Chapter Four: The Game
Lucia returning home from the mall with her mom she walks up stairs and into her room. Tossing the bags with her new cloths on her chair in the corner she sits down on her bed and then lays down. Staring out her window upside down she sees everything go by slow in her world. Hearing her mom downstairs cooking in the kitchen she sits up and walks over to her chair and takes out her new cloths ripping the tags off and putting them in her dresser draws and her closet. Seeing her mother walk back into her room and looking at her and then walks up to her she looks at her face. Smiling and putting her hand on her shoulder holding cloths on her other hand. "That cut need to be cleaned here wash it with this and leave it un covered till you come downstairs and I will put some new cloth bandage tape on it...The color red.." Handing her antibacterial soap she smiles and walks over to her bed. "Mom you didn't have to get the color to match my uniform ya know.." "I know but I did anyway...No get in the shower and get into you soccer uniform and come downstairs for a quick dinner and I will clean your cut and cover it before the game." "Okay." She walks into the bathroom and shuts the door half way. Her mother putting her uniform on her bed along with some clean undergarments. She walks out shutting her bedroom door and heads back down stairs. Lucia in the bath room staring in to the mirror she peals off the tape slowly and squints a little from the pain and with a quick pull she rips it off closing her eyes tightly and bites down on her lower lip. Opening her eyes and staring back in the mirror, The wound bleeding a little she walks over to the shower and turns on the hot water and shuts the glass sliding door. Walking to the center of the bathroom she takes off her tee shirt and then hears her telephone ring. Walking out of the bathroom she picks it up and answers. "Hello?" "Lucia it's my Katty!" "Oh Hey Katty." "Lucia you wont believe what happened!" "What?" Answering back with a worry to her voice. "You know Hirro right and Mina your ex-best friend." "Yeah?" "She walks up to Hirro when I was talking with him today and latches on to his arm like a leech, and when I walked away I sort of heard them talking...she was saying I want you back or something like that." "What? Are you sure?" "Yes I am.... Something is up and I know it." Saying Katty as if she ran a 10-mile marathon and was out of breath. "Okay...Tell me this later I gotta get a shower talk to you at the game." "No wait Lucia!" Yelling into the phone as Lucia cut her off. Looking at the phone she wonders and reaches in her back pocket and felt something. Pulling out she unfolded the piece of paper and saw it was Hirro's number. Putting it down next to the phone she walks into the bathroom again. Taking off her pants and everything else she steps into the hot shower and grabs the soap off the counter and turns on the cold water. Feeling it warming she places her face in the water and rubs the soap on her face. Feeling a burn on her cut she continues to rub the soap on her face and she placed it down moments later. Placing her face back into the water she runs her hands up and down her face a few times. Stepping back and sitting down on the wooden bench her father built a few years back she leaned against the wall and stared out into the abyss. She leaned forward and placed her elbows on her knees and stared at the floor for a minute and grabbed the shampoo bottle. She popped the caped and poured the liquid soap into her hands and then placed it down by her side as she washed her hair out from the dirt and grim that she felt. Standing up she ran her head threw the water washing out the soap and bubbles and next conditioned her hair. After finishing washing her hair she turned off the water and steps out of the shower. Wringing her hair out she grabs a towel that was on the counter and wrapped it around her as she grabs her blow dryer and starts to dry her hair. Putting it on high heat she puts her head down and starts to blow-dry her hair. Shacking her head from any more loose water she continues to blow dry it for the next 5 minus till it was completely dry. Walking out of the bathroom and over to her bed she takes off her towel and grabs her bra and puts it on and then her panties. Putting on her with tee shirt and then her red jersey that read 13 on the back and Hammonton on the front right upper shoulder. Slipping in into her shorts she sits down on her bed and stares at her duffle bag that sat there. "Guess mom brought it up when I was in the shower." Opening it up she pulls out her black shin guards and her black gloves. Putting on her socks and shoes she stands up and picks up her duffle bag and walks out of her room and down stairs. Putting her dog on the head as it came running up to her she walks into the kitchen and saw her mother. Dropping her back by a chair she sits down at the table and her dog resting its head on her lap she smiled and pats his head. He mother walking over to her she puts down a plate with some steamed rice with a side of steamed vegetables and a bowel of wonton soup and a glass of water. Smiling she grabs her fork and starts to eat. "My aren't you hungry...Didn't have lunch?" "We were cut off early today and I didn't finish." Saying with a mouth full of rice and a wonton. "Hah...Well eat up but not to much...you'll get sick during the game." She grabbed the red cloth tape and an antibacterial spray and walks back over to her. "Lean back now so I won't spray anything in your food." Leaning back Lucia stared at her mom and smiled. Smiling back at her daughter she spray the antibacterial on her face for a couple of second. Feeling a burn she closes her eyes and bears down. Smiling she puts the bottle down on the table and rips a piece of the tape and placed it on her face where the cut is. Whipping her face with a towel she backs up and takes a quick look. "Ahhh much better...now eat up...Your game is in a half hour...We gotta go soon." "Right." Finishing up her meal she stands up and grabs her bag by her side and walks to the front door. Walking outside she heads over to the truck and opens the back door. Tossing her bag in her mother came out and locks the door, Lucia shutting the door she walks over to the passenger side and gets in. He mom walking to the truck she stops and see's a bunch of teenagers driving by wildly shouting out in a jeep. Two in the front and four in the back, Lucia looks over her shoulder and see's them all. The four in the back looking at her mother they shout out and tossed some cans on their front lawn and laughs as they sped off. Lucia getting out and running to the curb her mother walks on the front lawn and picks up the cans. Seeing a can on the ground Lucia picks it up and tossed it at them but they were to far away. "You fucking jerks!" Yelling out her mother walks out back and puts the cans in the trashcan. Lucia mad and in rage she fists her right hand and the wind picks up speed. For getting it she walks back to the truck where her mother was in it already. He mother smiled a little and turns the engines. "It's gonna be okay...If they crash that's there own faults. Sure it would be heart racking but...drinking and driving wont get anyone anywhere." Saying as she backs out of the driveway and heads down the street to the school. "But mom...there punks they threw cans on our lawn and laugh...they had no right." "I know but all in the end it will come back on them." Lucia not saying a word she stars out the window as her mother turned on the radio and on came System of the down - Airles. As minutes went by Lucia thought to herself and wondered. Seeing the school entrance she leaned back over her seat and grabbed her duffle bag and puts it on her lap and takes out a sweatband and puts it around her wrist. Looking at her mom as she came to a halt at the back of the school were the team as at she smiled. "Don't forget to come back for my friends and me. The game ends at 7:00 p.m." Getting out of the truck and hearing the game song going off she smiled and runs off towards the field. Her mother smiled and drives off. Lucia running she hears a voice and stops. Turning around she saw Carrie. "Lucia!" "Carrie!" Waving to her she smiled. "I am glad you came!" "Hey take it easy...Dun wanna waste energy now do we." "Yeah...Come on the game is gonna start soon." "Yeah." Both of them running off to the field they saw there team. Coming to a stop their coach smiled and pointed top there spot on the field. Dropping off there duffle bags at the bench they sat down and changed shoes as Mina walked by and sat down next to a kid that was about a few kids away From Lucia. Looking at her she frowned and Stars out at the crowed. Lucia standing up and stretching out before the game Katty and Casey walk up to Lucia and Carrie stood up. "Wow...We got a big game tonight...A lot of people came no Thanx to us!" Saying Katty. "Yeah we do now dun we.." Replying Carrie. "Hey Lucia you okay...Hey nice color tape." Asking Casey. "Yeah I am fine...Let's just go out there and do our best now...ONE...TWO...THREE...LETS GO HAMMONTON!" All four of them putting their hands in and then the rest of the team the flung there arms back and ran out on the field. Everyone taking there spots and the rest on the bench. There couch smiling and giving Lucia the signal, she smiled and walked forward where the ball was about to be kicked off. Being Center and Casey and Carrie begging her wings she smiled. Katty being defense and Mina also they whistle was blown and Lucia kicks the ball as hard as she could and it flied. On the big Screen was shown Lucia's kick and everyone running to it. "Well Mike this is gonna be a tough game to night. With Hammonton in the winning league of 13 wins and 0 loses against the Kape May team of 11 wins to 1 lost." "That's right Steve...This is gonna be one tough game." As the score announcers came on telling the game in there words to the crowd. Lucia running with the ball and Casey by her side and Carrie about a few yards away. Number 15 run's into Lucia and takes the ball. Lucia falling to a roll she gets up fast and takes off towards the kid. Katty smiling as the kid came towards her and Lucia stopped and laughed. Katty running at the kid she kicks the ball over her head and Lucia watched it. Casey running along with the ball Lucia jumped up and stopped it with a head bunt and Casey took the ball and runs off to the goal at the other end. Lucia Running with a kid at her side jamming her arm into her side Casey fumbled and kicks the ball over to Lucia as it passed her and to the other team mate. "Wow Mike this is a close game Now...Number 6 Fumbled the ball to Lucia to Number 10 on the Kape May team." "I know Steve and It looks like Number 13 is gonna try to get it back." Lucia running by her side she sweeps the ball with a sweep kick and it heads towards Mina. Mina takes the ball and she runs off for it and makes a terrible move. "What NO Mina pass it pass it!" Shouting out the coach. "Mina Pass it to me!" Shouting Casey. "Get out of my Way Casey!" Saying Mina. Lucia runs over to her and jumps up landing down in front of an opposite team player and kicks the ball over to Carrie and stares at Mina with a glare as Mina frowned and walked forward to Lucia. "I wanted to make you proud and gain something for a great move I could have done. Lucia I am sorry please." "Mina when someone tells you to pass, do It...You could have made the other team goal. Stick to your spot and play it." Running away from Mina and gaining the ball back in center Mina frowned and walks back to her spot. Lucia running with the ball she kicks it hard and over some kids head and Carrie Bunt it to a team player number 21 as she made a score. "Wow I don't believe my eyes this has been now 10 minutes into the game and Hammonton got a score!" Saying Steve the announcer. "Half time around the corner and we still got to beat this game." Saying Mike the other announcer. Lucia took a deep breath and walks back to center. Everyone going to there places, Lucia tapes stomps her feet into the ground and looks at the referee. The referee drops the ball and the other team kicked it off but was kicked back to Lucia by a save from another team player. Lucia running with a ball she see's a kid in her way and they both collide and fall to the ground as number 10 from the other team takes the ball. Lucia looking up she pushed the other kid off of her and runs after the ball. Meeting Katty she see's the person trying to make a goal and kicks it hard. Lucia stands there and waits as the crowd went silent for a moment. The goalie jumps to the side and blocks the hit. Lucia smiling as she ran out to the side ready to get the ball. The goalie looking to see who was open she tossed it to Lucia and runs out in front a little. Lucia letting the ball hit her chest first and land on the ground she kicks it behind her and runs with it having two opposite team mates on both sides of her. Shortly after that Lucia gotten the ball back Hirro Came into the field and saw Lucia out trying her hardest for the team to win. Walking to the Bleachers he took his seat holding in his hands a 12 dozen roses and a small teddy bear. Sitting there he cheered on Lucia as Katty spotted him out. Smiling she ran towards Lucia to tell her. Lucia running with the ball she side kicks it to Carrie and gets fumbled by the two other team mates. Taking a hard hit everyone in the crowed grew silent and the game was called on paused. "Well Mike I think this could be a time out for the Hammonton team for there star player has been taken out hard." "You said it Steve and here comes the coach and the referee checking out the scene." Her coach taking the two team mates out on to the side the ref. took a look at Lucia. Laying there she didn't move and on the Score bored TV screen it showed Lucia on her side and everyone huddled around her. Hirro worried and upset he stood up and watched. Turning Lucia on to her back the ref. kneeled down and put both hand on her shoulder and lifted her up in his arms and walked to the side lines heading to the nurse that waited there. The game buzz went off for half time and the teams got off the field and to the side lines. The nurse having her on the stretcher she looks at her carefully and smiled as she cracks a salt snuffer to wake her. Jerking back shacking her head she sits up and everyone in the crowded cheered on. Hirro feeling relief that she was okay. Getting up and off the stretcher she sits down on the bench and opens her duffle bag taking out her water bottle and takes a couple of gulps of it. The coach walking up to her he kneels down in front of her and smiles. "You think your good enough to get back in the game?" "I always am sir." looking at him with a smile as a bead of sweat dropped off from her face. "That's the spirit. Now everyone get back in the game!" Standing up he watched all of them run back out in the field and Lucia standing up she dropped her bottle in her duffle and runs back out in center. The ref. looking at both number 13's from both teams he laughs and drops the ball. Lucia kicking it behind and Number 2 from there team kicks it to Katty. Taking it she runs forward and runs past two mates shooting the ball between a team mates legs and kicks it behind her for Lucia. Running for it she kicks it up and head bunts it to Carrie. Carrie taking the ball she runs out near the side lines and keeps a forward speed as everyone came running to her. Running and seeing everyone coming to her she stops and kicks the ball behind her and a team mate of hers takes it and runs it into the center field. Lucia coming up to her she takes the ball and runs down center as two team mates run on her tail. Running she saw the goalie and smiled. Running now into a sprint she kicks the ball up high and jumps up doing a spiral back flip and kicks it right in the goal. The goalie jumping to it she missed and falls to the ground as the ball hits the net and falls to the ground. Jumping up to her feet quickly she smiles and the game was almost over. The past half hour the game was ruff and two of there team mates where knocked out but they still won. Walking out of the locker room with the duffle bag on her shoulder and in her fresh clean cloths Hirro stood there by his Red Chevrolet Tahoe truck and smiled as he and held the dozen of roses in his hands with the teddy bear. She stood there breathless as her Friends stopped about 5 feet away to watch her reaction. She smiled as she walks towards him and stops about a few feet away. "Red...red roses....a teddy bear...Is there something that I am missing?" Saying as she stood there with a giant golly grin on her face. "Umm lets say a little friend told me you like red roses." "You showed...saw you in the crowds." "Saw you too....got worried back there when you got knocked out." "I'll be fine...I always lived." All of her friends waited to see what they wanted and all of them talking and giggling as they watched what was to come that they saw. Lucia walked forward and stopped right in front of him. Smiling she looks up at him and smiles. He hands her the roses and the bear. she takes it and drops her duffle bag and kisses him. All of them breath taken and screaming with joy as Lucia stops looks over her shoulder and so did Hirro. Both looking at all three of them standing there they got quiet and ran off to a car to hide behind. Lucia looking back up at him staring into his blue beautiful eyes and smiles. Hearing a ringing tone she walks over to her duffle bag and out of his arms and opens it taking out her phone. "Hello?" "Hi, it's your mother...still need that ride?" "Who is it?" Saying Hirro. "Ugh...hold on." She looks up at Hirro and then stands up. "My mom...she is asking if I need a ride. But I guess I call her down anyway...I told her to come get me." "No I'll take you home." "No don't...I tell her to come get me and my friends." "No...I'll do it, it would be my pleasure." Walking over to her he takes the phone and talks to her mother. "Hello...Mrs. Lucia's mom.." "Oh you must be Hirro that Casey called me earlier about." "Yes...I would be happy to take home Lucia and her friends." "Oh don't worry about her friends...I sent my Brother with the mini van to get them and you can bring home my daughter safe and sound like her friends say you would?" "Yes mam'm I would. Don't worry she is gonna come home in one piece." Saying with a happy tone to his voice. "Good...put my daughter on the phone." Saying with pride. He hands her back her phone and Lucia confused on what was going on and not knowing what is happening she takes the phone and looks at him weirdly. "Mom...what's going on?" "You male friend is gonna bring you home and your friends have a ride here...I'll talk to you when you get home now...see you then. bye" Saying as she hangs up the phone. "Yeah...bye mom." standing up with her duffle bag back on her arm and the roses and bear in her bag she puts the phone back in her pack and looks at him. Smiling he takes her things and puts them in the truck as he placed his hand out ready to take hers. Looking at him with a smile her friends ran off to the front of the building and Lucia placing her hand into his he walks he to the passenger side of the truck and helps hr in and shuts the door. Sitting there in the light comes back on and he gets in shutting the door and turns the engines. He turns back on the light and looks at her as he drove off.
Lucia returning home from the mall with her mom she walks up stairs and into her room. Tossing the bags with her new cloths on her chair in the corner she sits down on her bed and then lays down. Staring out her window upside down she sees everything go by slow in her world. Hearing her mom downstairs cooking in the kitchen she sits up and walks over to her chair and takes out her new cloths ripping the tags off and putting them in her dresser draws and her closet. Seeing her mother walk back into her room and looking at her and then walks up to her she looks at her face. Smiling and putting her hand on her shoulder holding cloths on her other hand. "That cut need to be cleaned here wash it with this and leave it un covered till you come downstairs and I will put some new cloth bandage tape on it...The color red.." Handing her antibacterial soap she smiles and walks over to her bed. "Mom you didn't have to get the color to match my uniform ya know.." "I know but I did anyway...No get in the shower and get into you soccer uniform and come downstairs for a quick dinner and I will clean your cut and cover it before the game." "Okay." She walks into the bathroom and shuts the door half way. Her mother putting her uniform on her bed along with some clean undergarments. She walks out shutting her bedroom door and heads back down stairs. Lucia in the bath room staring in to the mirror she peals off the tape slowly and squints a little from the pain and with a quick pull she rips it off closing her eyes tightly and bites down on her lower lip. Opening her eyes and staring back in the mirror, The wound bleeding a little she walks over to the shower and turns on the hot water and shuts the glass sliding door. Walking to the center of the bathroom she takes off her tee shirt and then hears her telephone ring. Walking out of the bathroom she picks it up and answers. "Hello?" "Lucia it's my Katty!" "Oh Hey Katty." "Lucia you wont believe what happened!" "What?" Answering back with a worry to her voice. "You know Hirro right and Mina your ex-best friend." "Yeah?" "She walks up to Hirro when I was talking with him today and latches on to his arm like a leech, and when I walked away I sort of heard them talking...she was saying I want you back or something like that." "What? Are you sure?" "Yes I am.... Something is up and I know it." Saying Katty as if she ran a 10-mile marathon and was out of breath. "Okay...Tell me this later I gotta get a shower talk to you at the game." "No wait Lucia!" Yelling into the phone as Lucia cut her off. Looking at the phone she wonders and reaches in her back pocket and felt something. Pulling out she unfolded the piece of paper and saw it was Hirro's number. Putting it down next to the phone she walks into the bathroom again. Taking off her pants and everything else she steps into the hot shower and grabs the soap off the counter and turns on the cold water. Feeling it warming she places her face in the water and rubs the soap on her face. Feeling a burn on her cut she continues to rub the soap on her face and she placed it down moments later. Placing her face back into the water she runs her hands up and down her face a few times. Stepping back and sitting down on the wooden bench her father built a few years back she leaned against the wall and stared out into the abyss. She leaned forward and placed her elbows on her knees and stared at the floor for a minute and grabbed the shampoo bottle. She popped the caped and poured the liquid soap into her hands and then placed it down by her side as she washed her hair out from the dirt and grim that she felt. Standing up she ran her head threw the water washing out the soap and bubbles and next conditioned her hair. After finishing washing her hair she turned off the water and steps out of the shower. Wringing her hair out she grabs a towel that was on the counter and wrapped it around her as she grabs her blow dryer and starts to dry her hair. Putting it on high heat she puts her head down and starts to blow-dry her hair. Shacking her head from any more loose water she continues to blow dry it for the next 5 minus till it was completely dry. Walking out of the bathroom and over to her bed she takes off her towel and grabs her bra and puts it on and then her panties. Putting on her with tee shirt and then her red jersey that read 13 on the back and Hammonton on the front right upper shoulder. Slipping in into her shorts she sits down on her bed and stares at her duffle bag that sat there. "Guess mom brought it up when I was in the shower." Opening it up she pulls out her black shin guards and her black gloves. Putting on her socks and shoes she stands up and picks up her duffle bag and walks out of her room and down stairs. Putting her dog on the head as it came running up to her she walks into the kitchen and saw her mother. Dropping her back by a chair she sits down at the table and her dog resting its head on her lap she smiled and pats his head. He mother walking over to her she puts down a plate with some steamed rice with a side of steamed vegetables and a bowel of wonton soup and a glass of water. Smiling she grabs her fork and starts to eat. "My aren't you hungry...Didn't have lunch?" "We were cut off early today and I didn't finish." Saying with a mouth full of rice and a wonton. "Hah...Well eat up but not to much...you'll get sick during the game." She grabbed the red cloth tape and an antibacterial spray and walks back over to her. "Lean back now so I won't spray anything in your food." Leaning back Lucia stared at her mom and smiled. Smiling back at her daughter she spray the antibacterial on her face for a couple of second. Feeling a burn she closes her eyes and bears down. Smiling she puts the bottle down on the table and rips a piece of the tape and placed it on her face where the cut is. Whipping her face with a towel she backs up and takes a quick look. "Ahhh much better...now eat up...Your game is in a half hour...We gotta go soon." "Right." Finishing up her meal she stands up and grabs her bag by her side and walks to the front door. Walking outside she heads over to the truck and opens the back door. Tossing her bag in her mother came out and locks the door, Lucia shutting the door she walks over to the passenger side and gets in. He mom walking to the truck she stops and see's a bunch of teenagers driving by wildly shouting out in a jeep. Two in the front and four in the back, Lucia looks over her shoulder and see's them all. The four in the back looking at her mother they shout out and tossed some cans on their front lawn and laughs as they sped off. Lucia getting out and running to the curb her mother walks on the front lawn and picks up the cans. Seeing a can on the ground Lucia picks it up and tossed it at them but they were to far away. "You fucking jerks!" Yelling out her mother walks out back and puts the cans in the trashcan. Lucia mad and in rage she fists her right hand and the wind picks up speed. For getting it she walks back to the truck where her mother was in it already. He mother smiled a little and turns the engines. "It's gonna be okay...If they crash that's there own faults. Sure it would be heart racking but...drinking and driving wont get anyone anywhere." Saying as she backs out of the driveway and heads down the street to the school. "But mom...there punks they threw cans on our lawn and laugh...they had no right." "I know but all in the end it will come back on them." Lucia not saying a word she stars out the window as her mother turned on the radio and on came System of the down - Airles. As minutes went by Lucia thought to herself and wondered. Seeing the school entrance she leaned back over her seat and grabbed her duffle bag and puts it on her lap and takes out a sweatband and puts it around her wrist. Looking at her mom as she came to a halt at the back of the school were the team as at she smiled. "Don't forget to come back for my friends and me. The game ends at 7:00 p.m." Getting out of the truck and hearing the game song going off she smiled and runs off towards the field. Her mother smiled and drives off. Lucia running she hears a voice and stops. Turning around she saw Carrie. "Lucia!" "Carrie!" Waving to her she smiled. "I am glad you came!" "Hey take it easy...Dun wanna waste energy now do we." "Yeah...Come on the game is gonna start soon." "Yeah." Both of them running off to the field they saw there team. Coming to a stop their coach smiled and pointed top there spot on the field. Dropping off there duffle bags at the bench they sat down and changed shoes as Mina walked by and sat down next to a kid that was about a few kids away From Lucia. Looking at her she frowned and Stars out at the crowed. Lucia standing up and stretching out before the game Katty and Casey walk up to Lucia and Carrie stood up. "Wow...We got a big game tonight...A lot of people came no Thanx to us!" Saying Katty. "Yeah we do now dun we.." Replying Carrie. "Hey Lucia you okay...Hey nice color tape." Asking Casey. "Yeah I am fine...Let's just go out there and do our best now...ONE...TWO...THREE...LETS GO HAMMONTON!" All four of them putting their hands in and then the rest of the team the flung there arms back and ran out on the field. Everyone taking there spots and the rest on the bench. There couch smiling and giving Lucia the signal, she smiled and walked forward where the ball was about to be kicked off. Being Center and Casey and Carrie begging her wings she smiled. Katty being defense and Mina also they whistle was blown and Lucia kicks the ball as hard as she could and it flied. On the big Screen was shown Lucia's kick and everyone running to it. "Well Mike this is gonna be a tough game to night. With Hammonton in the winning league of 13 wins and 0 loses against the Kape May team of 11 wins to 1 lost." "That's right Steve...This is gonna be one tough game." As the score announcers came on telling the game in there words to the crowd. Lucia running with the ball and Casey by her side and Carrie about a few yards away. Number 15 run's into Lucia and takes the ball. Lucia falling to a roll she gets up fast and takes off towards the kid. Katty smiling as the kid came towards her and Lucia stopped and laughed. Katty running at the kid she kicks the ball over her head and Lucia watched it. Casey running along with the ball Lucia jumped up and stopped it with a head bunt and Casey took the ball and runs off to the goal at the other end. Lucia Running with a kid at her side jamming her arm into her side Casey fumbled and kicks the ball over to Lucia as it passed her and to the other team mate. "Wow Mike this is a close game Now...Number 6 Fumbled the ball to Lucia to Number 10 on the Kape May team." "I know Steve and It looks like Number 13 is gonna try to get it back." Lucia running by her side she sweeps the ball with a sweep kick and it heads towards Mina. Mina takes the ball and she runs off for it and makes a terrible move. "What NO Mina pass it pass it!" Shouting out the coach. "Mina Pass it to me!" Shouting Casey. "Get out of my Way Casey!" Saying Mina. Lucia runs over to her and jumps up landing down in front of an opposite team player and kicks the ball over to Carrie and stares at Mina with a glare as Mina frowned and walked forward to Lucia. "I wanted to make you proud and gain something for a great move I could have done. Lucia I am sorry please." "Mina when someone tells you to pass, do It...You could have made the other team goal. Stick to your spot and play it." Running away from Mina and gaining the ball back in center Mina frowned and walks back to her spot. Lucia running with the ball she kicks it hard and over some kids head and Carrie Bunt it to a team player number 21 as she made a score. "Wow I don't believe my eyes this has been now 10 minutes into the game and Hammonton got a score!" Saying Steve the announcer. "Half time around the corner and we still got to beat this game." Saying Mike the other announcer. Lucia took a deep breath and walks back to center. Everyone going to there places, Lucia tapes stomps her feet into the ground and looks at the referee. The referee drops the ball and the other team kicked it off but was kicked back to Lucia by a save from another team player. Lucia running with a ball she see's a kid in her way and they both collide and fall to the ground as number 10 from the other team takes the ball. Lucia looking up she pushed the other kid off of her and runs after the ball. Meeting Katty she see's the person trying to make a goal and kicks it hard. Lucia stands there and waits as the crowd went silent for a moment. The goalie jumps to the side and blocks the hit. Lucia smiling as she ran out to the side ready to get the ball. The goalie looking to see who was open she tossed it to Lucia and runs out in front a little. Lucia letting the ball hit her chest first and land on the ground she kicks it behind her and runs with it having two opposite team mates on both sides of her. Shortly after that Lucia gotten the ball back Hirro Came into the field and saw Lucia out trying her hardest for the team to win. Walking to the Bleachers he took his seat holding in his hands a 12 dozen roses and a small teddy bear. Sitting there he cheered on Lucia as Katty spotted him out. Smiling she ran towards Lucia to tell her. Lucia running with the ball she side kicks it to Carrie and gets fumbled by the two other team mates. Taking a hard hit everyone in the crowed grew silent and the game was called on paused. "Well Mike I think this could be a time out for the Hammonton team for there star player has been taken out hard." "You said it Steve and here comes the coach and the referee checking out the scene." Her coach taking the two team mates out on to the side the ref. took a look at Lucia. Laying there she didn't move and on the Score bored TV screen it showed Lucia on her side and everyone huddled around her. Hirro worried and upset he stood up and watched. Turning Lucia on to her back the ref. kneeled down and put both hand on her shoulder and lifted her up in his arms and walked to the side lines heading to the nurse that waited there. The game buzz went off for half time and the teams got off the field and to the side lines. The nurse having her on the stretcher she looks at her carefully and smiled as she cracks a salt snuffer to wake her. Jerking back shacking her head she sits up and everyone in the crowded cheered on. Hirro feeling relief that she was okay. Getting up and off the stretcher she sits down on the bench and opens her duffle bag taking out her water bottle and takes a couple of gulps of it. The coach walking up to her he kneels down in front of her and smiles. "You think your good enough to get back in the game?" "I always am sir." looking at him with a smile as a bead of sweat dropped off from her face. "That's the spirit. Now everyone get back in the game!" Standing up he watched all of them run back out in the field and Lucia standing up she dropped her bottle in her duffle and runs back out in center. The ref. looking at both number 13's from both teams he laughs and drops the ball. Lucia kicking it behind and Number 2 from there team kicks it to Katty. Taking it she runs forward and runs past two mates shooting the ball between a team mates legs and kicks it behind her for Lucia. Running for it she kicks it up and head bunts it to Carrie. Carrie taking the ball she runs out near the side lines and keeps a forward speed as everyone came running to her. Running and seeing everyone coming to her she stops and kicks the ball behind her and a team mate of hers takes it and runs it into the center field. Lucia coming up to her she takes the ball and runs down center as two team mates run on her tail. Running she saw the goalie and smiled. Running now into a sprint she kicks the ball up high and jumps up doing a spiral back flip and kicks it right in the goal. The goalie jumping to it she missed and falls to the ground as the ball hits the net and falls to the ground. Jumping up to her feet quickly she smiles and the game was almost over. The past half hour the game was ruff and two of there team mates where knocked out but they still won. Walking out of the locker room with the duffle bag on her shoulder and in her fresh clean cloths Hirro stood there by his Red Chevrolet Tahoe truck and smiled as he and held the dozen of roses in his hands with the teddy bear. She stood there breathless as her Friends stopped about 5 feet away to watch her reaction. She smiled as she walks towards him and stops about a few feet away. "Red...red roses....a teddy bear...Is there something that I am missing?" Saying as she stood there with a giant golly grin on her face. "Umm lets say a little friend told me you like red roses." "You showed...saw you in the crowds." "Saw you too....got worried back there when you got knocked out." "I'll be fine...I always lived." All of her friends waited to see what they wanted and all of them talking and giggling as they watched what was to come that they saw. Lucia walked forward and stopped right in front of him. Smiling she looks up at him and smiles. He hands her the roses and the bear. she takes it and drops her duffle bag and kisses him. All of them breath taken and screaming with joy as Lucia stops looks over her shoulder and so did Hirro. Both looking at all three of them standing there they got quiet and ran off to a car to hide behind. Lucia looking back up at him staring into his blue beautiful eyes and smiles. Hearing a ringing tone she walks over to her duffle bag and out of his arms and opens it taking out her phone. "Hello?" "Hi, it's your mother...still need that ride?" "Who is it?" Saying Hirro. "Ugh...hold on." She looks up at Hirro and then stands up. "My mom...she is asking if I need a ride. But I guess I call her down anyway...I told her to come get me." "No I'll take you home." "No don't...I tell her to come get me and my friends." "No...I'll do it, it would be my pleasure." Walking over to her he takes the phone and talks to her mother. "Hello...Mrs. Lucia's mom.." "Oh you must be Hirro that Casey called me earlier about." "Yes...I would be happy to take home Lucia and her friends." "Oh don't worry about her friends...I sent my Brother with the mini van to get them and you can bring home my daughter safe and sound like her friends say you would?" "Yes mam'm I would. Don't worry she is gonna come home in one piece." Saying with a happy tone to his voice. "Good...put my daughter on the phone." Saying with pride. He hands her back her phone and Lucia confused on what was going on and not knowing what is happening she takes the phone and looks at him weirdly. "Mom...what's going on?" "You male friend is gonna bring you home and your friends have a ride here...I'll talk to you when you get home now...see you then. bye" Saying as she hangs up the phone. "Yeah...bye mom." standing up with her duffle bag back on her arm and the roses and bear in her bag she puts the phone back in her pack and looks at him. Smiling he takes her things and puts them in the truck as he placed his hand out ready to take hers. Looking at him with a smile her friends ran off to the front of the building and Lucia placing her hand into his he walks he to the passenger side of the truck and helps hr in and shuts the door. Sitting there in the light comes back on and he gets in shutting the door and turns the engines. He turns back on the light and looks at her as he drove off.