Hey! I have to type this up on Sunday and Tuesday. "You skipped Monday!" No, I didn't, I'm going home with my friend, so that my parents don't have to pick me up from school, take me home, drive me to my friend's house, then pick me up. Smart thing my friend thought of, right? Alright, well, in case you're wondering why I'm going to my friend's house, it's because we are going trick-or-treating together. Since everyone gets to wear their costume to school tomorrow, I'll already be dressed up! I'm going to look so cute! But, not really. I'm going as a nerd, a nerdy nerd, and people are going to say "You have the best costume, ever! You're amazing!" I'm not conceited, as one could tell.
Anyways….
Tuesday
Today was my teacher's birthday, and there was a girl in my grade who had the same name as my teacher and her birthday was today, too. Weird,right? Well, Kendizzle's birthday is tomorrow and I've been making sure my friends know. I wrote it in my agenda, and I'm pretty sure the people who sit around me think that I'm talking about a relative when they see "Kendall's birthday!" written in my agenda.
Let's get to typing!
Kendizzle is eight.
"Go, Kendall! Woo!" Mrs. Knight cheered.
"Go Big Bruhder!" Katie yelled with her pointer finger in her mouth.
Tonight was Kendall's first hockey game, and his team, the Bears, was losing by two points. There was less than a minute left in the game, and the opposing team, the Tigers, was playing hard-ball. It wasn't too much of a fair match, considering that every player on the Bears team was a year younger and a bit weaker than the opposing team. It was a surprise that the Bears were this close to the other team's score. If they won, it would be a true miracle.
"Time out!" the Bears' coach called.
The group huddled into a circle and the coach gave his team a little pep talk that went a little something like this:
"I'm very proud of all of you all, especially you, Kendall. You've been fighting hard, and you're using some great techniques. As you may know, we're down by two points. We can get 'em if we really try. I'm going to be happy whether we win or lose, but I hope you're still going to put in that same 110% in these last thirty seconds that you've been putting in the rest of the game. Hands in…GO BEARS!"
The Bears and the Tigers got in the same position on the ice as they did when the game had started. The puck was dropped in between Kendall and some kid named Dexter, whoever that was. The game was started back up, and the puck was immediately being slid towards the Tigers' goal. The Bears were trying to get the puck away from the Tigers, but there was no such thing as nice opponents at that point in time.
Twenty-five seconds…
Surprisingly, Kendall and James were able to distract members on the other team so that Carlos could swoop in and steal the puck. The rest of the team was already scattered around the rink, and they managed to get the puck to just barely glide into the goal.
Fifteen seconds…
With one more point left needed to win the game, the Tigers started to stir up some unsportsmanlike conduct. Three of the Tigers' members "accidentally" ran into James, Carlos, and Logan. Dexter was actually trying to get to the puck, but knocked Kendall down on the way. The crowd supporting the Bears started to shout "FOUL!" but everyone else was cheering for the Tigers. The Tigers ended up getting a foul, but the game went on as if nothing had happened.
Eight seconds…
Kendall brushed himself off and, with his friends, went towards the clump of players.
"JAMES, GOAL! CARLOS, MIDDLE! LOGAN, HERE!" Kendall directed.
The boys skated to their places, and waited for the puck to come their way.
Five seconds…
The worst player on the Tigers' team got a hold of the puck, skating in the wrong direction, making it easier for Kendall to get the puck. Once Kendall had control of the puck, he hit towards Logan, who hit it towards Carlos, who skated a couple feet, and hit it towards James.
Three seconds…
"IT WON'T MAKE IT, KNIGHT!" Dexter shouted.
"GO, GO, GO!" Kendall screamed.
James hit it the last five feet it had to go.
One second…
Slide, slide, slide…
ERR! The buzzer rang, signaling the end of the game. The Tigers started cheering, knowing that they had won.
"Not so fast," the announcer boomed over the speakers. "It seems that the last few seconds need to be played to determine who the winner is."
The teams skated towards their coaches and formed a circle. The Bears' coach was whispering encouraging words while the Tigers' coach was threatening to work them so hard they would wish they had their mothers. Some parents got out of their seats and got as close to their children as they could. Mrs. Knight was one of the parents and once she got to Kendall, she immediately let him hold Katie. Katie started telling Kendall jokes and how she hoped they had won since they worked so hard.
"We have determined a winner," the announcer informed. "The winner is…THE BEARS!"
The Bears skated out to the middle of the rink, cheering, and the whole team hoisted the boys on their shoulders. Everyone could see Kendall, James, Carlos, Logan, and Katie waving and cheering. One of the team members was given the trophy and passed it up to Kendall. All five children put a hand on the trophy and started to smile- while screaming- for a picture.
"You did it," Carlos, James, and Logan whispered.
"No," Kendall disagreed, "We did it."
Happy, cute, fluffy ending!
Translations
Bruhder-brother
Fun Facts
1. It took me a bit to come up with the opposing team's name
2. Since I was playing some BTR music videos I had to say to myself, "I need to stop and get to work so that all my readers can read my story. After that, I will upload the chapter and then I can stare at their faces."
3. The original time left was a little less than 2 minutes
4. I know nothing about hockey, so I'm sorry if it's screwed up or sounds weird or whatever
5. It took me a good five minutes to come up with the beginning of the seventh paragraph that wouldn't be confusing for you all. I had to sing, think, and run my fingers through my hair to come up with the beginning. Shows how much work goes into these chapters.
6. I had to look back in the story to remember which team was which
7. Youtube started screwing up on me, so I started streaming my favorite radio station on the computer
8. I couldn't mention Dexter early in the story without bringing him back
9. I thought it would be cute if Katie lightened the mood with some jokes
10. I kinda wanted to write a celebration part, but decided not to since the celebration at the hockey rink seemed to end the chapter better
I have to go study for a Social Studies test, but I will take a break to reply to reviews, so feel free to "feed" the review button! :]
Thanks for reading and reviewing! Remember, it's Kendall's birthday tomorrow, celebrate it! :]
