15 year old Bayley Turner is a hockey player who got the opportunity of a lifetime that would change it all.
Suicide, strong language, death, manipulation
{Lets just say he is not as into her as she is into him -Amelia}
Today is my first day going to the new rink. Am I scared? No. I'm terrified.
My first night here was pretty sleepless but I get to go to the rink so all is good. Amelia is still sleeping as I brush my teeth.
"Amelia I can't be late on my first day, get up"
I push off her blankets as she growls at me.
"I will get water and pour it on you" She still lays there with her eyes shut tight
"Fine I will go get the water now" I turn to walk towards the bathroom
"Fine give me five" She gets up walking to the bathroom as I grab my skating bag.
Its cold as cold can be as we walk out of the dorm hall into the January weather.
"You awake now Amy?" I ask
" Not really, no" she says as she walks with her head down.
"I'm excited to show off my short to coach"
"Ha thats funny" Amelia says as she starts laughing uncontrollably
"what do you mean?" I say not knowing what she means by that.
"Coach Alice Williams is one of the most brutal coach in the US, no offense but she will hate your short and want to change it" Amelia says not even looking up
"Wow way to be honest" I say trying to laugh my fear off
"Don't be scared tho, i'm sure you are really good and can do anything she asks of you" Amelia says finally looking up at me for once.
If I wasn't scared before I sure am now
Once we walked into the arena I felt the cold breeze. Its different than the breeze outside it makes me get butterflies in my chest, it makes me feel not scared of anything but also terrified to death all at the same time.
we walk a little farther in and I see Kayla and some other figure skater girls that I recognize from stalking them on social media before coming to the school.
I sit on a bench next to Kayla as she finishes tieing her left skate.
"So Bayley are you excited?"
"I am.. but i'm also terrified that I am going to suck and they will send me right back to Seattle"
"Believe me they would not take you into this school if you were not the best of the best"
"Yeah I guess" I shrug off my fear as she starts up a conversation with someone else
I pull my skates out of my bag tying them starting with my right then my left. like I have done since I was five years old. It takes me an extra 5 minutes to tie my skates due to my shaking hands as I think about the next 2 hours of practice. My head is down as I finish the last tie of my skates I can feel someone looking at me, I look up seeing Alice Williams coach of the Junior comp team at Eden Hill Athletic academy.
"Nice to meet you Miss. Turner"
"Same to you Coach Alice" I give her a small smile as she stares at me.
"Well girls let's get out there"
I get up from my spot on the bench taking a deep breath in and closing my eyes, mentally preparing to go out there.
I step onto the clean ice, smelling that clean smell of ice that I love so much.
I do a few laps doing small things like Forward swizzles and turns getting comfortable on my edges yet again.
"Okay everyone to the side I want to watch Bayley Short" Coach Alice yells onto the ice
I take a deep breath skating to the center ice hoping I remember what i'm doing.
"Whenever your ready Bayley" Coach Alice calls from the boards where she is standing with her clipboard.
You got this Bay, you got this.
One last deep breath as I start my short. Starting with my dance at center going into my first spin, then going backwards to get more momentum before my Lutz jump.. I land it letting out a breath of air moving right into my next skill. After I finish most of my skills i'm supposed to go into a final turn but I want to make coach happy. I decide to try and do a triple axel to finish off my short.
You have to land this Bayley you have to.
I turn.. I turn.. I turn.. I LAND IT.
I breath heavily as I skate over to Amelia as she hugs me tightly.
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"Bayley I knew you were good, but I didn't know you were that good?" Amelia squeals
"That was good Bayley, go grab some water be back in 10" Coach alice says I skate off the ice walking over the bench where my bag is sitting to grab my water.
"Bayley right" I guy I remember from the coffee shop asks
"Yeah that's me" I say finally catching my breath
"I'm Adam, I'm sorry about my friend earlier he can be an idiot sometimes.. or all the time"
"It's all good" I say smiling at him
"Your a good skater, like really good"
"Thanks, that was my first time figure skating in over a year"
"really, why stop if you were so good?"
"I wanted to play hockey again" I say in between sips of water
"Wait you played hockey?" Adam asks as his eyebrows go up in amazement
"Yeah is that so hard to believe?"
"No No not hard to believe, you just don't look like a hockey player is all"
"Why because i'm a tiny girl" I say with a smirk on my face
"No.. well kinda" He says looking back at me
"I should get back out there, see you later" I say as I stand up walking back over to the rink.
"Yeah see you" He says as he walks the opposite way towards the hockey arena
"Was that Adam Connor you were talking to?" Amelia asks. Clearly wanting to know what we were talking about.
"It was, we were just talking about hockey, that's all" I say shrugging it off
"I have been trying for months to get a guy off the team and you do it in one day, wow. Bayley has game" Kayla says
"NO.. GOD NO we were just talking about hockey" I say a little to fast
"Whatever you say Turner" Kayla says as she skates away to work on her jumping skills.
"Don't mind her, she has been trying to get with Noah who is Adams best friend since we got to this school. Lets just say he is not as into her as she is into him" Amelia adds
