Her Beauty

4

My eyes flutter open as I hear my 10-o'clock alarm blaring on my bedside table. I smack the off button and slide out of bed. Today I have tryouts for ice hockey, and I am extremely nervous. I know nothing about this team or who is on it, but I'm especially nervous because I don't know if Sienna is on the team, and I don't want to be dealing with her all season. I get distracted from my thoughts when I hear my door opening and Julian asking if I'm getting ready to leave. I say yes and grab my towel to head into the shower.

Once I get out of the shower, I walk toward my closet and change into a loose-fitting gray shirt, black athletic shorts, and white sneakers. I decided to put my hair in a bun so it could stay out of my way during tryouts. After I'm done getting ready, I grab my ice hockey equipment, throw it in my duffle bag, walk down the stairs with it, and place it by the front door. I remembered the delicious pancakes and bacon Julian made yesterday, so I decided to warm those up and eat them for breakfast.

Julian came downstairs after I finished eating and carried my duffle bag into his truck while I locked up the house. I texted Scar while I jumped into his truck to let them know I was on my way.

  Me: Hey Scar we are on our way
to pick you up :)!

Scarlet: Alright! I'll be waiting outside I brought some snacks for Julian and me to eat while we watch you!

Me: Oo, those sounds yummy!
I'll let him know!

Before I knew it, we were already outside Scarlet's house, and they jumped in the backseat with a big bag with snacks in it. As we arrive closer to the rink, my heart starts to rush at the thought of possibly seeing Sienna here. As soon as we park, I grab my duffle bag and head inside to check in and change in the locker room.

As I head into the locker room, I say Hello to all the girls I see and wish them luck. As I start getting ready and changing into my red and white equipment, the room starts to empty, and I realize I am the last one in there until I hear the door open and look up to see Sienna coming into the locker room, looking directly at me. I decided to break the awkward ice and say, "Hey Sienna." She glared at me and said, "Hi Angelica." I lightly smiled and asked, "How are you doing today?" She gave me a stink eye. "What do you think you are doing?" I replied, shocked "Nothing I was just asking." She cut me off and pushed me hard against the wall. "Listen, Angelica, leave me alone. Go find some other person to obsess over! Do you hear me? I am done with your dumbass!" I look at her and say, "What the hell happened to you, Sienna? You used to be so nice to me, and We would always go on dates and cute picnics, and now look at you! You are a complete fucking asshole!" I push past her, grab my leg pads, and walk out the door towards the rink, leaving her alone in the locker room.

During tryouts, we were paired into two teams and practiced a small game against each other. Thankfully, Sienna and I were on opposite teams, so I didn't have to deal with her anymore. After tryouts ended, the coach told us they would email out a list of people who made it. Once she dismissed us, I hurried into the locker room to change before Sienna got there, and lucky enough, I did. When I went to meet up with Julian and Scarlet, they hugged me and told me that I did such a good job, and I felt so proud of myself. When we were about to leave, I realized we never met the captain of the team, so I asked the coach where they were, and they replied saying the captain was out of town, which I felt was a little weird because why would you go out of town the day your team is hosting tryouts? But I shook it off.

We ended up driving to a restaurant and grabbing food to have a picnic at a park with all three of us. I start to space out and think that I remember when my parents were still alive, and they would take Julian and me to the park to have a picnic and look at the geese. I miss my parents so much. I felt someone kick my leg, bringing me back to reality, and it was Julian giving me a concerned look. I nodded my head to let him know I was fine. We dropped off Scarlet at their house and drove home, singing along to the music that was playing on the radio. I took a shower straight away, dressed in a black tank top and gray shorts, and got in bed. I slowly start to fall asleep, thinking about how much I love my brother and Scarlet.