Social Care chapter 12
So now comes the interesting chapter. This should be good.
Benny: It's soccer. What did you except?
Yeah, Benny's not really a soccer fan. Or a sports fan in general. So on with the story!
The four looked around. They were wearing red or black hoodies over their T-shirts. Ed, Double D and Eddy wore red hoodies while Johnny wore a black one.
They looked at the field. People were cheering in the large bleachers. Some of them were wearing red and black. Others were wearing mostly yellow, though some of those yellow jackets were also wearing black or green.
Eddy looked up at the stands and smirked. He thought " Man, if I knew there were going to be this many people, I would have sold tickets or merchandise or something."
Double D said " This is a very large crowd. Who do you think is watching?"
Johnny replied " Probably almost every sports fan in this city and around it. Come on, we have to get ready for the first quarter."
The four jogged on with the rest of the team to start the first half.
Now, let's fast forward some time.
It was past halftime and it was 15 minutes left until the end of the game. St. Mary was down by one and they still had time to make a comeback. But there was one problem. Johnny was on the bench and Eddy's clothes had been soaked in something disgusting. What it was, nobody knew.
Eddy jogged over to the bench as quickly as he could. He felt very angry but he knew if he retaliated, it could be a penalty against Saint Mary's and he definitely didn't want that.
Eddy sat down on the bench, looking at Johnny before he said " This sucks! We're down by like 2 points and now, my clothes are drenched in who-knows- what. And I can't even confront the idiots because if I do, it will earn Lemon Barf a penalty kick and get me a yellow card."
Johnny said " I have an idea." before he got off the bench and motioned for Eddy to follow him. The two began to leave the bench and go down into the locker room. They were not stopped by Coach Alvarez, for the sole reason being that he was so panicked at the sight before him.
Eddy and Johnny entered the locker room. Eddy was slightly confused at why Johnny brought him here. There wasn't much to do since Saint Mary had added time because play was held up and there was only 8 minutes left in the game. Even worse, Lemon Brook Suckers had the ball and Saint Mary's was down by one.
Johnny tossed Eddy a pair of slightly dirty black shorts and a black hoodie. Eddy stared at the clothes in his hand.
Johnny said " I hope it helps. I know it isn't much but we don't really have much of a choice with only fifteen minutes left in the game."
Eddy thought " He has a point. I'm just happy that I have some clothes."
Eddy realized something just then. His shirt was basically just as soaked as his shorts.
Eddy replied " What about my shirt? It's as soaked as my shorts."
Johnny said " I'll see if I can find something." as he rummaged though the bin. He finally found a white T-shirt that Eddy could wear. It was a size or two too big but it was good enough. Johnny tossed Eddy the T-shirt and nodded at him.
Johnny said " OK, so go over there and change. You'll have to be quick. I don't know how long they can hold the Sours off." before he left the locker room.
Meanwhile, the game was still going on at the field. Double D was now on the bench, replaced by Nick Tavarez. Tavarez had good intentions but he was really cocky which was why he was rarely put on the field. He's good at passing and decent at shooting but he was horrible at defending and if he got a penalty or corner kick, may God or whatever divine being help you to make sure that you don't choke him. Once Tavarez got onto the field, some Saint Mary's fans felt like they wanted to scream or cry. Or maybe both.
But perhaps this underdog player could be Saint Mary's savior to beat the Sours. After all, we never know about what people could really do under pressure. Tavarez got the ball and began moving it around before he passed it to his fellow teammate, Mike Alline.
Eddy got back on the field just as Alline got the ball. Alline went to the goal and kicked the ball. The keeper almost caught it but that ball must have had luck on its sole because it went right in.
As the Raptors fans were cheering, Alline was smiling as he felt the happiness, joy and pride of getting the game to a tie. That joy was soon shattered in a pretty brutal way.
Alline was so busy rejoicing that he didn't notice the Sours foward, Jamie Horsem tackle him until it was too late. Now, if Horsem had just tackled Alline, it would have been OK. But Horsem had tackled Alline brutally, causing Alline's leg to snap. Everybody heard the sickening crunch as Alline screamed and fell down onto the grass, clutching his bloodied leg.
At that point, it was chaos. Horsem was now standing up, smirking. Alline was still lying down on the grass, holding his bloodied leg. Coach Alvarez was protesting against Horsem's action and the referee agreed with him. The Sours fans were cheering or shouting out insults against Alline while the Raptors were protesting and calling the Sours " cowards" and " cheaters".
So now they needed another player. Eddy and Johnny helped Alline to the bench as the coach pointed to Double D.
Coach Alvarez said " Eddward, you're on the field."
Double D hesitantly nodded and got off the bench. He jogged onto the field and prepared for the penalty kick. They decided that Double D would be taking the penalty kick for Saint Mary's. Double D looked at the goal and gulped. Hopefully, this would turn out well.
Double D kicked the ball and it went right in. The goalie did try to stop it but it was too late by then. The Raptors fans cheered as Saint Mary's was now tied with two minutes left. Of course, the Sours fans booed him but he was so happy he didn't even care.
Eddy thought " Alright, Sockhead tied it. Now we just have to get another goal in the next two minutes."
Eddy was going to make sure of that. If the Sours wanted to humiliate him, he was going to humiliate them back in the worst way possible.
Eddy jogged over to Double D just before kickoff and whispered his plan in his ear. Double D looked at him as if Eddy had two heads.
Double D said quietly " Eddy, are you sure? That might not even work with them."
Eddy replied just as quietly " Yeah, Double D. Look, I'm not letting Lemon Brook get the best of us and this helps us get ahead in the game." before he jogged away from Double D to tell Ed and Johnny his plan.
Double D thought " Will this plan even work?"
Eddy got over to his position with a evil grin on his face as kickoff occurred. This plan just might work if only the Eds can do it well.
The Raptors got the ball and began jogging it around until Johnny saw Eddy and kicked it to him. Eddy caught the ball and ran with lightning speed to the goal.
Eddy knew he had only a small window to pull this off. It was either going to be a hand of god or an own goal. Either way, Saint Mary's would be up by one.
Eddy kicked the ball but the goalie blocked it. The goalie unintentionally let the ball go behind him. As the goalie went to kick the ball, he unknowingly let the Raptors score and be up by one. The Raptors fans were cheering while the Sours were protesting. The referee reviewed it and saw that it was an own goal and that the Raptors had therefore scored.
The other Raptors players were cheering and Eddy got some high fives. The Sours fans were booing and calling Eddy a "cheater". Eddy, being Eddy, smirked and ignored the boos and yells and appreciated the cheers and chants.
There was only a minute left and the Raptors were up by one.
Eddy thought " Enough time for one more goal. I'll let Double D handle this one. They won't except it from him."
He went over to Double D and whispered in his ear " Think you can make another goal?"
Double D replied " Eddy, they'll notice me. Even if I sprint as fast I could, I might not do it."
Eddy replied " OK, so Johnny will get the ball and he'll pretend to pass it to me. He'll do a fake and pass it to you instead. Run as fast as you could and as soon as you get within distance of the goal, kick the ball as hard as you can."
Double D nodded and went back to his position while Eddy went over to Johnny and whispered the plan in his ear. Johnny nodded and Eddy went back to his position. Kickoff occurred. Tavarez passed it to Johnny who pretended to pass it to Eddy. The Sours players fell for the fake as Johnny passed it to Double D.
Double D ran as fast as he could with the ball. When the Sours players noticed that he had it, he passed the ball to Ed. Ed then went near the goal and then passed it to Double D. Double D then kicked the ball into the goal.
It was a close call but the ball went into the corner! The game was over and the Raptors fans cheered while the players were cheering " Raptors!". A few of the players even lifted up the Eds and Johnny ( yes, even Ed, believe it or not). The Sours fans began to leave, dejected and upset.
The Raptors went into the locker room to change into their normal clothes. The boys got high fives, pats on the back and most of the other players treated them well. It seemed like the Eds finally found someplace where they fit in and were treated as equals.
That wraps up chapter 12! Finally! So now I'm done with that chapter, what's in store for our Eds?
Benny: Double D having a love interest?
Who knows? You're going to have to keep reading to find out! So review!