Team Spirit
They were in the locker room. Ten minutes till the game started. They were bummed. They at this point were not going to put their heart in this one hundred percent. Some of them were standing, some of them were sitting, some were just daydreaming.
"I know that lately I haven't been the best captain in the world," Charlie said. "And I know it's like that a lot of times," he said. Heh, some of them said.
"But the point is, is that I try," he said. He stood up to give full effect of his speech.
"Every single time we get out on that ice I try to be the best player, the best captain I could be. You guys could at least try to do the same," he said.
"The problem isn't your playing skills," Fulton said. "It's your people's skills," he added.
"Great Fulton," Charlie muttered. "Are you my psychologist now? You of all people..." Charlie said.
Fulton was about to say something else till the coach walked in. At first he said nothing just watched. The rest of the team kept their heads bowed.
"All right...today do not think of this as just another game. We are not a full team today," he said. "Physically we do not have two of our teammates, and mentally none of you are here." They were all ashamed of their behavior, and it showed on their faces.
"Now we've been practicing very hard for this game," Coach said. "We practice hard for every game. I expect you to give it two hundred percent even without Guy, or Adam," he said. He looked at his clipboard, then his watch. "Ready?" he asked.
When Roxanne walked into the gymnasium she felt weird. She grew up in hockey stadiums, she grew up on the ice. But her reason for being here was different. She came here for Charlie when she really should have been there to see, and hope for the Ducks defeat. She twirled her ponytail, and put her hands in her coat pocket. She didn't make eye contact with anyone, hoping no one would see her. She picked a seat on one of the top benches, near the corner. She looked around, and saw team spirit everywhere.
Everyone loves these Ducks.
The music was starting, and the fans were jumping up, and down. It was the Hammocks Academy Hawks vs. Eden Hall Ducks. She stayed seated while the team came out. The team didn't come out looking thrilled, and excited as they should have been. However, there were still some with smiles on their faces, and waving. At least trying. She surveyed them, picking out some she recognized.
Luis...Charlie...Connie...the red head.
She laughed to herself. Good kids.
Before she could enjoy the start of the game she saw familiar faces. First was her brother. He sat maybe ten rows before her, but she saw him clearly with his Varsity Preps. They sat around him like some kind of God when in reality he was the devil. How pathetic, she thought. They follow someone who isn't worth following. Then she thought of her friends. Her friends were good, at least now they were. The only reason they ever acted fake, was because of her, because they wanted to be like her. They looked up to her...but now they pitied her.
Roxanne twitched slightly in her seat when she saw Alexis, and Adam trying to get through the crowd to their desired benches a row or two in front of Rick.
Adam, and Alexis took their seat. The crowd was getting pumped.
"So can you tell me what's going on?" Adam asked taking a sip of his soda.
Alexis looked around, but then saw Rick looking straight at her. She then turned back to Adam.
"In a little bit," she said turning back to the game.
The Ducks were doing OK. It was already half way through the game, and they were down by two points. They all huddled together in their box, cold sweat dripping down their faces.
"So far so good don't you think Coach," Portman said smiling.
"No," he said. Portman wiped the smile off his face.
"We still have another half, and I don't see improvement. I want to see it now," he said. That was their cue to get on the ice, and continue the game.
"Adam I wanted to tell you something," Alexis said. He was waiting for her to say it already.
"It has to do with Roxanne, and I. See a while ago we made this-" she was completely cut off by someone else.
"Alexis," she heard him call her, but she ignored him. "Oh Alexis..."Rick said taunting her. She turned around annoyed.
"May I help you?" she asked.
"Yea I was looking for Roxanne. Have you by any chance... I don't know...seen her?"Rickasked. His friends around him were snickering. She sucked in her teeth.
"No, Dick I haven't," she said. His smile quickly disappeared.
"Well... I have," he said quickly gaining it back. He turned around to look at his sister on the top benches. Alexis, and Adam looked her way too.
Roxanne began to get really nervous when she noticed all these people staring at her. Maybe Alexis told him already. Maybe I've been caught, she thought.
Alexis turned back to Adam. "I'm sorry if we hurt you, but we made this"
The buzzard sounded.
Ducks had won.
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