This is my first Miracle fan fic that I have posted here, but I have written many of them. This story is very different from the one's that I usually write since it doesn't start anywhere near the time frame of most of the other stories that I have read. It actually starts about three or four years before. It deals with Herb Brooks oldest daugther, Chelsea Brooks and her time that she spends in college. It also deals with the olympic team, but that comes much much later in the story. I hope you all like it.
"I got the letter." I screamed as I jumped up and down.
My mom and dad walked over to me, giving me an odd look.
"What letter?" my mom questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"The letter from the University of Wisconsin." I stated as I stopped jumping up and down.
"Why would the University of Wisconsin be sending you a letter?" my dad asked.
I bit my lip as I looked down at the ground. I still hadn't told my parents that I had applied to the University of Wisconsin. They still thought that I wanted to go to the University of Minnesota.
"Well see, um, I applied to go to school there." I muttered, not looking up from the ground.
"What?" my mother questioned as she crossed her arms.
"I know that you both wanted me to go to the U, but I really, really, want to go here." I stated as I looked up.
"But we didn't talk about this. I mean why on earth would you want to go to that school?" she asked, waving her hands about.
"Because its a good school and I want to get out of Minnesota." I stated as I crossed my arms.
"Don't you mean you want to get away from us?" my mother stated.
I shook my head as I uncrossed my arms. "No mother I didn't say that."
"Well you meant it, didn't you." she said.
I shook my head again, "No that's not what I meant. I meant that I wanted to go see other places instead of staying in one place for the rest of my life."
"Patti." my dad spoke for the first time. "I don't think we should be upset. I mean she didn't officially get accepted yet and I think she should get out and see the world instead of being stuck here."
My mom frowned a bit, "But she didn't even talk to us about it Herb."
"I agree with you that she should have talked to us before she did apply to that school, but she's the one going to college, not us."
I smiled over at my dad as my mom let out a defeated sigh. "Okay." she said as she gave me a weak smile. "I'm sorry sweetie."
"Its okay mom. You had every right to be mad at me." I stated as I pulled her into a hug.
"Well what are we waiting for, open the letter." she said, patting me on the back.
I let out a small sigh as I stared down at the letter. I tried to stop my fingers from shaking as I ripped open the envelope. Pulling out the letter I unfolded it, quickly reading over it.
"Oh my God." I stated as I looked up.
"What? What is it sweetie?" my mother asked, a worried expression clouding her face.
"I got in!" I said as I started to jump up and down again. "I got in! I got in!" I kept repeating over and over again.
"That's great." my mom stated as she pulled me into a bear hug.
My dad smiled at me, joining our family hug.
I heard the front door open as I glanced over at Danny and Kelly who were wearing matching, confused expressions.
"What's going on?" Kelly asked as she walked over to the three of us with Danny trailing behind her.
"Your sister got into the University of Wisconsin." my dad said as he wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
"Really? That's great." Kelly stated as she gave me a quick hug.
Danny frowned a bit as he looked up at me. "But I thought you were going to stay here." he said, pouting a bit.
"Don't worry sweet heart. I'll come and visit you every chance I get." I said as I gave Danny a hug.
"Okay." he stated, nodding his head a bit.
But deep down I knew that he wasn't okay with this. "So I'm going to call Robbie and the others." I stated as I turned back to my parents.
"Okay sweetie." her mom said giving her one last hug.
I quickly ran up the walk, pulling out the door and stepping into our air conditioned home. I made my way into the kitchen, picking up the phone. I quickly dialed Robbie's number as I leaned back against the wall.
"Hello?"
"Hey Rob." I said as I smiled a bit.
"Oh, hey Chels."
"So what are you doing?"
"Buzzy, Phillie, Jannie, Steve, and me are all hanging out at my house."
"Sounds so exciting." I stated with a small roll of my eyes.
"Well it would be if you came over."
I nodded my head, forgetting that I was on the phone. "Okay, I'll be over in a few minutes." I said as I hung up the phone.
Grabbing the keys from the table I made my way back outside.
"Mom, I'm heading over to Robbie's." I yelled over to her.
She nodded her head, waving to me. "See you later."
I smiled as I walked over to my car, hopping in. I started it up and made my way over to Robbie's.
"I can't believe you talked me into watching that lame movie." I stated as I rolled my eyes a bit.
"Hey, your the one who wanted to watch it." Robbie said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Okay, but you could have at least told me that it was going to be that boring."
"But that would ruining the fun of listening to you complain about it every 5 seconds." Buzzy stated with a small smirk.
I picked up one of the pillows that was on the couch and threw it at him. He barley missed moving out of the way.
"So now what?" Phillie questioned from his spot on the couch.
I gave a small shrug as I pulled my knees up, letting my chin rest on them. I still hadn't told them that I had been accepted to the University of Wisconsin.
"How about we watch another movie?" Jannie suggested, but was soon pelted with pillows.
"It was just a suggestion." he stated as he crossed his arms.
"And a bad one at that." Steve replied, with a slight roll of his eyes.
"I'm hungry." Buzzy whined from his place in one of the chairs.
"Fine, let's go get some food before Buzzy starves to death." Robbie said, standing up.
The rest of us followed him up the stairs. Buzzy and Steve had started a thumb war and were both trying to cheat, but neither one of them was having any luck. While they were doing that Phillie and Jannie were talking about some tv show that they had been watching. I walked slowly behind the four of them.
We entered the kitchen and all grabbed seats at the kitchen table.
"So what do you want to eat?" Robbie questioned, pulling open the refrigerator door.
"Pizza." Buzzy stated with a small smirk.
"No way Buzzy. We always have pizza." Phillie stated as he shook his head.
"Really, I'm starting to get sick of it." Steve spoke up.
"Well then you can decide." Buzzy pouted, crossing his arms over his chest.
Everyone started to make suggestions, but no one could agree on what they wanted to eat.
Finally, I let out a small sigh. "Maybe we should just have pizza."
Buzzy grinned as everyone let out sighs, nodding their heads in agreement.
Robbie stood up and pulled a pizza out of the freezer, placing it in the oven. "What will we do until its ready?"
Everyone looked around at the table, shrugging their shoulders and shaking their heads.
I let out a sigh as I started to tap my fingers against the wooden table. "Well I have some good news."
The five boys looked over at me, both wearing the same confused expression.
"I got into the University of Wisconsin." I said as I looked down at the table, waiting for their reactions.
"I thought you said you had good news." Buzzy said as he raised an eyebrow.
"That was the good news." I muttered, still not looking up.
The room was quiet for a few minutes before Jannie finally broke the silence.
"Well I think its great." he said giving me a small smile.
"Thanks." I said, finally looking up and returning the small smile.
He nodded his head a bit as he looked around at the other guys. Buzzy had crossed his arms and was now interested in looking out the window. Robbie had stood up and was busily pulling cups and plates out of the cupboard. Phillie and Steve were both looking down at the table.
"Okay, so is someone going to say anything else?" she questioned.
"I think its cool that your going there. Its definitely going to be a change." Steve offered, trying to smile.
"Thanks Christoff." I said as I looked over at Buzzy.
Buzzy glanced over at me, but said nothing. He had a look of anger written all over his face.
I let out a small sigh as I pushed my chair out, standing up. "Well I guess I better get going."
"Yeah, wouldn't want to keep those people in Wisconsin waiting." Buzzy muttered.
"Buzzy, stop acting like an idiot." Robbie said, looking back over at me.
"When will you be leaving?" Phillie asked, looking up from the table.
"Next week some time." I said as I stuffed my hands into my pockets.
"Well then we should have a going away party." Jannie said, smiling a bit.
Robbie, Phillie, and Steve all nodded their heads.
I glanced over at Buzzy, but he had gone back to staring out the window. I could feel the tears well up in my eyes, but I tried not to let any of the guys see.
"So, I'll see you later." I said as I gave each guy a quick hug before I made my way outside.
I let out a frustrated sigh as I walked over to my car. I climbed into it, hitting the steering wheel.
"Mom!" I yelled down the stairs, running down them.
"What?" she questioned, stepping out of the kitchen.
"I need one more bag." I said as I stopped at the bottom of the steps.
"Don't you already have about five?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest.
I nodded my head a bit, "Yeah, but I need one more." I said giving her my puppy dog look.
"Fine." she said throwing her hands up and letting out a small laugh. "I'll give you one more, but stop looking at me like that."
"Thank you." I said, wrapping my arms around her shoulders and giving her a big hug.
They trooped back upstairs, heading to my parents room. Pulling out the suitcase she handed it over to me.
"Thank you again mommy dearest." I said, smiling as I took the suitcase and made my way back to my room.
"Your welcome." she called after me as she flopped down on the bed.
"Finished." I said, wiping my hands on my jeans, a huge grin plastered on my face.
"Chelsea! Buzzy's on the phone!" Kelly yelled up the stairs.
I raised an eyebrow as I made my way down the stairs, grabbing the phone from Kelly.
"Hey."
"Uh, hey Chels. I was just calling to apologize."
"You don't need to do that."
"Well yes I do. Robbie yelled at me an hour after you left about an hour about how I was acting like a baby."
I let out a small laugh, "I can see Robbie doing that."
"So I just wanted to say I'm sorry that I wasn't as supportive as I could have been."
I nodded my head, forgetting for a moment that I was on the phone. "Its really okay Buzzy."
"Well I just wanted to say that. Oh and your party's on Friday at 7."
"Okay, sounds great." I stated with a smile.
"Well see you then?"
"Yep, see you then." I said hanging up the phone. Leaning against the wall I let out a small sigh, closing my eyes.
