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The next day Amy awoke bright and early. She was fully dressed and ready for the day ahead long before Sam began to stir.
"Hey sleepy head", Amy said softly, as her roommate slowly sat upright and opened her eyes.
"Hey", Sam grunted, squinting at the daylight that poured through the windows.
"You planning on rejoining this world any time soon, or do you wanna roll over and catch some more Z's?" Amy asked. She walked over and perched on the edge of Sam's bed waiting for a response.
"No, I'll get up now". Sam stretched her arms and let out a yawn. "Or maybe not", she said, plonking her head back down on the pillow.
"Okay, well, I have to go call my grandparents then I'm going to the food hall for breakfast. Why don't you just head down when you're ready?"
"Uh huh", Sam mumbled.
"Okay", Amy nodded to her self. She rose to her feet and walked towards the door. "Bye". Sam didn't respond. She rolled her eyes and exited the room.
When Amy got to the food hall the queue had died down. By now most of the students had collected their food and moved to the seating area. She made her way to the counter and within minutes she was handed a tray of buttered toast, fresh fruit and coffee. She turned around and her eyes slowly searched the room, looking for some one she knew. She spotted the ducks sat over in a far corner and decided to join them.
"Morning", she said timidly once she reached the table.
"Hey Amy", Connie beamed. "Here, sit down", she slid along the bench on which she was sat to make room for Amy.
"Thanks". Amy smiled and took a seat.
"Hey", Adam smiled from his place across the table.
"Hi", Amy replied. Suddenly she felt as if all eyes were on her. She looked at the ducks and each of them sat staring between her and Adam.
"Cut it out guys", Connie said sharply. As if she'd picked up on Amy's awkwardness and embarrassment. They all resumed eating their breakfasts.
"Thanks", Amy whispered and Connie simply winked at her.
After five or so minutes passed, filled with silence, Guy spoke up.
"Hey, where's Sam?" He asked, looking directly at Amy.
"Oh, she hasn't managed to haul herself out of bed yet", Amy answered. She looked at Charlie expecting some kind of response but he didn't seem to care. "She'll be here soon though", she added.
"Is she still interested in trying out for the hockey team?" Connie asked.
"As far as I know, yes".
"Well we practice this afternoon, so if she's really interested she needs to come along and speak to coach".
"I'm sure she will", Amy smiled briefly but it quickly faded. All the ducks seemed to care about was hockey, and Sam too, but she didn't. Did that make her an outcast? She quickly shook the thought from her head. Surely there was another way for her to fit in.
"So um, what else do you guys do? Besides hockey of course?" She asked nervously.
"Besides hockey? Not a lot really", Julie answered, shrugging.
"Speak for yourself", Portman snorted. "I play guitar, and one of these days, I'm gonna become a world famous rock star", he bragged. Everyone around the table laughed and rolled their eyes.
"Dream on", Julie said sarcastically.
"Come on guys, we have other interests besides hockey", Connie said.
"Sure we do", Dwayne nodded and smiled. "I play the sax, Guy draws a lot, Russ and Averman try to be comedians and Goldberg, well, he eats a lot.
"A *whole* lot", Averman added.
"Hey, shut up cowboy!" Goldberg protested, throwing a banana peel at Dwayne.
Amy covered her mouth to keep from laughing.
"So, what are your hobbies?" Adam asked her.
"I guess the arts, all forms. I sing and dance, I draw and write. Ooh, also I swim and do gymnastics", Amy gushed.
"Wow, is there anything you don't do?" Connie asked jokingly.
"Well I don't collect stamps". Amy shrugged her shoulders. "'Cause that's just no fun", she added with a laugh.
"So you're pretty talented huh?" Julie suggested.
"Not really, just because I do that stuff doesn't mean I'm good at it".
"I'm sure you are", Adam smiled from across the table. Amy blushed and looked away.
"Ooh, smooth move Banksie", Averman teased. This caused Adam's face to flush too.
"Anyway", Julie said loudly, indicating that it was time to change the subject. "What's the plan for tonight guys and gals?" Everyone looked blank. "Okay, how about this?" she continued, "once practice is over we all head down to Mickey's and hang out there for a while". No one seemed to object.
"Sounds like a plan", Portman said pointedly.
"Well okay then, that's settled", Julie stated, then paused. "Amy, you're gonna come along too right?"
"Um, sure", Amy replied.
"Great, meet us there at, say, six o'clock?"
'I don't even know where Mickey's is!' Amy thought but nodded in agreement anyway.
"Actually, I'll come get you from your room and we can walk there together. If you like?" Adam said, as if he'd read her mind.
"Yeah, I'd like", she nodded again, smiling this time.
"Well if Adam's bringing Amy I guess it's okay for me to bring Sam huh?" Charlie said sounding slightly miffed.
"Sure it is", Julie replied warily.
'Just don't bring the attitude', Amy almost said but didn't. She sat glancing at Charlie with a look of confusion on her face. He seemed to have a real problem with something, she just wasn't sure what.
Charlie looked up from his food tray and caught Amy watching him. He held her gaze for a moment before she turned away. He let out a disgruntled sigh, drawing attention to himself.
"What's up Conway?" Fulton asked, who was sitting right next to him. He stared at Amy while he answered.
"I don't know man, I really don't know".
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The next day Amy awoke bright and early. She was fully dressed and ready for the day ahead long before Sam began to stir.
"Hey sleepy head", Amy said softly, as her roommate slowly sat upright and opened her eyes.
"Hey", Sam grunted, squinting at the daylight that poured through the windows.
"You planning on rejoining this world any time soon, or do you wanna roll over and catch some more Z's?" Amy asked. She walked over and perched on the edge of Sam's bed waiting for a response.
"No, I'll get up now". Sam stretched her arms and let out a yawn. "Or maybe not", she said, plonking her head back down on the pillow.
"Okay, well, I have to go call my grandparents then I'm going to the food hall for breakfast. Why don't you just head down when you're ready?"
"Uh huh", Sam mumbled.
"Okay", Amy nodded to her self. She rose to her feet and walked towards the door. "Bye". Sam didn't respond. She rolled her eyes and exited the room.
When Amy got to the food hall the queue had died down. By now most of the students had collected their food and moved to the seating area. She made her way to the counter and within minutes she was handed a tray of buttered toast, fresh fruit and coffee. She turned around and her eyes slowly searched the room, looking for some one she knew. She spotted the ducks sat over in a far corner and decided to join them.
"Morning", she said timidly once she reached the table.
"Hey Amy", Connie beamed. "Here, sit down", she slid along the bench on which she was sat to make room for Amy.
"Thanks". Amy smiled and took a seat.
"Hey", Adam smiled from his place across the table.
"Hi", Amy replied. Suddenly she felt as if all eyes were on her. She looked at the ducks and each of them sat staring between her and Adam.
"Cut it out guys", Connie said sharply. As if she'd picked up on Amy's awkwardness and embarrassment. They all resumed eating their breakfasts.
"Thanks", Amy whispered and Connie simply winked at her.
After five or so minutes passed, filled with silence, Guy spoke up.
"Hey, where's Sam?" He asked, looking directly at Amy.
"Oh, she hasn't managed to haul herself out of bed yet", Amy answered. She looked at Charlie expecting some kind of response but he didn't seem to care. "She'll be here soon though", she added.
"Is she still interested in trying out for the hockey team?" Connie asked.
"As far as I know, yes".
"Well we practice this afternoon, so if she's really interested she needs to come along and speak to coach".
"I'm sure she will", Amy smiled briefly but it quickly faded. All the ducks seemed to care about was hockey, and Sam too, but she didn't. Did that make her an outcast? She quickly shook the thought from her head. Surely there was another way for her to fit in.
"So um, what else do you guys do? Besides hockey of course?" She asked nervously.
"Besides hockey? Not a lot really", Julie answered, shrugging.
"Speak for yourself", Portman snorted. "I play guitar, and one of these days, I'm gonna become a world famous rock star", he bragged. Everyone around the table laughed and rolled their eyes.
"Dream on", Julie said sarcastically.
"Come on guys, we have other interests besides hockey", Connie said.
"Sure we do", Dwayne nodded and smiled. "I play the sax, Guy draws a lot, Russ and Averman try to be comedians and Goldberg, well, he eats a lot.
"A *whole* lot", Averman added.
"Hey, shut up cowboy!" Goldberg protested, throwing a banana peel at Dwayne.
Amy covered her mouth to keep from laughing.
"So, what are your hobbies?" Adam asked her.
"I guess the arts, all forms. I sing and dance, I draw and write. Ooh, also I swim and do gymnastics", Amy gushed.
"Wow, is there anything you don't do?" Connie asked jokingly.
"Well I don't collect stamps". Amy shrugged her shoulders. "'Cause that's just no fun", she added with a laugh.
"So you're pretty talented huh?" Julie suggested.
"Not really, just because I do that stuff doesn't mean I'm good at it".
"I'm sure you are", Adam smiled from across the table. Amy blushed and looked away.
"Ooh, smooth move Banksie", Averman teased. This caused Adam's face to flush too.
"Anyway", Julie said loudly, indicating that it was time to change the subject. "What's the plan for tonight guys and gals?" Everyone looked blank. "Okay, how about this?" she continued, "once practice is over we all head down to Mickey's and hang out there for a while". No one seemed to object.
"Sounds like a plan", Portman said pointedly.
"Well okay then, that's settled", Julie stated, then paused. "Amy, you're gonna come along too right?"
"Um, sure", Amy replied.
"Great, meet us there at, say, six o'clock?"
'I don't even know where Mickey's is!' Amy thought but nodded in agreement anyway.
"Actually, I'll come get you from your room and we can walk there together. If you like?" Adam said, as if he'd read her mind.
"Yeah, I'd like", she nodded again, smiling this time.
"Well if Adam's bringing Amy I guess it's okay for me to bring Sam huh?" Charlie said sounding slightly miffed.
"Sure it is", Julie replied warily.
'Just don't bring the attitude', Amy almost said but didn't. She sat glancing at Charlie with a look of confusion on her face. He seemed to have a real problem with something, she just wasn't sure what.
Charlie looked up from his food tray and caught Amy watching him. He held her gaze for a moment before she turned away. He let out a disgruntled sigh, drawing attention to himself.
"What's up Conway?" Fulton asked, who was sitting right next to him. He stared at Amy while he answered.
"I don't know man, I really don't know".
