Hello, all!
For those of you who read "Things We Go Through", thank you for doing so. I just got uber busy with school, work, and sports. I'm thinking of doing a re-post of that story so tell me what you think.
On to my new story. This is going to be different then most stories I have written. Why? Because I usually have it in one character's point of view, but this time I'll be switching back and forth between different character's. So if I mess up, just tell me so.
Another reason why its different then most stories I've written is because its kinda unique. Most of the Miracle stories that I have written are like Herb's daughter is helping out with the team and she finds love along the way. That story line is kinda outdated so I'm trying something different.
Now on to the summary and disclaimer.
Summary: Regina Patrick was like every twenty-one year old girl. Except not every twenty-one year old girl was going to be helping out Herb Brooks with the Olympic Hockey team. For Regina it was a dream come true to help out with the team. Her dreams coming into the try-outs were that she was here to help, make sure that no one killed each other, maybe find that "Mr.Right" she had been looking for. But Regina would soon find out that dreams never do come true, needing a miracle of her own.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything that has to do with Miracle, but I do own Regina Patrick and some other of the character's that will come into the story later. This story is fiction, not to be taken seriously.
And that's that. On with the program.
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Regina's Point of View
February 22,1980
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I stared at the clock intently as the seconds ticked away. People were standing on their feet, cheering loudly. Screaming at the top of their lungs as the final seconds ticked away, the buzzer sounding.
They had won. The United States had just defeated the Soviets. It was a like a dream, none of this seemed real to me. None of the past seven months seemed real to me.
Wait a minute, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's go back to seven months ago when this whole thing started.
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St.Paul, Minnesota June 1979
I had been hanging out with a bunch of the guys from the hockey team. Just chilling, drinking beer. Doing what we usually did on a boring Friday night in Minnesota. I remember that Buzzy was complaining about it being to hot and that we should go for a swim. The other's were having a conversation about baseball or basketball, one of the two.
I on the other hand wasn't paying attention to what anyone was saying. I was to busy thinking about the offer that Herb had given to me early. He had asked me to help him out with the Olympic hockey team.
It had been a dream of mine to play for the team, but since I was a girl and couldn't try out I figured that this was the closet thing to actually being on the team. I knew what Herb meant by "helping" him out with the team. He wanted me to watch over the boys. He probably figured that there was going to be a bunch of guys from Minnesota and Boston trying out and he wanted me to make sure that they didn't kill each other before the Olympics.
"What do you think of me helping out Herb?" I questioned the boys, taking a sip of the beer that was in my hand.
Buzzy gave a slight shrug of his shoulders as he threw his empty beer can into the trash bin that was already over flowing with cans. "You do that already."
"I know, but helping him out with the Olympic team."
"If it means that we make the team, then yeah, I think you should do it." Philly stated as he grinned at me.
Rolling my eyes I stood up, running a hand through my black hair. "Not funny Philly." I stated as I placed the beer can next to my chair. "I mean this is serious."
"Why?" Mac questioned as he raised an eyebrow at me.
"I don't know." I stated with a small shrug. "I guess because its more serious. I mean helping out at the U was fun and all, but this is different."
"Do you get paid?" Strobel questioned.
"I don't know."
"I think you should do it." Rammer stated. "Its a chance for you to hang out with us more."
"Oh joy, just how I wanted to spend the next seven months." I stated with a roll of my eyes as I grabbed my beer and headed into the house.
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And that's the reason that I'm here now. I took Herb up on his offer and I agreed to help out with the team. I knew that it wasn't going to be a piece of cake, but I always like a challenge.
Looking around the arena I watched as the people jumped up and down, some laughing, others crying, but most of them were rejoicing the win. Not many people believed we could beat the Soviets, but we had. Now all we had to do was beat Finland and we would have the gold.
Letting out a small sigh I glanced down at the ice, watching as the team celebrated. I smiled as I watched them hug each other, like they never wanted this moment to end. I didn't want this moment to end, I just wanted to stay here for the rest of my life and never go back to the real world. But I knew that wouldn't happen. I knew that I had to face him soon.
Patty grabbed my arm as Kelly, Danny, Patty, and I all headed down towards the ice. The first person we met was my uncle.
"We did it!" he yelled as he wrapped his arms around me, pulling me into a bear hug.
"I know." I stated above the noise as he let go of me, beaming up at him.
He smiled down at me as he let me go, turning to give Patty a hug.
Taking Kelly and Danny by the hand I searched around for Herb, but he didn't seem to be anywhere. Shrugging to myself I lead the two onto the ice where we were bombarded by hockey players.
"We beat them!" Rammer stated with a huge grin, lifting me off the ice and twirling around for a few seconds before setting me back down.
"Yeah, you guys did." I stated with a smile.
"We couldn't have done it without you Reggie. We would have probably killed each other if you hadn't been there to stop us." he stated with a smile before he skated off to the rest of his team mates.
I wiped a tear away as Kelly pulled me over to where Doc was standing. Doc was the first person that I told my secret to. I knew he wouldn't blow up and yell at me, he would listen to me.
"Congratulations." I stated as I gave him a quick hug.
"Thank you, but I didn't do anything." he stated, waving my comment off. "Have you talked to him yet?"
I shook my head as I stared down at my shoes. "Not yet."
"You better hurry and do it. He won't wait forever." Doc stated as he gave me a pat on the shoulder before walking off.
Doc was right, I needed to talk to him. Glancing up I spotted him with Jim Craig and Janny. Taking a deep breath I made my way over there, it was now or never.
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And there you have it ladies and gentlemen the very first chapter. Sorry if its confusing, but I promise that it will get less confusing as it goes on.
So I hoped you noticed that purposely name the guy that Regina has to talk to. That's because I can't decide who I want to have as the main guy. I have a lot of choices so I want you guys to choose for me.
The choices are:
Bah
Baker
Buzzy
Christian
Christoff
Johnson
Pav
Silky
And those are the choices. I want to know who you guys think that I should have as the main guy. I have a couple ideas of who I want it to be, but I want to see who you guys want.
Now the next chapter isn't go to take place after this one ended. Confusing, I know, but that's the way the cookie crumbles. The next chapter will start at the beginning, or it will start in Colorado Springs.
As for the title, it will be called untitled for now. I will change it when I figure out who the main guy is because I have a title in mind, but I need to know who I'm writing about it before I can title it.
Hope you all like it.
Jaime
