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Flowerc781- Hailey simply gave him a taste of his own medicine lol

"Ok, everyone take a fifteen minute break." Herb barked.

I was sitting on the bench I bent over to try and take off my skates and stopped not even half way down, my back felt like it was twisted. I lay down on my back on the bench. I closed my eyes, I knew I shouldn't have but I felt like if I could close my eyes and pretend I was someplace else when I opened my eyes again I would in fact, be someplace else.

"Hailey... Hailey is that you?" I heard.

"Robbie," I said, my eyes snapping open, I shot up and went to hug him; in the process of sitting up way to fast my back cracked again. I instantly froze, ready to cry.

"Ok, let's lay back down." He said.

"Rob, it's so good to see you." I had a tear in my eye. "When did you get back in town, Hails?" He asked with his back towards me.

"I saw you yesterday; you didn't even know it was me." I said.

"I thought it was you…" There was silence.

"Hails… Hailey?" He said, I had closed my eyes and my head fell to the side, I was out. "Hailey…" He had bent down and was tapping my cheek, just then dad came over. "Doc she just laid down and we were talking then… this" He told him.

"Hailey wake up." They both said. My eyes flickered open. I just lay there staring at my father and Rob.

"Let's try and sit you up." My dad said. I carefully sat up. "Alright now let's try and stand up." He said. I did stand up but my leg gave out.

"My back," I said, they wouldn't let me sit back down. Rob was two head length taller than me so him trying to help me didn't work that well. "Rob your too tall," I told him, he picked me up so my feet were dangling to one side. "No, put me down, Rob put me down." I whined. He finally put m down.

"I need to go check on Dave, see if you broke his nose." Dad said. "I'll be in, in a minute." I told him. "I think you have a concussion." Rob concluded. "That sounds about right." I agreed. "Hails, what happened, you never fight back like that?" He asked. "It was a cheap shot and you know it." I stated. "You've had cheap shots before and never pulled anything like that." He commented. "What he said was so rude, I was on the ice for five minutes and already he wanted to fight me." I said. "You fought back because of something he said? You're kidding right?" He questioned. I shot him a look then skated to the other side of the rink. I ignored all the glares and glances from the other boys and crossed the ice. I took off my gloves and threw them at the bench, angry at Rob for siding with a guy I didn't even know, angry at Dave for saying and doing what he did, and angry at myself. I marched off to find dad.

When I found him, Craig and Herb were there. Herb had ice waiting for me; he had seen my left cheek, which Dave punched pretty well. "Go take off your gear Hails," I was told. I went to the locker room and stripped down to shorts and my tank top. I walked back and noticed that Dave had blood on his face; maybe I really did break his nose.

"You didn't break his nose," Dad said, as if he read my mind. "Get on the table, and keep that ice on your cheek." I was instructed, as he finished up with Dave. Herb left to go command his team and Craig laughed as he followed Herb. "I have to go get a wrap and tape, you two play nice." My dad said. We sat there in silence.

"I'm Dave Silk, but everyone calls me Silky." He said, I sat up. "Hailey Nagobads," I paused, he opened his mouth. "I'm Doc's daughter," I told him. "Sorry about the goal…and punching you…and kneeing you." He admitted. "I'm sorry I punched you…and elbowed you… and flipped you." We both chuckled. "I didn't know you were a girl," He said. "If you would have known would you have still done it?" I asked. "I would never hit a girl," He admitted.

"What you said was so rude, why would you say that to anyone?" I asked him. "I get really angry sometimes and say stuff I probably shouldn't. Hockey is like my anger releaser." He confided in me. "I guess I have to forgive you since I'm going to be working with the team," I joked. "You're working with us?" His eyebrows went up. "Yeah, I'm going to be helping my dad out." I admitted, just then he came back. "Oh good, there's no more bleeding," He told Dave. "Hold on one second Dave," He came over to me.

"Nolikt kuņģis," lay down on stomach I laid flat. "Ieelpot svaigu gaisu," TAKE A BREATH OF AIR I listen to him and breathed in. "Nodzēst" BLOW OUT I breathed out and doing so my father pressed hard on my lower back and when the breath was gone he pressed harder and cracked my back. It made a very loud crack and I was breathless for a second. "Piecelties sēdus," SIT UP He instructed me; it actually felt a little better. "I need more gauze for you Dave. Hailey wrap up your ankle," He said leaving once more.

"What was that?" Dave asked.

"Latvian, I spent my senior year of high school there, staying with my aunt." I told him, starting to wrap my ankle up. Dad came back and finished with Dave's nose. "Hails, you most likely have a concussion, you passed out for a minute with Rob when you were on the bench." He said, and that scared me. "I'll be fine," I said hopping down from the table, brushing it off. I went and put on a sweatshirt that I had from school. Craig came back to check on us.

"Hailey, can you still skate?" He joked. "Yes, I'm not broken." I replied. "Good, put on your skates. Herb wants you back out on the ice." He said. "Your kidding," I said, he shook his head and I went to find my skates again. I put them on but put none of the gear on, I wasn't going to play whether Herb wanted me to or not, I already got my butt kicked once.

"Hail, give this to Herb." My dad handed me some papers, he had just finished cleaning off the blood from Dave's face. Dave and I walked to the ice together. He let me step out first. "Just some advice, try not to hurt anyone else…too bad." I told him joking. He laughed going back over to his friends as I skated over to Herb. "Dad said to give this to you," I handed him the papers.

"You gave Silky a bloody nose," He stated. "He almost broke my back, and he punched me!" I said purposefully overdramatic. "Did you break his nose?" He asked me. "Naw, I couldn't break a window with a five pound rock, you know me." I said, skating around him in a circle. "What you're not going to do some fancy move or trick?" He egged me on. I spun around starting low and slow then building speed, standing up and putting my arms like a ballerina over my head. I stopped and stuck my foot back to stop; I stood there and smiled at Herb. He really was like an uncle that dared me to do things, but he knew I would do them. "I don't think any ice princess has ever done that with a swollen cheek, close to a black eye … That'll give the boys something to talk about." He smiled. "Ok, go give these to Craig." He said. "Oh come on, I'm here to help dad not be your little messenger girl," I teased, he chuckled as I skated across to Craig.

"Here you go, from dad to Herb to you." I said handing the papers to Craig. Coach Craig was talking with Mike Eruzione, Jack O'Callahan, Mike Ramsey, Jimmy Craig, Ken Morrow, and John Harrington.

"You're pretty good for a girl," Mike said, I instantly knew he was teasing me. "For a girl, huh?" I asked, smiling.

"She's ok…" Jack said, with an attitude. My mouth dropped, I was offended. I stared him down; he did the same with me. "Hails, can I talk to you?" I didn't realize it but he had skated up next to me. He grabbed my arm and led me to the side of the rink, as Craig skated over to Herb to discuss what they were going to do next.

"Are you ok?" He asked me, touching my cheek, but I turned my face away. "I'm fine," I told him. "I missed you," I admitted to him, but he didn't answer. "Are you mad at me?" I asked, but again no answer.

"Are you serious? You're mad because I hit one of your teammates? Well sorry I mean he did pick me up and ran me straight into a goal." I explained. "I'm not because of that. I'm mad that you never wrote me this year, you could have at least called me when you got in." He explained.

"I did write you, at least twice a month, when you never responded I thought it was your way of telling me to leave you alone." I said staring in his eyes. "I only got one letter this year," He admitted. "I sent them, and none of them ever came back." I told him. Then, it hit me.

"She wouldn't…" I said, pushing off the wall. I skated around, and just kept repeating, "She wouldn't." Rob skated up behind me. "Who wouldn't?" He asked, still in the dark. "Your mother, think about it she always hated me." I stated. He stopped in his tracks. I skated back over to him; we were secluded, standing by the goal.

"You never did want me to go away," I admitted.

"You didn't want to either," He said.

"Look at them over there," Morrow said. "He just got rejected," Ramsey said watching as this girl turned her head away Mac. "Who cares?" Jack asked. "You've just got a stick stuck up your ass since '76," Rizzo announced. Jack shot him a glare.

"She's tan… I wonder where that tan line ends," John said, they all thought the same thing. "Look at those legs!" All the boys were eyeing this girl up, as she skated away from Rob.

I skated away from Rob holding my lower back. I glanced over where I had just been with all the guys; they were all looking at me.

"Hey Hailey," Dave called. I skated up to him. "Not trying to sneak in a sucker punch are we?" I joked. "I come baring a truce. I'm waving the white flag," He said. "And I come baring an invitation," He added. "Ok, I'm listening." I smiled.

"Tonight a bunch of guys are going out to one of the bars here, you should come with us. I'll buy you a drink since I did punch you," I smiled. "I'd love to come; it gives me more of a chance to get to know everyone." I replied. "What bar are you meeting at?" I asked. "The Underground Hole," I nodded. "It's by," "I know where it is… I used to leave here." I admitted. Herb blew the whistle and everyone turned around and looked at him. We all skated over to him. "Hails, come here." Herb called me up to where he and Craig were standing. As I started to skate over I heard Jack complain to Dave, "You invited her to come to the bar tonight?"

"Alright boys, this is Hailey Nagobads, she's Doc's daughter and she'll be helping him out. Don't get on her bad side or… just don't get on her bad side." He said.

"I'm really nice I swear," I defended myself.

"I'm nice, says the girl that just leveled Silky's ass to the ice." One of the boys said, joking.