Notes: When I refer to Eric's hair, I have a specific hairdo in mind. If you've seen the Power Ranger episode Forever Red think of Tommy's hair. What was Jason David Frank thinking? Things really start going downhill for our favorite cake eater. I was going to be mean and do a cliffhanger on this one. Major one that would leave you guys yelling. Maybe next chapter ;). Three chapters about Halloween? You may ask. Yes it's possible to do. And hopefully I'll have them done before Halloween!
Hacked
It is Halloween. Good. Great. Fun. I hope those football players were bluffing.
I went into the bathroom to get ready for school. I splashed water on my face savoring the coolness of the water. Hmm that's strange. I took a good look at myself in the mirror. I was pale, sweaty, and flushed. Great now I have a fever. I put a hand to my forehead. Sure enough, I was hot. I contemplated crawling back into bed. But stopped. Stupid Spanish test today. Oh yeah and the hockey game. As great, as my bed sounded I couldn't miss today. Wilson would kill me. After last year, he thinks I'm jinxed. Broken ribs and a sprained wrist and I guess he has a right to think so. Of course, none of that was my fault.
Not for the first time I wonder why he made me captain? I mean I was barely on Varsity my freshmen year. I missed many games last year. At least so far I haven't missed anything. Heck he thought I was some kind of basket case when I left Varsity for JV. Charlie or Mikah should be captain. Me I'm just some kind of trouble magnet. Well that's what Russ says.
"Banks! Are you going to stay in there all day?" Guy yelled from the other side of the door.
Oops I spaced out. "I'll be right out!" I called back as I ran a comb through my hair.
"You look terrible." Guy said as soon as I came out.
"Yeah I know. Stupid cold." I tried to shrug off Guy's hand as he touched my forehead. What was he my mother? "I'm fine Guy."
"You've got a fever." He reminded me.
"I'll be fine. I have that Spanish test and then there's that game against Edina tonight. I can't miss today. I'll just take some Comtrex or something. But I swear I'm fine." Great that went well. My voice broke only twice during that. I know I didn't come close to convincing Guy. Also I was dizzy. Yep. I'm definitely sick.
"Like you can play running a fever."
"Done it before." He stared at me in surprise. "Last year at state I was sick. I made Mikah promise not to tell anyone. And we won state. So yeah I can play with a fever."
"This coming from someone who thought playing hockey with a sprained wrist was a good idea. You are too stubborn for your own good Banks." He said right before entering the bathroom. I just shrugged off the comments. I am told that a lot.
I grabbed my backpack and went down to the Dining room for breakfast. The main halls were decorated for Halloween. Student Government did a good job. As I opened the door to go into the dining room, something dropped right in front of me and cackled. I jumped back. It was just some doll thing hanging from a string. It bounced back up. Maybe too good of a job. Even the dining room was decorated. I grabbed an apple. I wasn't that hungry. I knew I didn't have the stomach flu but I felt uneasy about today. Maybe I'm letting the threat get to me. I shouldn't.
"Happy Halloween Adam!" A cheery voice said from behind me. I turned around and smiled at Marcy. "You feeling okay? You look terrible." She said looking concerned. I must look terrible if two people comment about it.
"Yeah. Just a cold. Happy Halloween to you to Marc."
She was still looking at me in worry. I moved away before she tried to see if I had a fever. She frowned. "Hey a bunch of us are going to go see Vampires tonight? You wanna join us? I mean we are going after the hockey game. You can invite the other Ducks. Clara's brother is the manager of the theater so we'll have no trouble getting in."
"As long as you don't try to set me up with Valerie again."
"No offence Adam but she said you aren't her type. Invite Brandy! You two get along well. And she's so nice." That's the problem with having one of your best friends being a girl. Sure is different then having Jesse as my best friend. Stop thinking about it! I ordered myself mentally. "Are you sure you are okay? You are spacing out. You should go back to bed."
"I'm fine Marcy. Like I told you, it's just a cold. The movie sounds fun. I'll tell the others about it later."
She came with me to the Varsity table. There were quite a few comments on how I looked. Marcy told them about the movie tonight. Most of them wanted to go. The game against Edina High School is here. I was glad that no one brought up the threatening emails. I wanted to forget about them.
***
I had trouble concentrating in US history. I must have been really spacing out because halfway through the class the teacher put something on my desk. It was a pass for me to go to the nurse's office. She wouldn't listen to me when I said I felt fine.
I took my stuff and went to the nurse's office. She took one look at me and shoved thermometer into my mouth. I was ordered to lie down. I found out a few minutes later that I had a temperature of 103.8. Well that explained a lot. I spent the rest of the day sleeping on a cot in the office.
When the final bell rang, I got up. "Where do you think you're going?" The nurse asked with hands on her hips.
"I've got a hockey game against Edina High."
"Not running a temperature you don't."
"I'm captain. I've got to play."
"I've already spoken to Coach Wilson. He knows you are too sick to play. Now lie down. You can go back to your dorm in an hour."
Go back to the dorm? Yeah right. I'm going to a hockey game. Even if they won't let me play, I can watch.
***
I walked into the locker room an hour later. I could tell they were all surprised to see me.
"Hey Banks." Fulton called. "Coach said you were too sick to play. What are you doing here?"
"If I can't play I can watch right?"
"Are you sure?" Julie asked. "You don't look well at all.
"Spent most of the day sleeping. I'll be all right." I said just before Wilson came into the locker room.
"What are you doing here Adam? The nurse said you almost had a temperature of 104. Shouldn't you be resting?" He asked.
"Rested all day. I know you won't let me play but you'll let me watch won't you?" I asked. Please don't say no.
"I guess I can't stop you from doing that. Everyone but Adam get on the ice. We've got warm ups."
They all filed out leaving me alone in the locker room. I sighed. I hate not being able to play.
***
I sat with Marcy's friends during the game. She was in the band. I scanned the rink during the playing of the National Anthem. The JV team was sitting in their usual spot. Charlie's mom was at the game with her husband. On closer look I saw that not too far away from Casey was Bombay. He's come to quite a few of our games. Then something caught my eye. Rather someone. I spotted the football team and a few of their group. I don't think they had spotted me. But I think they had noticed I wasn't on the ice or on the bench. It wouldn't take that long for them to spot me. Eric's hairstyle is hard to miss. It's spiky and jet black. He's the one you look for when you are trying to find this group. Sure enough, they spotted me. Maybe I should have gone to my dorm.
Eric spotted them also. "They sure have guts showing up at this game."
"Yeah. I thought they had a game at Edina High School. What are they doing here?" Clara asked.
"Maybe they caught what Adam's got." Brandy suggested.
"Don't think so Brandy. Look there's Mr. Owens their coach. He's probably here to chew them out for not being on the bus." Lenny said. "Dumb football players."
We all laughed.
***
During half time I was starting to feel really sick. "I'm going back to my dorm. Tell Marcy for me. Sorry I can't come to the movie with you Brandy." I said.
"You want me to come with you?" Brandy asked.
"No. Thanks anyway." I said grabbing my things.
When I got to my dorm the phone was ringing. Probably my mother is reminding me about tomorrow again. I had been putting off telling her I was sick. I wanted to go to the baptism. "Hello?"
'Adam?'
"Yeah. Who's this?" I asked. The voice sounded familiar but I wasn't too sure who it was.
'This is Teresa Hall.'
"Hello." I said uncertainly. I haven't talked to her in several years. She was Jesse and Terry's mother.
'I was calling because something has come to our attention. That is Terry and i. Today Terry opened AOL. See we had the computer disconnected the past month and a half because we moved to another apartment. Terry couldn't believe he found that email address. He swore it wasn't his. I know he was telling the truth. I kept track of how many screen names we had. It looks like someone hacked into our account. I promise you that my son didn't send those emails.'
"Are you certain?" I hated asking that question but I wanted to be certain!
"Yes I'm certain. Terry's been in therapy trying to get past his brother's death. It's helped him a lot. He doesn't hate you Adam. He was jealous. I hope you find who hacked our accounts. We are deleting that account right now. Already reported it to AOL. I'm sorry for it. I have to go. Bye Adam.' She said. There was a click as she hung up.
Someone had hacked into their AOL account? Who did it? Now we were back to square one.
Hacked
It is Halloween. Good. Great. Fun. I hope those football players were bluffing.
I went into the bathroom to get ready for school. I splashed water on my face savoring the coolness of the water. Hmm that's strange. I took a good look at myself in the mirror. I was pale, sweaty, and flushed. Great now I have a fever. I put a hand to my forehead. Sure enough, I was hot. I contemplated crawling back into bed. But stopped. Stupid Spanish test today. Oh yeah and the hockey game. As great, as my bed sounded I couldn't miss today. Wilson would kill me. After last year, he thinks I'm jinxed. Broken ribs and a sprained wrist and I guess he has a right to think so. Of course, none of that was my fault.
Not for the first time I wonder why he made me captain? I mean I was barely on Varsity my freshmen year. I missed many games last year. At least so far I haven't missed anything. Heck he thought I was some kind of basket case when I left Varsity for JV. Charlie or Mikah should be captain. Me I'm just some kind of trouble magnet. Well that's what Russ says.
"Banks! Are you going to stay in there all day?" Guy yelled from the other side of the door.
Oops I spaced out. "I'll be right out!" I called back as I ran a comb through my hair.
"You look terrible." Guy said as soon as I came out.
"Yeah I know. Stupid cold." I tried to shrug off Guy's hand as he touched my forehead. What was he my mother? "I'm fine Guy."
"You've got a fever." He reminded me.
"I'll be fine. I have that Spanish test and then there's that game against Edina tonight. I can't miss today. I'll just take some Comtrex or something. But I swear I'm fine." Great that went well. My voice broke only twice during that. I know I didn't come close to convincing Guy. Also I was dizzy. Yep. I'm definitely sick.
"Like you can play running a fever."
"Done it before." He stared at me in surprise. "Last year at state I was sick. I made Mikah promise not to tell anyone. And we won state. So yeah I can play with a fever."
"This coming from someone who thought playing hockey with a sprained wrist was a good idea. You are too stubborn for your own good Banks." He said right before entering the bathroom. I just shrugged off the comments. I am told that a lot.
I grabbed my backpack and went down to the Dining room for breakfast. The main halls were decorated for Halloween. Student Government did a good job. As I opened the door to go into the dining room, something dropped right in front of me and cackled. I jumped back. It was just some doll thing hanging from a string. It bounced back up. Maybe too good of a job. Even the dining room was decorated. I grabbed an apple. I wasn't that hungry. I knew I didn't have the stomach flu but I felt uneasy about today. Maybe I'm letting the threat get to me. I shouldn't.
"Happy Halloween Adam!" A cheery voice said from behind me. I turned around and smiled at Marcy. "You feeling okay? You look terrible." She said looking concerned. I must look terrible if two people comment about it.
"Yeah. Just a cold. Happy Halloween to you to Marc."
She was still looking at me in worry. I moved away before she tried to see if I had a fever. She frowned. "Hey a bunch of us are going to go see Vampires tonight? You wanna join us? I mean we are going after the hockey game. You can invite the other Ducks. Clara's brother is the manager of the theater so we'll have no trouble getting in."
"As long as you don't try to set me up with Valerie again."
"No offence Adam but she said you aren't her type. Invite Brandy! You two get along well. And she's so nice." That's the problem with having one of your best friends being a girl. Sure is different then having Jesse as my best friend. Stop thinking about it! I ordered myself mentally. "Are you sure you are okay? You are spacing out. You should go back to bed."
"I'm fine Marcy. Like I told you, it's just a cold. The movie sounds fun. I'll tell the others about it later."
She came with me to the Varsity table. There were quite a few comments on how I looked. Marcy told them about the movie tonight. Most of them wanted to go. The game against Edina High School is here. I was glad that no one brought up the threatening emails. I wanted to forget about them.
***
I had trouble concentrating in US history. I must have been really spacing out because halfway through the class the teacher put something on my desk. It was a pass for me to go to the nurse's office. She wouldn't listen to me when I said I felt fine.
I took my stuff and went to the nurse's office. She took one look at me and shoved thermometer into my mouth. I was ordered to lie down. I found out a few minutes later that I had a temperature of 103.8. Well that explained a lot. I spent the rest of the day sleeping on a cot in the office.
When the final bell rang, I got up. "Where do you think you're going?" The nurse asked with hands on her hips.
"I've got a hockey game against Edina High."
"Not running a temperature you don't."
"I'm captain. I've got to play."
"I've already spoken to Coach Wilson. He knows you are too sick to play. Now lie down. You can go back to your dorm in an hour."
Go back to the dorm? Yeah right. I'm going to a hockey game. Even if they won't let me play, I can watch.
***
I walked into the locker room an hour later. I could tell they were all surprised to see me.
"Hey Banks." Fulton called. "Coach said you were too sick to play. What are you doing here?"
"If I can't play I can watch right?"
"Are you sure?" Julie asked. "You don't look well at all.
"Spent most of the day sleeping. I'll be all right." I said just before Wilson came into the locker room.
"What are you doing here Adam? The nurse said you almost had a temperature of 104. Shouldn't you be resting?" He asked.
"Rested all day. I know you won't let me play but you'll let me watch won't you?" I asked. Please don't say no.
"I guess I can't stop you from doing that. Everyone but Adam get on the ice. We've got warm ups."
They all filed out leaving me alone in the locker room. I sighed. I hate not being able to play.
***
I sat with Marcy's friends during the game. She was in the band. I scanned the rink during the playing of the National Anthem. The JV team was sitting in their usual spot. Charlie's mom was at the game with her husband. On closer look I saw that not too far away from Casey was Bombay. He's come to quite a few of our games. Then something caught my eye. Rather someone. I spotted the football team and a few of their group. I don't think they had spotted me. But I think they had noticed I wasn't on the ice or on the bench. It wouldn't take that long for them to spot me. Eric's hairstyle is hard to miss. It's spiky and jet black. He's the one you look for when you are trying to find this group. Sure enough, they spotted me. Maybe I should have gone to my dorm.
Eric spotted them also. "They sure have guts showing up at this game."
"Yeah. I thought they had a game at Edina High School. What are they doing here?" Clara asked.
"Maybe they caught what Adam's got." Brandy suggested.
"Don't think so Brandy. Look there's Mr. Owens their coach. He's probably here to chew them out for not being on the bus." Lenny said. "Dumb football players."
We all laughed.
***
During half time I was starting to feel really sick. "I'm going back to my dorm. Tell Marcy for me. Sorry I can't come to the movie with you Brandy." I said.
"You want me to come with you?" Brandy asked.
"No. Thanks anyway." I said grabbing my things.
When I got to my dorm the phone was ringing. Probably my mother is reminding me about tomorrow again. I had been putting off telling her I was sick. I wanted to go to the baptism. "Hello?"
'Adam?'
"Yeah. Who's this?" I asked. The voice sounded familiar but I wasn't too sure who it was.
'This is Teresa Hall.'
"Hello." I said uncertainly. I haven't talked to her in several years. She was Jesse and Terry's mother.
'I was calling because something has come to our attention. That is Terry and i. Today Terry opened AOL. See we had the computer disconnected the past month and a half because we moved to another apartment. Terry couldn't believe he found that email address. He swore it wasn't his. I know he was telling the truth. I kept track of how many screen names we had. It looks like someone hacked into our account. I promise you that my son didn't send those emails.'
"Are you certain?" I hated asking that question but I wanted to be certain!
"Yes I'm certain. Terry's been in therapy trying to get past his brother's death. It's helped him a lot. He doesn't hate you Adam. He was jealous. I hope you find who hacked our accounts. We are deleting that account right now. Already reported it to AOL. I'm sorry for it. I have to go. Bye Adam.' She said. There was a click as she hung up.
Someone had hacked into their AOL account? Who did it? Now we were back to square one.