Close to Game Time
Roxanne didn't know of what happened at the Duck's practice against Varsity, nor did she know of what happened after. That's why she was so surprised when she met Charlie again.
"Hi," she said approaching him in the library again. He wasn't reading anything just sitting there.
Sitting there waiting for her.
"I haven't seen you in a while what a surprise," she said keeping her smile.
He looked over at her.
"I've been trying to find you to hang out. Now that we finally bump into each other again, I'm afraid I can't." He said.
She squinted in confusion.
"Well, why is that?" she asked.
"I'm the captain of my hockey team, and they all hate me," he said. She took a seat next to him.
"Why do they hate you?" she asked.
"It's too long a story, too complicated," he said.
"I'm a good listener," she insisted. He stayed quiet for a moment, thinking, then he spoke again.
"Have you ever felt, that no matter how much you try everything still goes wrong?" he asked. She thought it over.
"A few times," she said.
There was a silence between them.
"I hate when I fight with my team. They're like family," he said. "We always have each other's back, I don't know what happened," he said.
'But do know that if you get caught...it's all on you'
Man my family sucks, she thought. She looked down, feeling terrible.
"That's nice," she said. "To have people who care," He nodded his head.
"Now I have this game tomorrow, and I'm scared how we'll do," he said.
"You'll do fine I'm sure," she reassured him.
"One of my team members left, one of my best friends," he said. Oh no, she thought.
"Adam, good guy...good friend" he continued looking sad. "He's always been a fucking cake eater anyway," he said changing his voice with a hard tone.
"I'm sorry," she said.
Why did it hit her now that what she was doing was wrong?
Why do I feel like complete shit? she thought.
I should tell him the truth now! Tell him something!
"Charlie," she started. He looked over at her. Her heart was racing.
"Yea," he said.
"I wanted to tell you..." she said. He looked straight into her eyes.
"That I-" she said.
She couldn't do it.
" I hope everything will be fine," she said. He smiled.
"Thanks," he said. "Would you like to come to my game? I'd feel a lot better if you did," he said.
She sucked in a huge breath, and nodded.
She rushed back to her room, and immediately plopped face down onto her bed. She heard the door open, and the voices of Alexis, and Lori.
"What's up with her?" Lori asked.
Roxanne's face was still in the bed, but she managed to muffle a few sentences.
"Adam Banks is off the team. He's not playing at the Hawk's game," Roxanne said. Miserable. Miserable person she was. She finally lifted her head onto her chin.
"All he needs to do now is say 'I love you'
"Adam!" she yelled jogging close to him.
He turned around, and faced her.
"Is it true you left the team?" Alexis asked.
He looked down on the floor. "It was probably for the better," he said.
"How could it be for the better? Hockey's your life, I know it, you know it," she explained.
He shook his head slowly. "Everything happens for a reason," he said.
"Not if you let it happen," she said. She managed to catch her breath, and speak lower.
"Tomorrow meet me at the Hawks game, fourth bench from the top. Remember that. I have so much to tell you," she said.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"I'll explain tomorrow. Just trust me on this," she said. She turned her back to walk away but then remembered something.
"Oh yea, and don't tell anyone OK?" she said pleading with her eyes. He looked over at her.
He always did have some kind of crush on her.
"OK," he said.
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