Notes: I was on 'vacation' that's why I haven't updated. Have the next chapter, Good Night Sweet Prince, almost finished. It'll be posted with this so maybe that was pointless. Anyway enjoy and review. Oh yes this Homecoming thing is based on how my high school did it.
I Wanna Go to a TV High School!
"Who besides me knows about your fear of the number nine?" Charlie asked.
"Well Jesse did. Oh and I also told Terry in an email about it." We were walking back to the Varsity dorms after practice. We were still talking about the golf balls and the jersey.
"You think Terry could have told them about last year?" Guy asked.
"He might of. He knew about it." I sighed. This was not good.
"Maybe you should call your parents." Julie suggested. "Your dad helped you last year."
"They have enough to worry about with Kiley. I don't want to bother them."
Guy and I entered our dorm. "What's this about a fear of nines?"
"Just the single nine." I sighed. I might as well tell him. There was no real reason not to anymore. "It goes back to my Hawk days. It was my brother's number. My brother was a good hockey player. My dad was hoping I'd follow in Jeffrey's footsteps. He was pleased when he saw that I was better then my brother. My dad was against me playing with the Ducks, but all I wanted to do was play hockey. I was so scared when I entered your guy's locker room. I didn't know how you would react to me. I got the response I was expecting. Who would have thought after that first meeting that Jesse and I would be best friends? Anyway, back to the nines. At first, I didn't know how I felt about being number ninety-nine. But I guess after awhile I was happy about it. I think the single number nine started bugging me when I got Jesse's green Duck jersey. Then last year when I ended up using an old practice jersey, the kind that still had numbers on them, it had nine on it. I started to feel like it was a sign. I told Charlie about it once. I told Jesse about why I didn't ever want to be number nine again a few years ago. And it was something I brought up in an email to Terry last year. Now someone's using it against me."
Guy had been silent while I said that. "I didn't know." He said quietly.
"I didn't tell you."
"You've felt that way for six years?"
"Yeah. I guess it was only time before that caught up with me."
Guy sat there thoughtfully for a minute or so. "Why are they back?" I knew he was talking about the Ignored.
"I don't know. What I never understood about this was Connie and Josh. I stood up for them when you guys were treating them badly. Then I find out that they were a part of the group. I guess Tina, McGill, Terry, and Joey all had reasons that I understand, but them?"
"I know. I knew Connie was acting weird. But when she did that it shocked me. We were all a team for almost five years. She and I had dated that long. Then one day she comes over to my house and tells me she's in love with Josh. I was hurt by that. Was shocked by it. That's why I punched Josh that day."
"So it was you who punched Josh."
"Yeah. Should have punched him more then once."
"Probably should have." I gave a small smile. I looked at my watch. "Come on we should go down to the dining hall."
We walked down and found most of the Varsity team all ready there. We went through the line and then joined them.
"No surprises in your room?" Mikah asked. I shook my head. Last year when they poured red paint in my locker they also destroyed my laptop.
"That's the good thing about the new security." I said.
"Too bad there isn't that good of security in the locker room." Fulton said.
"I was thinking." Brandon said. "What if this is the prank war? Golf balls from the ceiling and all."
"Yeah but that doesn't explain Banks' ruined jersey." Averman said.
"Oh yeah." Brandon went back to eating.
I looked around the room for Marcy. I found her sitting with her friends and a guy she had started dating. She said they were going to the Homecoming Dance next Friday. I should start thinking about a date. I had been nominated for one of the Junior Prince's. I know Luis and Portman had been also.
Since our hockey game was before the football game, I know some of the others were planning to attend. I'm not much of a football fan but maybe I'll go if I didn't get chosen.
"Asked anyone to Homecoming yet Adam?" Julie asked.
I was caught off guard. It had been as if she had read my mind. "Uh no not yet. Scooter coming down for it?"
"Yeah. I wish I saw him more." Julie said with a sigh.
I had heard Keith complain about hardly seeing Chris so I decided to give Julie the same advice. "Be glad you two can survive not being in the same st...school." I almost said state and not school. Okay maybe that advice needs some work but she nodded and didn't say anything else.
Why can't high school be like this?
I Wanna Go to a TV High School!
"Who besides me knows about your fear of the number nine?" Charlie asked.
"Well Jesse did. Oh and I also told Terry in an email about it." We were walking back to the Varsity dorms after practice. We were still talking about the golf balls and the jersey.
"You think Terry could have told them about last year?" Guy asked.
"He might of. He knew about it." I sighed. This was not good.
"Maybe you should call your parents." Julie suggested. "Your dad helped you last year."
"They have enough to worry about with Kiley. I don't want to bother them."
Guy and I entered our dorm. "What's this about a fear of nines?"
"Just the single nine." I sighed. I might as well tell him. There was no real reason not to anymore. "It goes back to my Hawk days. It was my brother's number. My brother was a good hockey player. My dad was hoping I'd follow in Jeffrey's footsteps. He was pleased when he saw that I was better then my brother. My dad was against me playing with the Ducks, but all I wanted to do was play hockey. I was so scared when I entered your guy's locker room. I didn't know how you would react to me. I got the response I was expecting. Who would have thought after that first meeting that Jesse and I would be best friends? Anyway, back to the nines. At first, I didn't know how I felt about being number ninety-nine. But I guess after awhile I was happy about it. I think the single number nine started bugging me when I got Jesse's green Duck jersey. Then last year when I ended up using an old practice jersey, the kind that still had numbers on them, it had nine on it. I started to feel like it was a sign. I told Charlie about it once. I told Jesse about why I didn't ever want to be number nine again a few years ago. And it was something I brought up in an email to Terry last year. Now someone's using it against me."
Guy had been silent while I said that. "I didn't know." He said quietly.
"I didn't tell you."
"You've felt that way for six years?"
"Yeah. I guess it was only time before that caught up with me."
Guy sat there thoughtfully for a minute or so. "Why are they back?" I knew he was talking about the Ignored.
"I don't know. What I never understood about this was Connie and Josh. I stood up for them when you guys were treating them badly. Then I find out that they were a part of the group. I guess Tina, McGill, Terry, and Joey all had reasons that I understand, but them?"
"I know. I knew Connie was acting weird. But when she did that it shocked me. We were all a team for almost five years. She and I had dated that long. Then one day she comes over to my house and tells me she's in love with Josh. I was hurt by that. Was shocked by it. That's why I punched Josh that day."
"So it was you who punched Josh."
"Yeah. Should have punched him more then once."
"Probably should have." I gave a small smile. I looked at my watch. "Come on we should go down to the dining hall."
We walked down and found most of the Varsity team all ready there. We went through the line and then joined them.
"No surprises in your room?" Mikah asked. I shook my head. Last year when they poured red paint in my locker they also destroyed my laptop.
"That's the good thing about the new security." I said.
"Too bad there isn't that good of security in the locker room." Fulton said.
"I was thinking." Brandon said. "What if this is the prank war? Golf balls from the ceiling and all."
"Yeah but that doesn't explain Banks' ruined jersey." Averman said.
"Oh yeah." Brandon went back to eating.
I looked around the room for Marcy. I found her sitting with her friends and a guy she had started dating. She said they were going to the Homecoming Dance next Friday. I should start thinking about a date. I had been nominated for one of the Junior Prince's. I know Luis and Portman had been also.
Since our hockey game was before the football game, I know some of the others were planning to attend. I'm not much of a football fan but maybe I'll go if I didn't get chosen.
"Asked anyone to Homecoming yet Adam?" Julie asked.
I was caught off guard. It had been as if she had read my mind. "Uh no not yet. Scooter coming down for it?"
"Yeah. I wish I saw him more." Julie said with a sigh.
I had heard Keith complain about hardly seeing Chris so I decided to give Julie the same advice. "Be glad you two can survive not being in the same st...school." I almost said state and not school. Okay maybe that advice needs some work but she nodded and didn't say anything else.
Why can't high school be like this?