Okay, who thinks Ben gets the best lines? The code for daughter with a man holding a gun to her in my closet cracked me up; I was rolling on the floor when he delivered the hamster line. I still don't own Lost. I'm just going to glaze over drama club in this chapter cause I know we all want to get to the game.
Tuesday afternoon was the first official football practice of the season. The first game was going to be held on Saturday.
The practice went well. The main goal of the practice was to decide who would play which position. By the end of the hour and a half, Sawyer was declared quarterback. The next time Danny saw a quarter, he threw it against a wall.
"Who are we gonna play Saturday, Coach?" Sawyer asked at the end of practice.
"Dunder-Mifflin Middle," He announced. Those who had been on the team last year laughed. Dunder-Mifflin Middle had a reputation for stinking at all sports. It was Linderman Junior High that was tough to beat.
Wednesday morning Sawyer told Kate about practice. He had known Kate would be excited to hear about it, so he hadn't called her because he had wanted to see the look on her face.
"I'm the quarterback," He told her. Kate jumped up and down. She imagined fifty scenarios with Sawyer winning the game in each one that day.
Wednesday afternoon was cheerleading practice. The squad was amazing. Colleen had gotten this year's uniforms and was handing them out. Kate gasped when she got hers.
It was mostly green with the words "Hanso Hazard" on the front in black. Kate wasn't one for wearing skirts, but nonetheless she loved the skirt. She couldn't wait to show Sawyer.
Thankfully she didn't have to wait long, because Sawyer had been watching all practice.
"I can't believe I didn't see you!" Kate said in amazement.
"I may have almost flunked math, but I get an A in stealth, sweetcakes," he responded.
Saturday finally rolled around, after much anticipation. Family and friends of the players and cheerleaders showed up to watch the game.
Desmond was feeling jittery. Seeing Penelope waving made him a little more nervous. He had to impress her.
Ben and Juliet had decided to go and watch. They were looking at the other team. The Dunder-Mifflin Monsters didn't look so tough. A black haired boy was tossing a football with a kid who was wearing a pair of goofy glasses. Juliet pointed this out to Ben.
"You do like my glasses though, right?" He asked in a sarcastic tone. Juliet rolled her eyes and assured him she did. Juliet burst out laughing when the black haired boy tripped attempting to pass.
"I bet you can throw better than he can," Juliet told Ben.
"What is this, 'let's make fun of Ben day'?" He asked, insulted. Juliet kissed him sarcastically on the cheek.
"I wasn't making fun of you, I told you that you could throw better," Juliet said.
"If you hadn't said it, I would have assumed I could throw better. Then you said it. Now I think that you think that I didn't know I could throw better than he could, which means you think that I think that I have no athletic ability at all," Ben breathed as soon as he had finished saying this. Juliet was amazed that he could get his thoughts out so clearly. She would have needed to use a piece of paper to make a rough draft of her exact opinions, whereas Ben was perfectly clear.
They watched the Dunder-Mifflin cheerleaders warming up. Juliet saw a frizzy red haired girl in the group of five.
"That's Pam! I went to summer camp with her!" Juliet exclaimed. She made her way over to where they were warming up.
"Juliet!" Pam yelled when she recognized her.
"You're a cheerleader?" Juliet asked. Pam had never seemed that type before.
"Just because my boyfriend's on the team," She said. A dark haired girl glared at them when Pam said this. "That's Karen. She's not too big on me going out with Jim," She informed Juliet in a hushed tone. "What time is it?" She asked.
Juliet checked her watch. "Ten forty-five," She replied.
"Fifteen minutes until game time. I'll introduce you to Jim. Who's the guy you were sitting with?" Pam asked.
"That's Ben. He's my boyfriend," She answered. "I'll go get him."
Juliet ran back to the bleachers and grabbed Ben. "Where are we going?" He asked.
"I want to introduce you to Pam," She answered.
Pam and Juliet were about to attempt to introduce their boyfriends to one another when the cheerleading captain called the squad into a huddle.
"That's Jan, she's the captain. See you after the game?" Pam asked.
"Definitely," Juliet said, pulling Ben back to their seats.
Juliet went to get snacks at the refreshment stand. By the time she got back to her seat, the game was about to start.
The thing Juliet liked about Ben was he didn't pretend to know anything about football. In fact, Juliet was pretty sure football was one of the things that Ben didn't have a folder full of information about in his mind, unlike pretty much everything else.
By halftime Hanso Hazard was winning, 14-7. The Dunder-Mifflin Monsters only had a couple good players, Pam's boyfriend Jim and a big kid called Roy.
The cheerleaders for both teams were impressive. Pam was quite good at it. Part of Pam's spirit might have come from the fact that Jim had scored Dunder-Mifflin's only touchdown.
How is it that this chapter ended up being about Ben and Juliet, who aren't football players or cheerleaders? I apologize for the team names, I couldn't think of anything better. Next chapter: The rest of the game! The little purple button allows you to see a picture of Sawyer in a football uniform.