Cruel Summer : Connor Bedard

15-Ritualistic much

Brooke's pov

Like I've said I'm very nervous I'm sitting in my car literally bouncing, also because me and Tanner are screaming Eminem and Rhianna I love the way you lie.

"Where you going?" Tanner sang screaming and pointing at me. I'm in the passenger set so I've turned around to face him.

"I'm leaving you" I continued on.

"No you ain't, come back We're running right bac-"

"Keep it down there are other people in this car that don't want to listen to your screeching." My grandfather said turning down the volume of the car stereo.

"Ooh come on we weren't that loud." I said.

"Brooke the people parked beside us at the traffic lights we're looking at you but Beside the point i need you too to you know make sure the boys are in there best behaviour. This is the same team that put Drew in that damn cast." He said rubbing his temples.

"Sure thing coach." Tanner said.

"Sure things gramps."

When we pulled in to the arena there was a fair amount of cars but not to many we're we had to actually walk to the doors of the arena. We walked in on the back side. The whole team was there, well almost everyone. Yeah everyone but Cole one of our centres and Luke the angriest of them all, our defensemen. Buts it alright though because we're like 4 hours early.

We're inside the locker room right now talking about our game plays and strategy's while me and kelton are listen but we're also working on our stretch. I'm teaching him proper technical stretches because he ask is complaining about a sore muscle somewhere.

"Okay you guys are good to go, do what ever stay here don't go to far." My grandfat- coach said and we all went our separate was doing out pre game rituals. And mine is a run with Connor and a snack. Not just any snack but canteen fries and if I'm lucky curly fries. In all honesty I know there not the most nutritious but god damn there some tasty, so who wouldn't want them.

"Hey Rookie see you getting ours fries." Luke asked.

"You bet I am! Hell they even have curly ones today!" I say getting all excited. Now me and Luke don't talk to much but we both consider each other friend because we are. The fries come out nice and hot with some grease still on so we can add a little salt and it will stick.

"Do you know if your playing today?" He asked me.

"Yeah I'm playing first. You?" I ask holding we'll be on the same line.

"Yeah Im in first too." He said with a mouth full of food. Still managing to stuff even more in making me laugh. For the most part we sat in silent eating our food and a little small talk about our family nothing awkward. After we finished I threw out the trash and  now I'm walking over to the work out room when I get stopped by Connor coming out.

"Hey Connor you ready for out run!" I call out to him.

"Yeah give me a minute I need some more water!" He yelled back and started to walk away so I started so I'm doing some more stretches to stay nice and loose. And start with some lunges and duck walks, stretching out the thighs and calf's and a little walk around the top part of the arena. While I'm out walking I see a couple of our boys and some from the Manitoba team signing jersey and hats and what nots. So I decided to walk over and help out with what ever I can.

"HEY! You can't cut the line!" A stranger yelled out to me.

"Sorry me?"

"Yes you!"

"Sorry but I actually play for them I was going to go up and do a little signing." I say waking off because i don't want to start a fight and make a fan mad. "Hey, guys what's up, other then signing?" I ask Tanner and Cole.

"Nothing much, what to join?" Cole asked me. I accept I'm sitting down to the left of  Tanner grabbing a red inked pen.  I continued signing for awhile not to long because I still have to go on my run with Connor. Speaking of the devil.

"Hey Rookie. You doing signing?"

"Yeah thought I would waiting for you slow ass." I say. "Have a good day. Make sure to cheer!" I say as I finished signing a jersey for a young fan. "You know I'm quite surprised they managed to get my jersey printed out so fast." I say as Connor  pulled up a chair ready to do a little signing himself.

"Yeah me too." He added. We stayed for a little longer to help get the line moving a little quicker. It's been around five minutes and  I want to get in our run before we have to go back to get changed for our game. "Hey Brooke, you ready for our run?" He just asked me like he read my mind.

"Hey Connor?" I say as we pass our one lap mark.

"Yeah?"

"My grandfather father doesn't really want me to date you, or any of his players for that sake." I say as we stop to talk.

"So what does that's make us?"

"I don't know. But I still want to be with you or what every you want."

"Well I want to be with you still, plus I don't really want the world to know."

"Deal because neither do I, but we should finish our running."

"Jees ritualistic much." Connor says shoving me as we start to run our second but last lap.

Omg can you believe it I actually posted I'm kinda amazed. Not going to lie. Hope you I joy the next chapter will be about the game.