Ch 19
The End...or Just the Beginning
The next day Roxanne awoke to sunshine hitting her face once again, but this time she didn't have to jump up and hurry out the door ready to meet one of the guys in one of her many, confusing, disguises. She stretched out her arms, and smiled. Yes. Now I can just relax, she thought.
There was a loud knock on the door. She looked around, and her roommates were not in bed. Whoever had knocked didn't do it again. Roxanne got up reluctantly, and went to the door. She opened, and no one was there. She peered her head into the hallway just random people here, and there. Then she looked down at her feet.
The headline to the school newspaper read 'Cheers'. Roxanne picked it up, and closed the door. Jumping on her bed she looked over the front page. It was a laughable picture of the Varsity team in their skirts. Roxanne smiled, and put away the newspaper, there was no point in reading it because she was there. Hell she even knew what happened behind the scenes that no school reporter will probably ever find out.
Roxanne could not stop laughing as she was walking out the building with her new friend.
"That was brilliant," Connie said. "Do you think he'll try to do a prank back?" she asked. Almost everyone seemed to have a newspaper, reading or talking about it with their friends.
Roxanne shook her head. "No way. I'm sure he's learned his lesson," she said.
Just then someone with bed hair, and an oversized plaid shirt appeared out of no where.
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" he asked.
Why do people say for a minute? It usually means it's a serious conversation that's going to take more than a minute to talk about.
"Sure," she said. Connie nodded, and waited by the stairs in front of the door. Charlie, and Roxanne walked in silence a few feet before stopping at a shaded tree. At first they just glanced at each other. He coughed, and then uttered a
"That was very clever what you did," he said.
"Oh. Well, it wasn't just me who thought of it. You know it was all of us...Guy, Adam, I shouldn't get all the credit,"
Roxanne said speaking of the Varsity prank.
"I'm not talking about that," Charlie said. Roxanne furrowed her eyebrows.
"Linda came up to me recently. She wanted to 'work things out' all of a sudden," he said. "I found it a little weird till she mentioned you told her that I was thinking about the same thing,"
She stayed quiet while he took one hand out of his pocket, and leaned towards the tree. "Weird part was, that I was," he said. Silence again. Then he looked over at her.
"I don't know if I could ever fully trust a Riley," he said. She tucked her hair behind her ear.
"But I can try right?" he added.
She nodded. "I never thought I could trust a duck," she said.
"I'm just glad it's all over," Roxanne said breathing a relieving sigh.
"Well, the year's almost over. So is the season," Charlie said. "We could start off brand new," he said. He extended his hand.
"Hi. My name is Charlie Conway. I am the captain of the Mighty Ducks hockey team. I dislike rap music very much, it should just disappear, I'm good in Math, and actually like Algebra. I am also the king of Solitaire," he said. Roxanne laughed, and then took his hand.
"Well, hi there Charlie, my name is Roxanne Riley. Don't ever call me Roxy. I also don't like rap, oh and know one knows this, but I can play the drums like you wouldn't believe," she added in a whisper. He laughed as well. They walked back towards the building only when they did everyone they knew was there.
"I knew it was safe to come when I heard you two laughing," Guy said.
"Yea, it seems most things are back to normal," Julie said.
"But somehow with a new beginning," Alexis added.
Roxanne looked around. The Duck team was back together. Guy had Connie. Linda had Charlie. Alexis had Adam, and who knows what will happen with Lori, and Luis. She looked over at Averman who looked sad.
"What's wrong?" Roxanne asked him.
"It's just there's all these couples. It's sort of depressing," he said fixing his glasses.
"Why is that?" Lori asked.
"Well, I've never had a girlfriend," he said. Just then another light bulb flashed in Roxanne's head.
"I could get you a date," Roxanne said. "With a very hot, intelligent, talented girl too," she added.
Alexis interrupted. "Yea right Roxanne," she said. "No offense by the way," Alexis said to Averman.
"None taken," Averman said.
"Oh yea? Well, I bet you I can get Averman to date any girl his little heart desires," Roxanne said.
"Three hundred dollars," Alexis said.
"Oh no not this again," Lori added.
"Wait no more bets remember?" Connie said.
"We're not gonna hurt anyone. I promise," Roxanne said.
"How does this sound to you Averman?" Roxanne asked. They all looked over at him.
"Sounds very good actually," Averman said.
"Anyone think we shouldn't go on with this?" Alexis asked. No one spoke.
"Hell I'm in," Connie said.
"Yea me too," Charlie said.
"Great. Then it's a deal."
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