The next day Lizzie woke early. She couldn't sleep much the night before
because she was soo excited about the practice the next day.
Getting ready she rummaged through her clothes. She really wasn't sure what to wear to play football. "Ugh, I have absolutely NOTHING!" She said as she flung the shirt she was wearing down on the ground. That's what she noticed it. There was a bag on her doorknob that wasn't there the night before.
She reached for the bag and looked inside. She took out a few tee shirts and some sport shorts. She found a little piece of paper in the bag and read it. It said, "Lizzie. Your father and I love you no matter what you do. Have a good time at football practice. We thought you might need these. Love you always, Mom."
Lizzie could have hugged her mother at that moment, but she knew she had to get ready. The clothes were just what she was looking for. Something that she could play football in. If her parents didn't do this for her, she didn't know what she would do.
Time flew passed and it was twenty minutes til 10. Lizzie decided it was about time to head over that way. She walked downstairs and out the door. To her surprise however was Gordo walking up to the front of her house.
"Hey." "Hey." Lizzie answered back. "Hey, umm, I'm sorry about yesterday." Lizzie muttered. "Yeah, that was a strange day. I guess it's just different since I'm back?" Gordo guessed. It wasn't exactly true, but Lizzie nodded anyway.
"So what's this football thing you were talking about?" Gordo asked interested. "Oh, well, the coach at the high school wants me to play football there. That's where I'm going now." Lizzie said. "Lizzie, you've never played football before."
Lizzie rolled her eyes at Gordo. "I know. But they said that I have a really good arm and if I just observe I would probably get the hang of it."
"Oh. Well, you mind if I walk with you there?" Gordo asked. Lizzie thought that maybe she had been a little harsh on him yesterday so she agreed.
"Sooo." Gordo started. "This was a whole lot easier last year. Talking I mean." "Yeah." Lizzie admitted. It was true too. Last year they talked about anything and everything. Now, it was just awkward.
A few blocks down and both were still in silence. Finally Gordo stopped and grabbed Lizzie's arm. "Are you mad at me?" he asked very seriously.
"What? No, of course not, why would I be?" Lizzie asked a bit alarmed. "Well, you ditched me twice yesterday and I went over our conversation and I don't know if I did something wrong or not." Gordo said. Lizzie gave him a sympathetic look and said, "I was just having a bad day, really. It wasn't you." She lied. Thinking back, this was the first time she had ever lied to her best friend. Well, of what she could remember anyway.
They finally reached the football field. It was again awkward because they didn't know what to do. "Umm, so have fun out their McGuire. I would stay, but it looks like you already have a big crowd. So, umm, later." Gordo said.
Lizzie didn't know what he meant by a big crowd at first, but then she saw that Kate and Claire were back. Unfortunately Lizzie had to pass both of them to get to where she was supposed to be.
"What are you doing here McGuire?" Kate asked. "Well I heard she was going out for the football team!" Claire remarked. "Next thing you know she'll be going for the boy's swimming team!" Kate said. Lizzie ignored all of these remarks but it was very hard for her.
Finally she got across the field and Andrew spotted her. "Hey Lizzie, glad you made it. Glad I didn't have to track you down." He said grinning. She smiled back. "So what are we doing today?"
"Well, just some drills right now. But coach told me just to go over the game with you, get you used to everything. Sound good?" Andrew asked. "Perfect." Lizzie replied back.
The next hour and a half was Andrew and Lizzie just walking around the track, around the football field talking about the fundamentals of football. Lizzie learned a lot and soon she was confident with the rules of the game.
"I think I get it now. So what's next on the agenda?" Lizzie asked. "Well, I think we should go through a few drills, see where your skills are." "Okay, where do we start?"
"First of course, you know this is a football. I want to see how far you can throw this. Here, aim for that goal post." Andrew said as he gave Lizzie the ball. She pulled her arm back and threw the ball. It sailed beautifully through the goal post. "Wow, that's amazing!" Andrew remarked as he watched the ball soar.
"Okay, now we are just going to play a little catch. I'll go over there and throw the ball to you. You try and catch it and then throw it back to me." "Alrighty." Lizzie said.
Andrew and Lizzie played catch for the longest time and soon they saw everyone else walking off the field. The coach came towards them and beckoned Andrew in. "So what have you got?" he asked Andrew. "Well, she now knows the rules of the game and I'll say she can throw great. I think what we can do is put Craft as the quarterback and Lizzie here can be given the ball after and..." Andrew started talking to the coach in football lingo so Lizzie just stood there and nodded a lot.
Finally the coach turned to Lizzie and said, "Well, tomorrow you can work with the rest of the guys. But this is no silly girl camp. You will get a real workout here and I am not one for slackers."
"No sir, I'll do my best." "I bet you will." The coach said. "Good practice, you can go now. Andrew, I want to talk to you and Craft."
The coach started walking in and left Andrew and Lizzie alone again. "Can I walk you home again?" he asked. "Umm, what about your meeting with the coach and Ethan?" Lizzie asked. "Wait for me?" Lizzie blushed and nodded. "Great, I wont be too long. Promise."
Lizzie blushed again before Andrew ran in to where the coach and Ethan were talking. She walked off the field towards the exit. She lingered there for a few minutes and then she was startled by a voice.
"Hey McGuire, how's practice go?" it was Gordo. "Oh, hi Gordo, it went pretty good. I didn't do much today, tomorrow is going to be the real challenge. What are you doing here?" She asked him.
"Well, I wanted to spend some time with my best friend." He said as if it was obvious. Then Andrew came. "Ready Lizzie?" he asked. Lizzie didn't know what to do so finally she did the one thing that popped into her head. "Uh, Gordo, this is Andrew. He is co-captain of the football team and he has been helping me out."
Here Andrew had to add, "Yeah, and I'm walking her home, so what's the hold up?" Lizzie was soo embarrassed but Gordo said, "Nothing, have a good time. Andrew." Gordo tipped his head and started walking away. Lizzie could see he was hurt but she could do anything because Andrew was steering her towards her house.
"Oh Gordo," Lizzie thought to herself, "I am so sorry, I really am."
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A/N: here is chapter three. I promise things will heat up later! So just humor me for now, lol. Later guys!
Getting ready she rummaged through her clothes. She really wasn't sure what to wear to play football. "Ugh, I have absolutely NOTHING!" She said as she flung the shirt she was wearing down on the ground. That's what she noticed it. There was a bag on her doorknob that wasn't there the night before.
She reached for the bag and looked inside. She took out a few tee shirts and some sport shorts. She found a little piece of paper in the bag and read it. It said, "Lizzie. Your father and I love you no matter what you do. Have a good time at football practice. We thought you might need these. Love you always, Mom."
Lizzie could have hugged her mother at that moment, but she knew she had to get ready. The clothes were just what she was looking for. Something that she could play football in. If her parents didn't do this for her, she didn't know what she would do.
Time flew passed and it was twenty minutes til 10. Lizzie decided it was about time to head over that way. She walked downstairs and out the door. To her surprise however was Gordo walking up to the front of her house.
"Hey." "Hey." Lizzie answered back. "Hey, umm, I'm sorry about yesterday." Lizzie muttered. "Yeah, that was a strange day. I guess it's just different since I'm back?" Gordo guessed. It wasn't exactly true, but Lizzie nodded anyway.
"So what's this football thing you were talking about?" Gordo asked interested. "Oh, well, the coach at the high school wants me to play football there. That's where I'm going now." Lizzie said. "Lizzie, you've never played football before."
Lizzie rolled her eyes at Gordo. "I know. But they said that I have a really good arm and if I just observe I would probably get the hang of it."
"Oh. Well, you mind if I walk with you there?" Gordo asked. Lizzie thought that maybe she had been a little harsh on him yesterday so she agreed.
"Sooo." Gordo started. "This was a whole lot easier last year. Talking I mean." "Yeah." Lizzie admitted. It was true too. Last year they talked about anything and everything. Now, it was just awkward.
A few blocks down and both were still in silence. Finally Gordo stopped and grabbed Lizzie's arm. "Are you mad at me?" he asked very seriously.
"What? No, of course not, why would I be?" Lizzie asked a bit alarmed. "Well, you ditched me twice yesterday and I went over our conversation and I don't know if I did something wrong or not." Gordo said. Lizzie gave him a sympathetic look and said, "I was just having a bad day, really. It wasn't you." She lied. Thinking back, this was the first time she had ever lied to her best friend. Well, of what she could remember anyway.
They finally reached the football field. It was again awkward because they didn't know what to do. "Umm, so have fun out their McGuire. I would stay, but it looks like you already have a big crowd. So, umm, later." Gordo said.
Lizzie didn't know what he meant by a big crowd at first, but then she saw that Kate and Claire were back. Unfortunately Lizzie had to pass both of them to get to where she was supposed to be.
"What are you doing here McGuire?" Kate asked. "Well I heard she was going out for the football team!" Claire remarked. "Next thing you know she'll be going for the boy's swimming team!" Kate said. Lizzie ignored all of these remarks but it was very hard for her.
Finally she got across the field and Andrew spotted her. "Hey Lizzie, glad you made it. Glad I didn't have to track you down." He said grinning. She smiled back. "So what are we doing today?"
"Well, just some drills right now. But coach told me just to go over the game with you, get you used to everything. Sound good?" Andrew asked. "Perfect." Lizzie replied back.
The next hour and a half was Andrew and Lizzie just walking around the track, around the football field talking about the fundamentals of football. Lizzie learned a lot and soon she was confident with the rules of the game.
"I think I get it now. So what's next on the agenda?" Lizzie asked. "Well, I think we should go through a few drills, see where your skills are." "Okay, where do we start?"
"First of course, you know this is a football. I want to see how far you can throw this. Here, aim for that goal post." Andrew said as he gave Lizzie the ball. She pulled her arm back and threw the ball. It sailed beautifully through the goal post. "Wow, that's amazing!" Andrew remarked as he watched the ball soar.
"Okay, now we are just going to play a little catch. I'll go over there and throw the ball to you. You try and catch it and then throw it back to me." "Alrighty." Lizzie said.
Andrew and Lizzie played catch for the longest time and soon they saw everyone else walking off the field. The coach came towards them and beckoned Andrew in. "So what have you got?" he asked Andrew. "Well, she now knows the rules of the game and I'll say she can throw great. I think what we can do is put Craft as the quarterback and Lizzie here can be given the ball after and..." Andrew started talking to the coach in football lingo so Lizzie just stood there and nodded a lot.
Finally the coach turned to Lizzie and said, "Well, tomorrow you can work with the rest of the guys. But this is no silly girl camp. You will get a real workout here and I am not one for slackers."
"No sir, I'll do my best." "I bet you will." The coach said. "Good practice, you can go now. Andrew, I want to talk to you and Craft."
The coach started walking in and left Andrew and Lizzie alone again. "Can I walk you home again?" he asked. "Umm, what about your meeting with the coach and Ethan?" Lizzie asked. "Wait for me?" Lizzie blushed and nodded. "Great, I wont be too long. Promise."
Lizzie blushed again before Andrew ran in to where the coach and Ethan were talking. She walked off the field towards the exit. She lingered there for a few minutes and then she was startled by a voice.
"Hey McGuire, how's practice go?" it was Gordo. "Oh, hi Gordo, it went pretty good. I didn't do much today, tomorrow is going to be the real challenge. What are you doing here?" She asked him.
"Well, I wanted to spend some time with my best friend." He said as if it was obvious. Then Andrew came. "Ready Lizzie?" he asked. Lizzie didn't know what to do so finally she did the one thing that popped into her head. "Uh, Gordo, this is Andrew. He is co-captain of the football team and he has been helping me out."
Here Andrew had to add, "Yeah, and I'm walking her home, so what's the hold up?" Lizzie was soo embarrassed but Gordo said, "Nothing, have a good time. Andrew." Gordo tipped his head and started walking away. Lizzie could see he was hurt but she could do anything because Andrew was steering her towards her house.
"Oh Gordo," Lizzie thought to herself, "I am so sorry, I really am."
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A/N: here is chapter three. I promise things will heat up later! So just humor me for now, lol. Later guys!
