Eden
It’s not going to end
Sharma
Omg
KJ
Alana seems like a real one
Kaan
Yes but they’ve known each other for a solid second
Dmtri
Kaan’s right
Peter M.
It is pretty rushed
Sharma
Louisa’s going to talk to her! She’ll let us know if Alana’s a real one
Eden
I hate you guys
14
EDEN
The locker room buzzed with the usual pre-game tension. Well, more or less usual.
We had games all the time, and while a charity tournament wasn’t nearly as important, we still needed to win. The team that won would get a huge check that we got to donate to a charity of our choice.
My team decided on children in need. We could afford so many things for those kids, putting huge smiles on their faces.
If we lost, the team would put some money together and donate anyway, but we still desperately wanted that money for them.
As I looked at my phone to check the time, I suddenly zoomed in on the date and realized something entirely different. The Frozen Four playoffs were coming up soon.
The playoffs were an entirely different feeling once again, so different from normal games. They were more important.
Sure, we all knew losing any game was bad, but losing a playoff game was worse. We weresoclose to winning the Frozen Four. We just had to get through the playoffs and the semi-final… then actually win the Championships.
Easy, right?
Well, thank God this wasn’t the playoffs yet. Though, it almost felt the same.
All my teammates were really chatty, so it was strange not hearing their voices as we got changed. It was so quiet, and it almost felt like the calm before a heavy storm, just that the calm wasn’t exactly peaceful either.
There was a deafening silence in the room.
It wasn’t a home game, and though I knew my parents were still sitting in the audience to watch me, it felt different. I hated being a guest in an unfamiliar arena. Well, at least I had someone here, right? It wasn’t always the case.
