Adam shoved his dorm room door open and fell in a depressed mound on his bed. Hoping his roommates wouldn't be returning soon. He was the only member of the team that had two roommates, when he left the varsity team freshmen year he was thrown in with Charlie and Guy. Here it was over three years later and it hadn't changed. The bunk bed on the adjacent wall which Charlie and Guy occupied was empty and he was just what he wanted to be alone. There was a picture of Nicole sitting on his desk, it was from the junior prom. She was frozen in time behind the glass, her smile reminding Adam of the time in which she loved him as much as he did her. It seemed so long ago, years instead of months. And he missed her. After twenty minutes of solitude, he grabbed his book bag and headed toward his calculus class. Sinking into his seat in the back row between Julie and Ken, Adam took out his book and pretended to pay attention.
"Adam, hey Adam, Banks are you alive?" Kenny snapped his fingers in front of Banks's face.
"Uh, what?" Banks came back to reality
"Class is over and we have practice."
"Oh right, I'll meet you guys there I gotta go get my gear."
As Adam retreated down the hall Julie leaned over to Ken and whispered
"We have to find a way to get him out of this funk."
"I know."
As usual the girl friends of the players were sitting on the bleachers gossiping, instead of watching the scrimmage. Charlie and Linda were still together and she had become quite the little hockey fan in the past four years. Nicole was also there, along with Portman's girlfriend Molly, Russ's Jacqueline and Luis's latest squeeze Brittany. Nicole had brought Larissa with her.
"Banks you gotta stop starin' at Nicky, it's not healthy man." Goldberg was sitting on the bench lacing up his skates
"I wasn't looking at Nicole I was looking at the girl next to her." Adam sighed
"Wow she's hott!"
"She's has an attitude problem."
"And you know this how?"
"I met her this afternoon at the rink.."
"She's still hott, but she must be bad if you'll talk trash about her." That was the thing that separated Adam the most from the team (well with the exception of his money of course) he was raised by and is a firm believer in the "If you can't say anything nice" school of thought.
As usual coach Orion put the higher scores (Adam, Charlie, Russ, Dwayne, Guy and Fulton) on one team to face Julie and the average players (Portman, Ken, Connie and Luis) against Goldberg. At the end of practice Julies team had won, but it didn't really matter because the whole team know tomorrow the rolls could be reversed.
Adam showered quickly and pulled a dark blue polo shirt over him tired body. His muscle though more defined then they had been in the past ached beyond belief. His hair was still wet when he existed the locker room, he liked feeling the gentle Minnesota breeze blowing through his damp light brown locks. It was a sensation that made him feel alive. That's when he saw her, Larissa. Leaning against the concrete wall standing with her arms folded impatiently.
"Adam." A small smile played across her pouty lips when she saw him
"What?" Banks's gear bag was beginning to ware on his over worked arms so gently he put it down.
"I wanted to apologize for the way I acted earlier. I didn't know who you were then."
"And who am I?"
"Nicky's ex boyfriend."
"How does that make a difference?"
"Well Nicole doesn't date losers so for her to have liked you , you must have been a good guy."
"Gee thanks."
"Okay this isn't working the way I had planned. You look thirsty do you wanna get a drink?"
The idea bounced around in his head for a minute, he was parched, but to get a soda with Larissa. But eventually he decided a pop wouldn't be a bad idea.
Larissa walked over to the soda machine and slipped her last two bills into the machine. Adam had offered to pay but she shrugged him off saying
"I asked you remember?"
After giving him his Coke and getting a root beer for herself, they set off to find a comfy spot on the commons. While they were talking Larissa told him how she really didn't belong at the school. She wasn't there on an academic or athletic scholarship, nor were her parents wealthy. Her father was a carpenter who'd been hired to redo the gym floor. In place of being paid he asked that his daughter be given free admission.
"I hate school, in fact I hated math so much in elementary school I flunked and had to do second grade twice. I love writing though." She got this dreamy look in her eyes and Adam started to think maybe she wasn't so bad.. Until she put her foot in her mouth of course.
"So Nicky left you for that Texan." She put the cap back on her bottle and tapped in against her leg rhythmically.
Adam's face fell instantaneously.
"Yeah she did. Dwayne's a real nice guy though, I know he'll treat her right."
"You're better looking anyway." Larissa flirted completely catching Banks off guard. Sure he was one of the best looking and players on the team, but girls didn't hit on him. Especially not gorgeous freshmen. He felt uncomfortable.
"I'm going to go now." He made up some excuse about helping Portman with a book report and left.
"That went well."
When Adam got back to his room Guy and Charlie were busy getting ready for a double date.
"Hey Banksie come with us." Charlie buttoned up his flannel
"Where you going?" Banks sat on Guy's bunk
"The movies, Connie wants to see the new Josh Hartnett movie." Guy splashed on some cologne
"You want me to tag along on your dates?"
"Come on Cake eater there has to be some girl you can bring."
"Actually there just maybe."
A few minutes later the three boys were standing outside the door to Nicole's room
"Banksie you need to get over this you can't take Dwayne's girl to a movie." Charlie slapped him in the back of the head
"I'm not here for Nicky." He tapped on the door and Larissa answered it
"Umm hi Adam, Nicole's out with Dwayne."
"I'm here to see you. Do you wanna go to a movie?"
"I'm fresh out of cash sorry."
"I asked you remember."
Larissa smiled hearing her words repeated and Adam did look hott in his charcoal gray, ribbed mock turtle neck.
"Give me a minute to change." She closed her door and raced to find something cute. When she opened it again she had on a pair of black flares and hunter green halter top under a black leather jacket.
"You look great."
"Hey Adam remember what I said about not liking being hit on. It still stands."
As she turned around to close her door Guy and Charlie gave Banks the raised eye brows. It was going to be an interesting night.
"Adam, hey Adam, Banks are you alive?" Kenny snapped his fingers in front of Banks's face.
"Uh, what?" Banks came back to reality
"Class is over and we have practice."
"Oh right, I'll meet you guys there I gotta go get my gear."
As Adam retreated down the hall Julie leaned over to Ken and whispered
"We have to find a way to get him out of this funk."
"I know."
As usual the girl friends of the players were sitting on the bleachers gossiping, instead of watching the scrimmage. Charlie and Linda were still together and she had become quite the little hockey fan in the past four years. Nicole was also there, along with Portman's girlfriend Molly, Russ's Jacqueline and Luis's latest squeeze Brittany. Nicole had brought Larissa with her.
"Banks you gotta stop starin' at Nicky, it's not healthy man." Goldberg was sitting on the bench lacing up his skates
"I wasn't looking at Nicole I was looking at the girl next to her." Adam sighed
"Wow she's hott!"
"She's has an attitude problem."
"And you know this how?"
"I met her this afternoon at the rink.."
"She's still hott, but she must be bad if you'll talk trash about her." That was the thing that separated Adam the most from the team (well with the exception of his money of course) he was raised by and is a firm believer in the "If you can't say anything nice" school of thought.
As usual coach Orion put the higher scores (Adam, Charlie, Russ, Dwayne, Guy and Fulton) on one team to face Julie and the average players (Portman, Ken, Connie and Luis) against Goldberg. At the end of practice Julies team had won, but it didn't really matter because the whole team know tomorrow the rolls could be reversed.
Adam showered quickly and pulled a dark blue polo shirt over him tired body. His muscle though more defined then they had been in the past ached beyond belief. His hair was still wet when he existed the locker room, he liked feeling the gentle Minnesota breeze blowing through his damp light brown locks. It was a sensation that made him feel alive. That's when he saw her, Larissa. Leaning against the concrete wall standing with her arms folded impatiently.
"Adam." A small smile played across her pouty lips when she saw him
"What?" Banks's gear bag was beginning to ware on his over worked arms so gently he put it down.
"I wanted to apologize for the way I acted earlier. I didn't know who you were then."
"And who am I?"
"Nicky's ex boyfriend."
"How does that make a difference?"
"Well Nicole doesn't date losers so for her to have liked you , you must have been a good guy."
"Gee thanks."
"Okay this isn't working the way I had planned. You look thirsty do you wanna get a drink?"
The idea bounced around in his head for a minute, he was parched, but to get a soda with Larissa. But eventually he decided a pop wouldn't be a bad idea.
Larissa walked over to the soda machine and slipped her last two bills into the machine. Adam had offered to pay but she shrugged him off saying
"I asked you remember?"
After giving him his Coke and getting a root beer for herself, they set off to find a comfy spot on the commons. While they were talking Larissa told him how she really didn't belong at the school. She wasn't there on an academic or athletic scholarship, nor were her parents wealthy. Her father was a carpenter who'd been hired to redo the gym floor. In place of being paid he asked that his daughter be given free admission.
"I hate school, in fact I hated math so much in elementary school I flunked and had to do second grade twice. I love writing though." She got this dreamy look in her eyes and Adam started to think maybe she wasn't so bad.. Until she put her foot in her mouth of course.
"So Nicky left you for that Texan." She put the cap back on her bottle and tapped in against her leg rhythmically.
Adam's face fell instantaneously.
"Yeah she did. Dwayne's a real nice guy though, I know he'll treat her right."
"You're better looking anyway." Larissa flirted completely catching Banks off guard. Sure he was one of the best looking and players on the team, but girls didn't hit on him. Especially not gorgeous freshmen. He felt uncomfortable.
"I'm going to go now." He made up some excuse about helping Portman with a book report and left.
"That went well."
When Adam got back to his room Guy and Charlie were busy getting ready for a double date.
"Hey Banksie come with us." Charlie buttoned up his flannel
"Where you going?" Banks sat on Guy's bunk
"The movies, Connie wants to see the new Josh Hartnett movie." Guy splashed on some cologne
"You want me to tag along on your dates?"
"Come on Cake eater there has to be some girl you can bring."
"Actually there just maybe."
A few minutes later the three boys were standing outside the door to Nicole's room
"Banksie you need to get over this you can't take Dwayne's girl to a movie." Charlie slapped him in the back of the head
"I'm not here for Nicky." He tapped on the door and Larissa answered it
"Umm hi Adam, Nicole's out with Dwayne."
"I'm here to see you. Do you wanna go to a movie?"
"I'm fresh out of cash sorry."
"I asked you remember."
Larissa smiled hearing her words repeated and Adam did look hott in his charcoal gray, ribbed mock turtle neck.
"Give me a minute to change." She closed her door and raced to find something cute. When she opened it again she had on a pair of black flares and hunter green halter top under a black leather jacket.
"You look great."
"Hey Adam remember what I said about not liking being hit on. It still stands."
As she turned around to close her door Guy and Charlie gave Banks the raised eye brows. It was going to be an interesting night.
