Chapter 3

Readers: I suppose I should explain why this has less chapters, I had a blurb up once explaining how I really wasn't satisfied with this story, so I decided to fix it…I do remember, however, it being up for some award, that made me proud. But I decided to make alterations.

Charlie's POV

I cannot believe that happened. One minute she was fine and the next, she was flying in to the sideboard headfirst. I was worried. The game had been called and the guy taken away by the police, but we hadn't heard anything about Connie. Coach Orion had brought us all to the hospital and we had all been sitting there for over an hour. Julie was pacing back and forth biting her nails and looking very worried. "Sit down, Cat" said Goldberg "Your making us all nervous"

"I don't have to if I don't want to" she snapped

"Hey! Don't yell at him, he's just trying to help" shouted Averman

As the team broke out fighting, calling each other names, all to tired to fight physically, I noticed Guy stand up and walk outside.

"You GUYS!" I shouted "STOP IT! THIS ISN'T GOING TO HELP HER!"

They all stopped, probably because I rarely ever yelled this much.

"Would Connie REALLY want us to fight?" I asked

"No" sighed Julie "I'm sorry Goldberg, I didn't mean to snap"

"It's alright Julie" he replied

Wow that was easy, now I just had to go find Guy. He was sitting on a bench outside; it wasn't till I got closer that I realized he was crying.

"Guy, are you ok?" I asked sitting down next to him.

"Of course I am why wouldn't I be?" he wiped away his tears quickly

"Your worried about Connie which I-"

"Of course I am" he cut in, "so are you all"

"Yeah, but not like you are, you're the only one whose in love with her" "I went out with her, that doesn't mean I love her," he said looking away

"Your right, it doesn't, but you are"

Guy didn't look at me for a minute "She hates me now, though, and I don't even know why"

"Guy, did it ever occur to you that you and Connie didn't even have a reason for breaking up? I mean sure you had a fight, but what was it about?" I asked

"I don't remember," he mumbled

"See! It was nothing, and both of you are too proud to admit that you were wrong. You love her and She loves you and that will never stop."

"As soon as you're aloud to, go see her, and tell her"

Guy smiled "O.K. I guess I will"

"Hey, aren't you cold man? Lets go inside" I said leading him in.

We were all sitting out there for about another half hour when Coach Orion came out.

"Ducks," he sighed, "I have bad news. Connie suffered severe damage to her spine."

"But she's going to be O.K. right?" asked Julie

"The doctors think there will be a good chance that, from the waist down, she will be paralyzed."

We gasped. Paralyzed? But if she was paralyzed…

"But that would mean she couldn't play any more" said Portman.

If Connie couldn't play any more, what would she do?