Chapter 7
The next time I saw Ziva again the next day was actually in PE because our teacher was off sick so she was filling in for her, I thought she would make us do boxing or
something but she just stuck to what we have been doing for the past 3 weeks: Volleyball. Ziva got out all the volleyballs from the cupboard and told us to get a ball
and a partner and to practice passing the ball to each other over the net so we did! My partner had to go away to a music lesson halfway through so I was practicing
on my own, just bouncing the ball off the wall and catching it again when I glanced over my shoulder and Ziva was behind me, "your aim is alright, but just remember
to keep your hands up high and in the triangle shape when you are throwing the ball," she told me, she got the ball which was currently on the ground and
demonstrated, "see, like this!" I nodded, taking this in just because its her that is telling me this… Ziva went over to the other side of the net, her hair nearly getting
caught in it but she got to the other side just In time,
"I will pass the ball to you and then you will pass back okay?" she told me, I said yeah in agreement and sighed under my breath, I only wish that I had her
enthusiasm in sports. It went pretty well though, with us throwing the ball to one another, she gave me little tips every now and then and I tried to use them…it went
pretty well until I threw the ball too high and it went too fast and it smacked into Ziva and hit her right in the face!
I stood still for a moment in shock, unable to breathe: Did I just hurt one of my idols? Even if it was by accident, it still happened! Is she badly hurt? What just happened?
I knew that I had to go over and see her before the others got there and were in the way so I ran probably full speed over the net and sat down next to her,
"Ziva! Oh my god, are you okay?" I asked her in panic, "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to-" "I am fine Maddy," she replied, sitting up slowly, "and I know that it was not
your fault," It was all I could do to not to start crying in the middle of the gym hall at the sight of her face, which was all swollen and I didn't want to say what it
reminded me of…. "Your face is all-" I started to say, but she interrupted me, "yes I know, " she said, touching her eye which was all black, "this kind of thing has
happened to me hundreds of times, do not look so worried."
By this time, everyone else in the class were looking at us so I swallowed and said, "I'll take you to the medical room," and then we went out the gym hall (Ziva could
still walk thankfully) to the medical room. We walked in silence until we came to just outside of the medical room and Eilidh happened to be there (she was on a errand
I think) when she saw Ziva and me, she immediately ran up to us! "ZIVA! ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE?" she cried looking in concern at Ziva,"it
reminds me of…" "we do not talk about last time," we all said then, sighing.
"Well, I was teaching Maddy's PE class and I was showing her some tips on playing Volleyball, She then whacked me in the face with the ball…" she explained, Eilidh
death glared at me when she Stopped there for breath, but then continued quickly when she noticed Eilidh, "accidently," "At least it was an accident," replied Eilidh,
"I'd hate to think that Maddy here was turning all evil," we all laughed for a bit and then Ziva winced because she touched her face and had forgotten that it was all
swollen….
"You should really get an ice pack on that," I said to her and she nodded, me and Eilidh took an arm of Zivas each and lead her into the medical room.
They did in fact give her an ice pack for her face and also some cream for her bruises, "You take care now Ziva," said Eilidh when we were outside the class that she
was meant to be in right now, which was Tech, "What about Maddy? Are you not going to tell her to take care too?" asked Ziva, "Nah, I would rather not!" said Eilidh
jokingly and I smiled, "she's joking, she loves me really," I whispered to Ziva who then nodded understanding.
Then we said goodbye (or shalom in Zivas case) to Eilidh and then we headed back up to PE, "I don't really want to do Volleyball now after I just hurt you," I shrugged,
"You will be fine," smiled Ziva, "you just need to have a little faith in it," "Well that's a bit useless seeing as I can't do sports really," I sighed, I looked at the ground,
there was some slience and then Ziva spoke again, "there is no such thing as the word 'can not do' I learned that in Mossad training,"
"What were you doing? Something extreme I bet," I laughed, "Well it sort of was…I was meant to shoot this dummy and I got the aim of my gun all wrong, I got
frustrated and started getting angry and saying that I could not do it, then my instructor said 'there is no such thing as can not do, get back out there girl and show us
what you are made of!'"I laughed at the way she did an impression of her instructor, he sounded too enthusiastic and annoying.
"So I went back out there and I poised my gun right at the centre of the dummys heart, shot it and it actually blew up right in front my eyes….So never say those three
words, I forbid it!" Ziva had a evil grin plastered on her face then and I burst out laughing, she continued speaking still with that signature smile on, "If you do say
those three words, well…I might have to kill you, with a paperclip," she whispered right in my ear and it actually sounded menacing and I promised my self that I would
never say those words in front of her again!
