Goddess!
By: i L0V3 CRiMiNAL MiNDS
(New pen name but its DannyMessersGirl324iLOVEhim)
a/n- okay so I figured I'd update this since I'm avoiding doing any of the homework that I have all due tomorrow or study for a pre-ap calc test that I have tomorrow also so I figured I'd grace you guys with an update. Review please!
The game continued after both teams were back on the field. St. Gregory's now has the ball and Brianna hit the ball into play. The Gator's were tremendously skilled at getting the ball around the Corpus Christi players. The St. Gregory's team that was on the field now compared to the team that they were before they took that time out was a completely different team. They were more timid before and sort of afraid to go for the ball. But they would've been more afraid if they had to go against Alana. Their coach still hadn't put her back in after what happened in the very beginning of the game.
The next thing that Corpus Christi knows and sees is that the game is now tied at 2-2. Gator's just scored their second goal of the game. The ball is brought back up to the middle of the field. The players on the field are able to hear the time keeper counting down the time that is left in the first half.
*HORN BEING BLOWN!*
The teams come off the field towards their respective benches. St. Gregory's heads into their locker room while the Corpus Christi heads into theirs. The coach walks in first, followed by the rest of the team. Gotte, Danny and the trainer are following slowly behind them.
*CORPUS CHRISIT LOCKER ROOM!*
"WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH YOU GIRLS? THEY GET THEIR BEST PLAYER BACK AND YOU JUST LET THEM RUN RIGHT PAST YOU WITH THE BALL AND SCORE! THE GAME IS TIED!" Alana yelled.
"SHUT UP ALANA! IT'S BECAUSE OF YOU THAT WERE EVEN TIED AT ALL! IF YOU HADN'T TRIPPED GOTTE THE SCORE COULD BE A WHOLE LOT WORST! YOU KNOW SHE'S THE BEST PLAYER AND THAT'S SHE BETTER THEN YOU! YOU'RE JUST SO USED TO BEING THE BEST OUT THERE THAT JUST KNOWING YOU'RE NOT THE BEST ANYMORE PISSED YOU OFF! SO YOU TOOK HER OUT! THEN LOOKED WHAT HAPPENED! COACH DIDN'T PUT YOU BACK IN! I HOPE THEY BEAT US NOW! AFTER WHAT YOU DID, WE DON'T EVEN DESERVE TO WIN!" Alyson, one of the other captains said.
"YOU CAN'T SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT! DO YOU NOT KNOW WHO MY FATHER IS? HE IS THE CHIEF OF POLICE (a/n- I can't remember if he is the chief of police or detectives so for arguments sake, I made him the chief of police)! BESIDES I AM THE BEST PLAYER! I'M 10 TIMES BETTER THEN GOTTE MONROE WILL EVER BE! I DIDN'T NEED TO TAKE HER OUT LIKE THAT TO PROVE THAT I'M THE BETTER PLAYER! BESIDES I DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE! I DID WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO AND IT WAS TO STOP THE BALL FROM GOING IN THE GOAL! IF OUR DEFENSE PLAYED ANY BETTER THEN I WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE TO DO THAT!" she replied back.
The tension in the locker room was thick and obvious.
"THAT IS IT! THAT IS IT! I CAN'T ONE MORE SECOND OF YOU UNDERMINING US AND TREATING US LIKE NOTHING AND THAT WE'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH! TAKE A REALL GOOD LOOK AT WHO IS OUT ON THAT FIELD ALANA AND WHO ISN'T! THAT'S RIGHT YOU'RE NOT THERE! TAKE ONE MINUTE OUT OF DAY OF THINKING ONLY ABOUT YOURSELF TO REALIZE THAT YOU DO NOT MAKE UP THIS ENTIRE TEAM! LOOK AT EVERYONE AGAIN ALANA," Alana looks around at the locker room. That is when she realizes that the rest of the team, even the coaches are all standing on the opposite side of her. "NO BODY IS BACKING YOU UP! WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOU DID WAS WRONG AND COWARDLY! YOU KNOW YOU COULDN'T BEAT ST. GREGORY'S BECAUSE OF GOTTE SO YOU GOT RID OF HER! NO BODY WILL EVER BACK YOU UP THAT YOU'RE THE BEST PLAYER BECAUSE AFTER TONIGHT'S GAME, YOU'RE THE LOWEST PLAYER ON THE TEAM!" one of the sophomores, Isabella said. She played on varsity her freshmen year with Alana as captain and couldn't take her remarks and comments about the way that the younger players played, especially Isabella. Tonight's game was going to be the last time that she ever took anything from Alana.
"Is that how everyone else feels?" When everyone nodded Alana was shocked!
"Don't you see Alana, no one can take you. Until you can start playing as a member of this team and respecting everyone on it, then I won't play you. You have winter league, spring workouts, summer league/camps and preseason to prove to me that you can be a better player and teammate than I refuse to play you." The coach said.
"You can't do that! I'm what you need to win! My father won't allow it!" she replied back in anger.
"I can and I WILL! You're father may have rein over what happens out on the streets but as your coach and a teacher of your school I can decide whether or not to play you. When are you going to realize Alana that you aren't the only one here who wants to win?" Alana didn't say anything. "Fine then, until you figure out that answer you are no longer a member of this team. When we go back out on the field, I want you to sit on the bench. I don't want you to stand with everyone else. You've proven to us that you can't handle standing with us and cheering everyone else on." Alana still didn't saying anything. She just stood there staring the coach down but the coach didn't change her facial expression which showed that she was being serious. "Everyone else huddle up. We're going to need something big if we're going to win this game."
Everyone huddled around the coach and the white board that was there to draw out plays.
*St. Gregory's Locker Room*
*same time as Corpus Christi's locker room situation*
Everyone is quite. They know that what is going to be said may be bad criticism but also good criticism. Whatever the coach and other players have to say about each other is to help the team get better and win the game. Gotte is standing up towards the back of the locker room with Danny and the trainer sitting on the bed with some ice on her knee. Even though the trainer told her that the swelling might not even go down with it, the ice might help numb the pain some.
"Does anyone have anything to say to one another before I begin?" the coach said.
After a while, no one spoke up. Just as the coach was about to speak again, Gotte raised her hand and asked to say something. The coach nodded her head yes.
"I'll be brief because what coach has to say is more important then what I'll say. Regardless of the outcome of this game, I'm really happy I got to play with you all. If you can count the five seconds that I was actually playing in this game. Anyways, knowing that you are all out there playing the game that we all love means something more to mean than anything else in the world. I know how bad we all want. I want to go back out there and play but I think Danny will have me handcuff before I can even pick up a stick to do that." Everyone gave a little chuckle even Danny. "What I'm really trying to say is good luck. I want you to finish out this game the best that you can because we simply want it more than them. We have proven it more times than I can recall. I want you to walk away from this game knowing that you did everything you can to win the game."
"You're sounding like you're not even gonna be here for end of the game Gotte." Jessica said.
Gotte hesitated before responding again.
"That's because I'm not going to be. My knee is in real serious pain. I need to go get it checked now if I want any chance to keep playing sports. This injury was worst then my previous knee accidents. But that's not the point. Just because I'm not here, don't stop playing. Keep going until you can't go anymore, then go some more. Don't stop until you've reached what you wanted." Everyone looked at here and gave her a slight smile, even the coach did.
With that, Danny and the trainer helped her off of the bed to a standing position with the crutches. She then walked out with Danny by her side.
Not once did she look back at the team.
After a few moments of silence, the coach got down to business and spoke to them about everything that they needed to do to win.
a/n- okay so I'm going to leave it here. Got other work to do even if I don't wanna do it. =/
REVIEW PLEASE! I COULD REALLY USE SOMETHING TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER AFTER THE CRAPY WEEKS I'VE BEEN HAVING!
~ i L0V3 CRiMiNAL MiNDS