Time After Time
Chapter 5
Soccer practice that same day, the team is on the way out to the practice fields
Jimmy takes a shot at the goal as the girls soccer team passes the field, but misses. The ball lands at Emma's feet, as she picks up the ball she see's who kicked it.
"Go fetch." she thinks to herself as she purposely kicks it over Jimmy's head and well into the other field. He looks at her with a look of desperation. Emma looks right back at him with nothing but coldness. He turns around slowly, shaking his head to return his ball.
"What was that about?" asked Laurie, the soccer coach, "thought you two were friends?"
"WERE being the key word in this sentence." Emma said looking at the ground as she walked. Laurie could hear the pain it caused Emma to say that.
"Do you want to talk about it?" she said. Emma loved the fact that she could talk to her soccer coach, but this also involved Ashley, and she wasn't going to discuss it with her unless Ashley wanted to also, and the possibilities of that were very low at that time.
"As much as I want to I can't. It involves another person and I don't know if she wants it to get around to anyone" Emma said, gripping her goalie gloves.
"I understand, I understand" Laurie said, "But if you change your mind, you know I'm here" she said patting Emma on the back.
"Ya, thanks coach" Emma said smiling up at her. They had now reached the practice fields and the other girls had gotten a ball and were practicing dribbling, passing..etc, while Emma got warmed up. Emily, Emma's trainer, always warmed her up. Emily had taught Emma everything that she knew about being a goalie, and Emma respected her more than anyone else on the coaching staff, especially sense she was only a year older than her.
"Alright, you ready for me?" she said approaching Emma with a ball "Go get in the net, you know what to do" she said smiling at Emma. The first five or ten shots that Emily took on Emma were easy saves for her,
"You're doin' good. We have the tournament game tomorrow, and it looks like your ready for it!" she said praising Emma,
"I might be doing good, but I still can't make that dive" Emma said sighing. She had been trying to make the perfect dive all season, it just never came to her.
"Don't worry about it. When time comes you will know what to do and you will do it. I know this because I know that you are great at what you do" Emily said,
"Are you ready for the team to take shots on you?" she then asked.
"Ya, bring them on." Emma said, in a little bit better of mood. First girl shot the ball- Emma saved. Second girl shot- Emma saved. Third girl shot- Emma saved. Shot, saved. Shot saved. Emma really was doing great, but in her mind she wasn't doing good enough.
Faster than expected practice ended, and they were getting ready to go home. Emma's ride was already in the parking lot. When she got in the car she expected the normal from her dad 'Hi how was your day?'. But she didn't get that. Instead this is what he said, "Ellie called the house while you were at practice, she sounded kind of upset, you need to call her when you get home." Emma froze. This could NOT be good.
Jimmy's house, right after soccer practice, Jimmy is talking on the phone to Ashley
"Jimmy Hun, I got one." Ashley said looking down at the box in her hand. She had gone to the store and bought a pregnancy test while her mom wasn't looking. She still couldn't believe that she had just sneak-bought a pregnancy test.
"Well, take it, or do whatever it is that you have to do with one of those things." Jimmy urged her. Ashley hesitated.
"If I really AM pregnant..." Ashley said taking a long pause, Jimmy wasn't going to like hearing what she had to say next, "I'm not going to get an abortion. I am going to have it. And raise it. And I really hope that you will be there to help me with it." Ashley said crying, but not loud enough for Jimmy to hear her.
"Ash, this is all to quick. I don't know what to do in a situation like this!" Jimmy said to Ashley getting irritated.
"Well neither do I Jimmy! You think I wanted this to happen? Life isn't suppose to be easy, we just have to take what we get." Ashley said, not caring anymore if Jimmy heard her cry or not. Ashley was also overwhelmed by this but Emma had a point. Jimmy had to stop being a kid, especially if he was going to have one.
"We aren't ready for this. Neither of us are. I'll talk to you later Ash" Jimmy said hanging up the phone. He didn't want to know what the test said...ever.
Emma's house, 30 minutes before Paige was suppose to come over
As soon as Emma entered the house she darted for the phone and dialed Ellie's phone number.
"Hello" Ellie said on the other end.
"What's wrong? My dad said that you called" Emma said into the phone trying not to sound panicked.
"Nothing, well, nothing anymore. It's OK now." Ellie said. Emma was confused.
"What was wrong before then?" Emma asked....still confused.
"Well, you told me to take today off to just think and relax. Well I thought, but I didn't relax. And for awhile when I was thinking I didn't think that life was worth it anymore...." Emma was holding her breath. One of her very own best friends was thinking about suicide and she was busy worrying about Jimmy!
"Oh, Ellie! I'm so sorry I-" But then Ellie started to laugh and Emma stopped talking.
"Emma, Emma, you didn't let me finish." Ellie started, "When I started relaxing I realized that it was horrible that I had actually thought that and I also realized that nothing is too bad to give your life for....and that thought was quickly replaced with a picture of Sean...another reason that I can't fall apart. See Emma, I'm OK. I just needed to take your advice and relax a little bit. So really I should be thanking you" Ellie said. Emma finally exhaled.
"You don't need to thank me. That's what friends do." Emma said, but then a knock on the door interrupted their conversation.
"I think someone is here, i will see you tomorrow OK?" Emma said
"Yes you will." Ellie said. She was ready to face school again, and she couldn't wait to see Sean!
Back at Emma's house
Emma answerers the door to see Paige wave off her mom as she steps into her house.
"Paige, I know this isn't going change your mind, but I still don't know about this." Emma said, looking desperately at Paige. Paige shrugged the look off.
"Calm down Hun, there's nothing to worry about. Are you ready to go?" Paige asked
"Sure....why not..." Emma said giving up trying to change her mind. And with that they left the house, But little did they know, they were also leaving their lives as they knew it...
Chapter 5
Soccer practice that same day, the team is on the way out to the practice fields
Jimmy takes a shot at the goal as the girls soccer team passes the field, but misses. The ball lands at Emma's feet, as she picks up the ball she see's who kicked it.
"Go fetch." she thinks to herself as she purposely kicks it over Jimmy's head and well into the other field. He looks at her with a look of desperation. Emma looks right back at him with nothing but coldness. He turns around slowly, shaking his head to return his ball.
"What was that about?" asked Laurie, the soccer coach, "thought you two were friends?"
"WERE being the key word in this sentence." Emma said looking at the ground as she walked. Laurie could hear the pain it caused Emma to say that.
"Do you want to talk about it?" she said. Emma loved the fact that she could talk to her soccer coach, but this also involved Ashley, and she wasn't going to discuss it with her unless Ashley wanted to also, and the possibilities of that were very low at that time.
"As much as I want to I can't. It involves another person and I don't know if she wants it to get around to anyone" Emma said, gripping her goalie gloves.
"I understand, I understand" Laurie said, "But if you change your mind, you know I'm here" she said patting Emma on the back.
"Ya, thanks coach" Emma said smiling up at her. They had now reached the practice fields and the other girls had gotten a ball and were practicing dribbling, passing..etc, while Emma got warmed up. Emily, Emma's trainer, always warmed her up. Emily had taught Emma everything that she knew about being a goalie, and Emma respected her more than anyone else on the coaching staff, especially sense she was only a year older than her.
"Alright, you ready for me?" she said approaching Emma with a ball "Go get in the net, you know what to do" she said smiling at Emma. The first five or ten shots that Emily took on Emma were easy saves for her,
"You're doin' good. We have the tournament game tomorrow, and it looks like your ready for it!" she said praising Emma,
"I might be doing good, but I still can't make that dive" Emma said sighing. She had been trying to make the perfect dive all season, it just never came to her.
"Don't worry about it. When time comes you will know what to do and you will do it. I know this because I know that you are great at what you do" Emily said,
"Are you ready for the team to take shots on you?" she then asked.
"Ya, bring them on." Emma said, in a little bit better of mood. First girl shot the ball- Emma saved. Second girl shot- Emma saved. Third girl shot- Emma saved. Shot, saved. Shot saved. Emma really was doing great, but in her mind she wasn't doing good enough.
Faster than expected practice ended, and they were getting ready to go home. Emma's ride was already in the parking lot. When she got in the car she expected the normal from her dad 'Hi how was your day?'. But she didn't get that. Instead this is what he said, "Ellie called the house while you were at practice, she sounded kind of upset, you need to call her when you get home." Emma froze. This could NOT be good.
Jimmy's house, right after soccer practice, Jimmy is talking on the phone to Ashley
"Jimmy Hun, I got one." Ashley said looking down at the box in her hand. She had gone to the store and bought a pregnancy test while her mom wasn't looking. She still couldn't believe that she had just sneak-bought a pregnancy test.
"Well, take it, or do whatever it is that you have to do with one of those things." Jimmy urged her. Ashley hesitated.
"If I really AM pregnant..." Ashley said taking a long pause, Jimmy wasn't going to like hearing what she had to say next, "I'm not going to get an abortion. I am going to have it. And raise it. And I really hope that you will be there to help me with it." Ashley said crying, but not loud enough for Jimmy to hear her.
"Ash, this is all to quick. I don't know what to do in a situation like this!" Jimmy said to Ashley getting irritated.
"Well neither do I Jimmy! You think I wanted this to happen? Life isn't suppose to be easy, we just have to take what we get." Ashley said, not caring anymore if Jimmy heard her cry or not. Ashley was also overwhelmed by this but Emma had a point. Jimmy had to stop being a kid, especially if he was going to have one.
"We aren't ready for this. Neither of us are. I'll talk to you later Ash" Jimmy said hanging up the phone. He didn't want to know what the test said...ever.
Emma's house, 30 minutes before Paige was suppose to come over
As soon as Emma entered the house she darted for the phone and dialed Ellie's phone number.
"Hello" Ellie said on the other end.
"What's wrong? My dad said that you called" Emma said into the phone trying not to sound panicked.
"Nothing, well, nothing anymore. It's OK now." Ellie said. Emma was confused.
"What was wrong before then?" Emma asked....still confused.
"Well, you told me to take today off to just think and relax. Well I thought, but I didn't relax. And for awhile when I was thinking I didn't think that life was worth it anymore...." Emma was holding her breath. One of her very own best friends was thinking about suicide and she was busy worrying about Jimmy!
"Oh, Ellie! I'm so sorry I-" But then Ellie started to laugh and Emma stopped talking.
"Emma, Emma, you didn't let me finish." Ellie started, "When I started relaxing I realized that it was horrible that I had actually thought that and I also realized that nothing is too bad to give your life for....and that thought was quickly replaced with a picture of Sean...another reason that I can't fall apart. See Emma, I'm OK. I just needed to take your advice and relax a little bit. So really I should be thanking you" Ellie said. Emma finally exhaled.
"You don't need to thank me. That's what friends do." Emma said, but then a knock on the door interrupted their conversation.
"I think someone is here, i will see you tomorrow OK?" Emma said
"Yes you will." Ellie said. She was ready to face school again, and she couldn't wait to see Sean!
Back at Emma's house
Emma answerers the door to see Paige wave off her mom as she steps into her house.
"Paige, I know this isn't going change your mind, but I still don't know about this." Emma said, looking desperately at Paige. Paige shrugged the look off.
"Calm down Hun, there's nothing to worry about. Are you ready to go?" Paige asked
"Sure....why not..." Emma said giving up trying to change her mind. And with that they left the house, But little did they know, they were also leaving their lives as they knew it...