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Feelings Being Revealed Part 3
When Annabelle finally went home that night with Patty, she was so relieved to tell someone that she liked Jack. She was glad that the one person that she knew personally didn't bash her for liking 'the Jack O'Callahan'. She knew that her mother hated him with all her might, but her little sister loved him from the first time Annabelle described him in her high school years. Back then he was what most hockey players would call a shrimp. He wasn't as tall as he was now and muscular wasn't even a question, but his attitude was the same. Annabelle sat on her bed and just chuckled at the thought of when they first met;
Annabelle was a chubby little thing at the age of 13 when she went into high school. Jack was a sophomore, yet he still hadn't grown into his body. Annabelle of course was one of the lonely and lost freshmen wandering the halls. She in fact had moved to Boston, Massachusetts a few weeks ago into the same neighborhood as Jack. At this time Annabelle's dad, Craig Patrick was in the NHL, and she wished to be just like him, and including her great-grandfather, grandfather, and her great-uncle. Her life was rocked by the messy divorce, but she stayed strong for her baby sister at the time, and went to school.
She too started to have a crush on Jack O'Callahan, but she only thought that was because he was a hockey player.
Annabelle came out of her little trance and saw that she was looking at a picture of OC and her at the rink a little ways from they're house. Mr. and Mrs. O'Callahan loved having her around. Just looking at that picture, she saw that she had changed from the chubby girl, to a full blown woman.
"So why do you want to be a hockey player? And why even play hockey? I mean you're a girl and all." Jack asked her the first time he had seen her out on the ice with a hockey stick and puck.
"So what if I'm a girl! I can do anything that a boy can do." Jack did his cocky smirk and in a way challenged her to a one-on-one game.
"Ok then prove it."
Annabelle hit the puck over to Jack and waited for him to move. Jack looked at her in the eyes and moved very slowly forward. Annabelle kept pace with him until he started to move to the left. Annabelle stopped and saw that his feet were going the other way. She faked a move to the left, which made him move to the right. Annabelle stole the puck and went the other way in a flash.
"How…how did you know that I was going to do that?" Jack asked amazed.
"It's simple, your feet. You gave yourself away when you were trying to fake the move."
"And how would you know to look at my feet?"
"Simple! Taught by a NHL grandfather, father, and uncle. I don't mean to say I know every trick of the trade, but I know enough for my own good." Annabelle said quietly.
"Oh. Well what's your name?" Jack asked letting his guard down.
"Annabelle Patrick."
"I'm Jack O'Callahan." Jack paused and looked at Annabelle. "Wait a minute! Don't you go to my school?" Annabelle nodded. "And you also live in my neighborhood?" Annabelle nodded again. "Well it was nice to meet you Annabelle." Jack said and skated up to her.
"God I miss those days when we could just have fun without someone breathing down my neck." Annabelle whispered. She was interrupted by a knock on the door. "Hold on a minute!" Annabelle yelled. She stood up and walked to the door and opened it. "Hey O.C. what're you doing here?"
"Just came to see you. I mean you weren't at the rink today." He said as Annabelle let him inside.
"Herb gave me today and tomorrow off. He said I was working too hard."
"Should have known that." Jack said with a chuckle. "I see you brought this." He said pointing at the photo album.
"Yeah. I wasn't going to leave it for my mom to burn." Annabelle said and chuckled. She watched as Jack looked through and stopped at a picture of them sitting on a swing with Annabelle's head on his shoulder. She saw the look on his face soften and him running his finger over the picture.
"I remember when our friend took this. Pete was teasing us about something, and later on that night, he took this picture." Jack said in a far away voice. Annabelle walked up beside him and looked at the picture.
"God I remember that day. It was your graduation day and you kept saying, 'I can't wait to get out of this town. I just want to go to college and then to the NHL', and you made it through college, but you've got a bonus."
"Yeah." Jack said lightly. "But I kicked myself for everyday I was in college and I left you with the mother of all hell."
"Jack it wasn't that bad. I guess the only thing that kept me going was looking forward to your visits, and I also spent a lot of time with your family. It really wasn't that bad." Annabelle said and looked at him.
"Do you want me to tell you something that I never told you before?" Jack asked and looked at Annabelle in the eye.
"What?" Annabelle asked a little worried.
"There were multiple times when I was going to leave college and come and take you away from your mom, but I had to stop myself knowing that you would be mad at me for not doing something for my life. I wanted so bad to take you away, but when I came down for that one visit, I believe it was Thanksgiving, and I saw you with your boyfriend, I just couldn't look at you the same way again." Jack paused and looked at Annabelle searching for any anger, but didn't see anything, so he continued. "You looked so happy and I thought that what ever would happen next, we would just be friends from high school."
"Jack… I did love you a lot. I was scared that you had someone at college, so I went out with Andrew for the sack of going out with someone, but it turned out to be more then just mending to a broken heart. I was thinking of leaving, but I couldn't leave my little sister, and running away. Everyday was a hard day that never seemed to be getting better, until I graduated and went to the same college as you. The only thing was, was that I still dated Andrew, and didn't want to break up with him." Annabelle said and sat down. "Then finding out my dad was working in these Olympics, and being asked, I couldn't pass up something like this. But finding out that you were here made me even happier; so much that I actually broke up with Andrew before he could propose to me."
"You broke up with Andrew?" Jack asked amazed.
"Yes. I didn't love him that much. He had everything planned out, but it really didn't include me." Annabelle looked at Jack's amazed face and chuckled. "You seem amazed that I did something like that."
"Yeah… I mean no, it's just that it's odd that…" Jack stopped because he couldn't think of anything to say.
"Look I'm not trying to ruin this moment, but you might need to get back to your room since you have a long practice tomorrow and then more games to play coming up."
"Alright, but will you be at the rink tomorrow?"
"Yes, but then I'm going to see Patty again and then maybe Gail. I haven't seen her after the wedding."
"Ok, I guess I'll see you tomorrow. Just get some rest so you can have some fun with us on the ice some time soon." Jack said and kissed her cheek.
"Good night." Annabelle said and smiled.
"Good night Belle."
Ok I guess this chapter was a filler, I couldn't really think of anything to write since I haven't seen the movie in a while. Hopefully this weekend I'll write a few chapters for those who want this updated.
