right, preppy." Conway responded. I shook my head. I figured Adam would be unrightfully blamed for this. Poor kid.

The game was ready to begin and Riley took the first face off with Riley. "First to ten. Full check."

"Bring it on." Charlie responded and he and Riley crashed their sticks together, before Riley won the face off and slammed the captain duck to the ground.

Riley skated down the ice, towards the net. "Come on buddy. Make your move, make your move." Goldberg taunted as Riley shot and scored.

Riley celebrated at center ice, taking time to taunt the ducks in the process. "Easy."

The ducks won the next face off. All five of them skated behind their own net. Conway held up his stick. "Flying V." The ducks skated towards us. We were ready, we took them down easy and went in five on nothing. Chris Johnson scored easily on Goldberg.

We won the next face off, but came up empty. Somehow Conway got the puck on a breakaway and got an open shot at me. He tried his triple deke move, but I was able to easily snare it in my glove.

"What do I have to do?" Conway yelled as Riley guided the puck down ice.

Cole knocked Goldberg on his ass and Riley stood above him with the puck on his stick. "Quack, quack, quack. Mr. goalie boy." Riley slammed the puck in the next.

"What was that huh?" Charlie pushed Riley.

"Let me at him Charlie." I heard the other female duck yell.

"Oh hey here's one. You got a little problem. Come on sweetie. Come on take a shot. Come on. No. Huh, huh, huh." I watched as the female duck skated away. "Maybe later." I shook my head, embarrassed by the way Riley was acting.

"You want some punk."

"Settle down boys."

The ducks won the next face off and Conway was once again heading towards me. Banks was right with him and they were fighting for position. "Damn it Banks." I heard Conway yell, before putting Adam in a headlock. The next thing I knew the two of them were in the net with me.

They got up and immediately started fighting. "Yeah see how you like it Banks."

"Yeah nice take down, you'd be in the box."

"Go cry to your rich parents."

"Alright fine." That's when the fight broke out. The benches were cleared and there was an all out war. I ended up fighting with the lone bash brother. I had a little help from Chris, and we still had a tough time handling him. It was about that time that Coach Orion showed up.

"Freeze." He blew his whistle. "Hey, hey. Break it up. Break it up now, hey." he strated pushing our players away from the ducks. He grabbed Riley by his jersey and yelled in his face. "It's a damn good thing I'm not your coach, now get your team out of here now." He let go. "Varsity team out, let's go. Get out of her. Let's go. You, out."

We headed towards the exit and Riley and Cole skated backwards so they could yell at the ducks. "This ain't over." Riley told them.

"We're gonna destroy you guys." Cole yelled back at them.

Riley was pointing at them and I grabbed his jersey pulling him around. "Just let it go."

I made it to the locker room just in time so Adam punches the wall. I shook my head. This kid is crazy. Is he trying to end his career? I waited until everyone else had left before going up to him.

"Are you okay?" I asked, sitting down next to him.

"No. They all hate me." he told me.

I grabbed his hand and looked at the blood coming from his knuckles. "What were you thinking doing this?"

" I was trying to end my season, so I wouldn't have to put up with all of this."

"You could have ended you career." I examined the hand. "I don't think anything is broken."

Adam sighed. "Of course not. I'm not that lucky." he told me as he got up and left the locker room. I sat there, stunned.

I got dressed and left as well. I saw Julie sitting on a bench outside. I decided to walk up to her and try and talk to her.

"Julie." I sat down next to her.

"Leave me alone," she told me coolly.

"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry."

"I said go away." she told me angrily. Something must have happened with Orion. She wasn't this grouchy with me on the ice that morning.

"Look, I just want to let you know that Adam had nothing to do with that prank the other night. He didn't know until we got there, and Riley made him sit between two varsity members so he wouldn't tell you guys." I told her and started to walk away. "And I would still like to take you to dinner and watch Gone with the Wind with you."

She shook her head. "Not a chance." she told me. I shook my head and walked away. I would get her to forgive me and go out with me if it was the last thing I did.

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