When Adam came home from school on a Thursday afternoon he found his
dad's car already in the driveway. 'This can't be good,' Adam thought to
himself as he walked slowly up the driveway to the front door. His dad was
waiting in the foyer for him when he opened the door.
"In my den right now young man," Phil said in a very stern voice.
Adam didn't say anything he just hung up his coat and headed for his father's den. He hadn't seen his father this angry since he had told him that he wanted to finish off the season with the Ducks. Adam knew this couldn't be good.
"What the hell do you think you are doing," Philip Banks yelled as he came into the den. Adam jumped as the door slammed behind his dad. "I do not appreciate being pulled away from work for stuff and this is disgraceful," he said as he threw an envelope down on his desk in front of Adam. "Go ahead read it," Phil demanded.
With shaking hands Adam reached out and picked up the envelope. As he read it his heart sunk. This was even worse than he thought it was. In the envelope was a letter from the school informing his parents that although Adam would be able to finish out the school year he would not be allowed to attend again next year.
"I can't believe a son of mine actually got himself kicked out of private school," Phil Banks said disgustedly.
"Dad, I'm sorry," Adam said quietly.
"Oh don't give me that. This is your fault, no one else's. I never thought a son of mine could destroy this family's name." Phil said turning his back to Adam and walking toward the far wall. Adam didn't say anything. He knew that anything he said at this point would be pointless. His dad had his mind made up already and nothing anybody said would change his mind. Adam knew this from experience. Phil Banks reached the far wall and then turned around again, facing Adam.
"I don't know what I'm going to do with you," he told his son. " I've tried to give you everything, give you the best opportunities and this is how you repay me, you get kicked out of the best private school in the state. Now I have waste my time getting you into another school. At this point I'm considering boarding school. Maybe getting you away from here, away from that misfit crowd you've fallen into is the best thing to do."
"You can't," Adam said pleadingly. He had just started feeling comfortable with the ducks. Making new friends. Going away to school would ruin all of that. He'd have to start making new friends all over again and Adam didn't want to do that.
"Don't tell me what I can and cannot do, young man," His father said raising his voice again. "I never would have dreamed of even thinking about defying my father when I was your age. I don't know where I went wrong with you Adam. Your brother was never this bad."
"Anthony quit hockey because of you," Adam said and immediately wished he hadn't.
"Your brother quit hockey because he chose to not because of me," Phil said evenly. "He never did have the talent to go all the way anyway but you do and I won't let you throw it away. And I don't want anymore attitude from you, you hear me. Not at home and certainly at not school. You've got two weeks left to the school year and I'm telling you right now I better not hear of anymore trouble at school. No more fights."
"And what about next year?" Adam asked quietly.
"I don't know yet. I'll talk it over with your mother but don't be surprised if you go away for school next year. I still think it's the best thing for you."
"Yes sir," Adam said timidly.
"You can leave now," Phil told his son. "I've got work to catch up on."
As Adam left the den his father sat down at his desk and started to work. Adam hesitated at the door for a second. All he wanted was for his Dad to be proud of him. Right now though it seemed as if his dad thought he was the worse son in the world.
Adam left the den and quietly closed the door behind him. He went up to his room and grabbed his roller blades and then telling his mom he was going out for awhile went outside and laced his skates up. As he started skating down his driveway he had no idea where he was headed. He just knew he had to get away from his house for awhile.
Note: I know it's a short entry but I wanted to post an update. I haven't been felling well lately so I haven't been writing as much. Thanks to Banksiesbabe99, crazy4nc128, anne918, heart of the south, Rachel, PrincessBethy, and KShyne99 for your reviews. Sorry that I rushed the goodwill game part too much for you last chapter crazy4nc128. I was going to add more to it but I thought people who had watched the movie and read the book would fall asleep on me if I put more in. Oh well, there is always revision if I want to do that huh. Thanks again to all that reviewed.
"In my den right now young man," Phil said in a very stern voice.
Adam didn't say anything he just hung up his coat and headed for his father's den. He hadn't seen his father this angry since he had told him that he wanted to finish off the season with the Ducks. Adam knew this couldn't be good.
"What the hell do you think you are doing," Philip Banks yelled as he came into the den. Adam jumped as the door slammed behind his dad. "I do not appreciate being pulled away from work for stuff and this is disgraceful," he said as he threw an envelope down on his desk in front of Adam. "Go ahead read it," Phil demanded.
With shaking hands Adam reached out and picked up the envelope. As he read it his heart sunk. This was even worse than he thought it was. In the envelope was a letter from the school informing his parents that although Adam would be able to finish out the school year he would not be allowed to attend again next year.
"I can't believe a son of mine actually got himself kicked out of private school," Phil Banks said disgustedly.
"Dad, I'm sorry," Adam said quietly.
"Oh don't give me that. This is your fault, no one else's. I never thought a son of mine could destroy this family's name." Phil said turning his back to Adam and walking toward the far wall. Adam didn't say anything. He knew that anything he said at this point would be pointless. His dad had his mind made up already and nothing anybody said would change his mind. Adam knew this from experience. Phil Banks reached the far wall and then turned around again, facing Adam.
"I don't know what I'm going to do with you," he told his son. " I've tried to give you everything, give you the best opportunities and this is how you repay me, you get kicked out of the best private school in the state. Now I have waste my time getting you into another school. At this point I'm considering boarding school. Maybe getting you away from here, away from that misfit crowd you've fallen into is the best thing to do."
"You can't," Adam said pleadingly. He had just started feeling comfortable with the ducks. Making new friends. Going away to school would ruin all of that. He'd have to start making new friends all over again and Adam didn't want to do that.
"Don't tell me what I can and cannot do, young man," His father said raising his voice again. "I never would have dreamed of even thinking about defying my father when I was your age. I don't know where I went wrong with you Adam. Your brother was never this bad."
"Anthony quit hockey because of you," Adam said and immediately wished he hadn't.
"Your brother quit hockey because he chose to not because of me," Phil said evenly. "He never did have the talent to go all the way anyway but you do and I won't let you throw it away. And I don't want anymore attitude from you, you hear me. Not at home and certainly at not school. You've got two weeks left to the school year and I'm telling you right now I better not hear of anymore trouble at school. No more fights."
"And what about next year?" Adam asked quietly.
"I don't know yet. I'll talk it over with your mother but don't be surprised if you go away for school next year. I still think it's the best thing for you."
"Yes sir," Adam said timidly.
"You can leave now," Phil told his son. "I've got work to catch up on."
As Adam left the den his father sat down at his desk and started to work. Adam hesitated at the door for a second. All he wanted was for his Dad to be proud of him. Right now though it seemed as if his dad thought he was the worse son in the world.
Adam left the den and quietly closed the door behind him. He went up to his room and grabbed his roller blades and then telling his mom he was going out for awhile went outside and laced his skates up. As he started skating down his driveway he had no idea where he was headed. He just knew he had to get away from his house for awhile.
Note: I know it's a short entry but I wanted to post an update. I haven't been felling well lately so I haven't been writing as much. Thanks to Banksiesbabe99, crazy4nc128, anne918, heart of the south, Rachel, PrincessBethy, and KShyne99 for your reviews. Sorry that I rushed the goodwill game part too much for you last chapter crazy4nc128. I was going to add more to it but I thought people who had watched the movie and read the book would fall asleep on me if I put more in. Oh well, there is always revision if I want to do that huh. Thanks again to all that reviewed.