Notes: This takes place about the same time as chapter 4. It doesn't
exactly line up but well as you can imagine people realized Adam's not
going to be there. Also, there was some minor changes done to chapter 4.
The time frame just didn't make sense the way it was. One other thing I
wrote another fic for this series called: The Forgotten Duck. Read and let
me know what you think of it. Fic dedicated to Wahoo McDaniel that passed
away on April 19 2002. Warnings there is one cuss words. Watch out
because Jesse is ticked off.
Say it to My Face
Jesse stood with Charlie and Kenny watching the coaches who were standing to the side talking. Neither looked very happy. "What a happy pair." Jesse commented.
"Where's Banks?" Kenny asked Jesse.
"Don't know. I thought he was coming today. He didn't say anything yesterday about not coming."
"Looks like Banks will not be joining us today so let's start." Wilson said.
They were put through their drills and then scrimmaged. Jesse was surprised that Adam hadn't come at all. He thought his best friend enjoyed being assistant coach. There was an announcement about the teams would be decided at the end of the week.
Jesse wasn't surprised that Orion told him to wait. "Do you know if Adam was going to come today?" Orion said.
"I thought he was. He told me before practice yesterday that he was. Maybe something came up?"
"That must be it." Orion said and walked away.
Jesse walked back to the locker room. The locker room had been split between the JV players that were last year and the newcomers.
"Hey isn't Banks' birthday Monday?" Julie asked.
"I think so." Fulton answered.
"He's been really down lately." Russ said. "We should do something."
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. Hopefully he'll be at practice." Charlie said.
They all left the locker room. Jesse left a pair of sunglasses on the back stairs yesterday and went to see if it was still there. He found it where he left it and started back down the stairs. He stopped when he heard two people talking.
"It's not fair that there's only seven open slots instead of eight." One of them said.
"Yeah I know. My brother told me that Monday before tryouts. They want to see if Banks will be back in time. He said that's what Coach Wilson told him."
"I believe it. The guy was injured and they want to make sure he has a spot since he was a star player for the few games he actually played. This whole thing is rigged. Bet we won't be put on Varsity since they'll probably move all the Duckies up."
"My brother said Banks isn't that great of a player. It was no real loss losing him as a player for Varsity. Didn't seem to affect JV."
Jesse had enough. He stepped into sight and glared at them. Standing there was Rick Riley's younger brother Mikah and a freshman named Kevin Butler. They started to back up. "Say what you've got to say to me! You had no problem talking about Banks."
"Hall it's none of your business." Kevin asked.
"He's my best friend so it is my business. So come on say it to my face. You guys don't know shit about Banks. If he was put on Varsity when he comes back, it's because he earned the spot. But the only reason you'd make Varsity Mikah is because your father is on the board."
Mikah paled. But he shared his brother's temper. "You aren't so great Hall. You won't make Varsity."
"That's your comeback? Please my grandmother has better comebacks then that."
Mikah glared at him. "Watch your back Hall." He said and walked away.
"Cowards." Jesse said and walked away.
Say it to My Face
Jesse stood with Charlie and Kenny watching the coaches who were standing to the side talking. Neither looked very happy. "What a happy pair." Jesse commented.
"Where's Banks?" Kenny asked Jesse.
"Don't know. I thought he was coming today. He didn't say anything yesterday about not coming."
"Looks like Banks will not be joining us today so let's start." Wilson said.
They were put through their drills and then scrimmaged. Jesse was surprised that Adam hadn't come at all. He thought his best friend enjoyed being assistant coach. There was an announcement about the teams would be decided at the end of the week.
Jesse wasn't surprised that Orion told him to wait. "Do you know if Adam was going to come today?" Orion said.
"I thought he was. He told me before practice yesterday that he was. Maybe something came up?"
"That must be it." Orion said and walked away.
Jesse walked back to the locker room. The locker room had been split between the JV players that were last year and the newcomers.
"Hey isn't Banks' birthday Monday?" Julie asked.
"I think so." Fulton answered.
"He's been really down lately." Russ said. "We should do something."
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. Hopefully he'll be at practice." Charlie said.
They all left the locker room. Jesse left a pair of sunglasses on the back stairs yesterday and went to see if it was still there. He found it where he left it and started back down the stairs. He stopped when he heard two people talking.
"It's not fair that there's only seven open slots instead of eight." One of them said.
"Yeah I know. My brother told me that Monday before tryouts. They want to see if Banks will be back in time. He said that's what Coach Wilson told him."
"I believe it. The guy was injured and they want to make sure he has a spot since he was a star player for the few games he actually played. This whole thing is rigged. Bet we won't be put on Varsity since they'll probably move all the Duckies up."
"My brother said Banks isn't that great of a player. It was no real loss losing him as a player for Varsity. Didn't seem to affect JV."
Jesse had enough. He stepped into sight and glared at them. Standing there was Rick Riley's younger brother Mikah and a freshman named Kevin Butler. They started to back up. "Say what you've got to say to me! You had no problem talking about Banks."
"Hall it's none of your business." Kevin asked.
"He's my best friend so it is my business. So come on say it to my face. You guys don't know shit about Banks. If he was put on Varsity when he comes back, it's because he earned the spot. But the only reason you'd make Varsity Mikah is because your father is on the board."
Mikah paled. But he shared his brother's temper. "You aren't so great Hall. You won't make Varsity."
"That's your comeback? Please my grandmother has better comebacks then that."
Mikah glared at him. "Watch your back Hall." He said and walked away.
"Cowards." Jesse said and walked away.