That Night
"Hello, Mr. Bombay's office how can I help you?" asked the secretary.
"Hi, um, is Mr. Bombay in?" asked Charlie.
"Yes, he is may I tell him who his calling?" she stiffly replied.
"Put him on, please he will want to talk to me," Charlie said.
"I am sorry, but unless you tell me who you are I can't let you speak to him,"
"Quack!"
At that moment, Gordon Bombay walked out of his office to get some papers he needed. He saw his secretary's disgust as she pulled the phone from her ear. She then covered the mouthpiece and said "There is a young man on the phone who wishes to speak with you, I asked him who he was and he quacked."
"Excuse me, he quacked?" asked Bombay, with a smile.
"Yes, sir, would you like to take the call?"
"In my office, please."
He ran to his office in eager anticipation though he knew the kids only called when there was trouble. They tried to respect his new life, and in return he respected theirs.
"Hello, who is this?" asked the former coach.
"You get three guesses and the first two don't count," replied Charlie.
" Charlie! How are you?" Bombay inquired.
"I am good, but our new teammates need some legal assitance."
"How so?"
"Danni, the new girl, her dad wants to take her to Iceland to live. Her mom agreed, but she doesn't want to go. Is there any way she could fight this?"
" I don't think so Charlie, her parents are her guardians what they say goes, I'll come talk to them though. What are there names?"
"Her last name is Stannson," Charlie answered.
"You are kidding," Bombay said shocked.
"No, " Charlie responed.
"I will be there in two days."
Two days later
Gordon pulled up to Eden Hall's front entrance, remebering when he handed over his "kids" to Orien and walking away. He had felt horrible. The kids had felt betrayed. Now everyone seemed happy with the situation. He just hoped he wouldn't let them down again. The Ducks felt close to the "Terrible Trio" and Gordon prayed Stannson had no hard feelings and would allow his daughter to stay with her friends. Gordon Bombay entered the school and immediately went to the ice rink.
A chorus of enthusiastic voices shouted in unison: "COACH!"
Skating towards him as fast as they could the team tackled him, with hugs and quacks. Orien called his 'troops' back and helped Bombay to his feet. Everyone smiled except for the group of three that had not hugged him, obviously they were the trio.
"Danni?" asked Gordon.
"Yes," replied the meek teen.
"Let's have a talk,"
"Alright,"
"In Coach Orien's office,"
The two walked away while Matt and Mark bowed their heads in silent prayer, begging God not to take their leader away.
Two hours later, Gordon Bombay drove the exhausted teen home. She had all but bawled her childhood out to him. How her mom blamed her for Stannson leaving, the guilt she had felt, the hate, the meeting of Matt and Mark, their fatherly/brotherly influence, Stannson's recruiting, and the pressure to go.
' I would be pulling my hair out!' he thought.
However, this girl had with stood the hard times with the help of the rest of the trio. She hated both parents, she had no support or real love from them as far as she could see. Now Gordon would face them and hopefully keep her here.
Danni walked into the house to the butt chewing of her mom and the glares of her father, no, sperm donor.
"What were you thinking you had me scared to death!" Sara shouted.
"Promise," retaliated Danni.
"Young lady you have some explaining to do," Stannson bellowed.
"To who? A mom that doesn't care, a dad who is never around! My lawyer is in the car I will go get him and we can settle this right now!"
Bombay entered and shook their hands. Danni went upstairs so she wouldn't have to listen. She laid on her bed and prayed for the first time in a long time that God not take her from her brothers.
