Chapter 2
Amanda and the Note
"Hey Tygh, congratulations on getting second place, I thought you would win for sure." Adrial said.
"Yeah, well someone is bound to beat the Master sometime." I said.
"Yeah, especially when he falls off the field and is blasted with a charged cannon." He said laughingly.
"Ferme la bouche mon ami." I replied in French.
"You know I hate it when you talk like that." Adrial whined.
"Yeah, je connais." I couldn't help it, I had to keep at it.
"Fine, well my mom's here to pick me up, I'll talk to you later T!" Adrial said running off.
"Later Man!" I yelled to him.
After we departed I headed off to the Disney Store. There weren't many people there, usually there were. Mostly kids were zooming from every direction just to see the toys and stuffed animals that were there. I had to admit some of the animals were cute. I must've waited for at least five minutes until I saw Amanda coming out of the crowd.
"Amanda over here!" I yelled. She looked over and saw me.
"Oh, hey Tygh." As soon as she came over I saw an older looking boy following her.
"This is my brother Kyle, he's gonna be our parent for the evening." Amanda said.
"Oh, I forgot that I'm some stranger and your parents don't know who I am. Hey Kyle, the names Tygh." I said.
"Hi Tygh, as you know, I'm Kyle. Remember, no funny business or you'll be hearing from my fists." He said threateningly.
"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid." Of course who would be? This guy must've near his 20's, 6 feet something, and over 180 pounds of muscle.
We ventured through the mall talking about ourselves, our hobbies, school, and whatever we could think of. I could never have a conversation like this with Roxanne, but with Kyle looming over us, I couldn't say I was that comfortable. After about an hour or so, we stopped at the muffin shop to get something to eat. I just got a banana muffin, Amanda asked for a chocolate chip one, but Kyle didn't get anything. We sat down at one of the two person tables, and Kyle sat right behind Amanda, so he can have a close eye one me.
"Well, it's almost time to get goin." Amanda said.
"Really, man look at the time, where did it go?" I said, she thought it was funny.
"Why don't we hang out some other time, what's you cell number?" She asked.
"It's 645-385-9710." I said, and she typed it into her phone. "What's your number?"
"Mine's, 645-263-4681." And I typed her number into my cell.
"Where do you live?" I asked.
"I live in Williamstown, what about you?"
"Clayton, it's a little hard to find, but its home."
"Okay love birds, we gotta go. See you later Tygh." Kyle said.
"Bye Tygh." Amanda waved.
"Later!" I replied.
After another fifteen minutes my parents came to pick me up. It was a quiet drive home, which was good, I was a little tired. Once home, my little brother came charging at me. You can always count on little siblings to do there job.
"Hey Tygh. Haven't seen you all day, how was the tournament, did you win? You had to win you're the best." My little brother said, and kept going and going.
"Joey, will you be quiet."
"Okay!"
"Geez, well it's good to see you too. The tournament was fun but I lost." I began
"WHAT? You never lose, who beat you?"
"Amanda, but it's okay, we're friends now."
"Another girl? Eck! I hate girls, why do you like them so much?"
"It's a teen thing. You'll understand when you're older." I said to him.
"Why do I always have to wait till I'm older, humph! Oh by the way, your girlfriend is in your room, she's pretty mad."
Roxanne, mad at me? What did I do this time? It's not like I make her mad all the time, she just gets upset easily. When I entered my room, I saw her sitting on my bed. She seemed to be mad, but it's probably nothing, or a misunderstanding.
"Hey Roxanne, what's wrong?" I asked soothingly. Without warning she jumped off the bed and almost attacked me.
"I'll tell you what's wrong! I saw you and another girl at that stupid tournament!"
"Okay you saw me talking to another girl so what? I was just beaten by her in the finals, can't we be friends. And why were you at the tournament, I thought you wouldn't be caught dead at that place?"
"Well,
I wasn't there, Michelle was. And she told me you were making so
moves on her, and Michelle wouldn't lie to me."
"Guess
what, she did lie to you. And why did you send someone to look after
me, don't you trust me?"
"You're a guy, what am I to expect? Guys cheat on their girlfriends all the time."
"But I don't, unless you haven't noticed I'm not like other guys."
"…And that's why I want to break up." She said. Silence filled the room.
"…okay." Was my reply. Of course I was upset, but if she didn't want a relationship anymore, then fine, her loss.
"Okay? That's it, you won't fight to have me back?" She said in exasperation.
"That's it, if you can't stand being with me anymore than go, I won't stop you, it's your loss."
"My loss? The only thing I lost was three months of my time!" And she ran off in a huff. I can't believe her, the way she treated me. Thank god she was gone, I couldn't stand being with her another second. Then, my cell rang. It's a good thing it was after 7, or else I would have to pay the fee.
"Yeah?" I answered.
"Hi Tygh, it's me Amanda."
"Oh hi Amanda, I forgot you knew my cell number."
"Well I do, so how are you?"
"Not good, my girlfriend just broke up with me."
"Oh, sorry to hear. You want to talk it out, or no?"
"I actually would like to talk to someone. Just to make sure I was the right one, not the jerk."
"I'm all ears." And I started telling her what happened. It did feel good to tell her, but I couldn't help feeling a little nervous. I don't know why, I'm usually calm around girls now, but now I'm feeling a little different maybe it was that muffin I ate. It was the only thing I did eat since lunch.
"Wow, did any fists fly?"
"No, no one got hurt…yet."
"Ha-ha, you won't do anything."
"You assume too much."
"Yeah well, hey did you get anything special in the mail?"
"Don't know, didn't check yet, let me ask." I went away from my cell to outside my door. "Hey mom, did I get anything in the mail!"
"..Yes you did c'mere and get it!" My mom yelled back. So I ran downstairs got my mail, and opened it up.
"What is it?" I asked Amanda.
"Read it and find out." Was her smart remark. So I read the mail.
Dear Mr. Tygh,
Hello, you have been cordially invited to compete in the ultimate tournament of Super Smash Brothers Melee! You and several others will be invited to battle it out in this magnificent tournament. There will be more abilities, better graphics, wider stages, and much more. If you accept, please come to Saint Joseph High School for more instructions.
Sincerely,
Master Hand
"Cool, I'll definitely be going to this, how 'bout you?" I asked Amanda.
"Sure I am I wouldn't miss it for anything."
"All right, well I gotta get to bed. I'll call you tomorrow morning okay?"
"Okay, nighty night."
"Night." And we hung up.
After our little conversation, I asked my parents if they could drive me to my High School. They had no objection, they were just a little cautious about the tournament. I told them that a friend would be there, so I won't be alone. And that was the end of that. All Right! I'm going to a tournament for Melee Mashers, the best of the best, I can't wait to play. But a great warrior can't play well without some sleep. So I got ready for bed, and slipped under the covers.
Little did I know of the challenges I would face.
