18. first day

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chapter eighteen
first day



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JULIET GRUNTS AS THEY SKATE UP THE HILL IN THE FLYING V FORMATION, they go over the top before diving down the steep hill, "I'm a goalie, not a skater!" Goldberg yells as he looses control and disappears down a flight of stairs with Charlie in close pursuit. Jules looks over her shoulder, but carries on, picking up speed a bit when she pushes her foot against the ground. 

"Still can't believe we're in college." She sighs, hooking her arms together behind her back when they flatten out, biting on her bottom lip. "I'm so excited to share a dorm with you though, Connie." Jules grins, joining her friends speed, she chuckles excited as well. 

The group had done orientation over the weekend, dropping off all their stuff and decorating rooms before spending their last few days outside of college. Jules and Adam went with Basil and Mike to meet up with the North Stars for drinks at their favourite pub, he was in awe the entire time, watching Juliet have a laugh with her uncles and godfathers, speaking to them as if they weren't famous hockey players. But once he got over his fan-girling stage, he got into some good conversations with Miller and Lyson.

Jules gasps when Goldberg and Charlie come flying out the sky, landing in front of them as they skate down hill again. The Ducks cheer for them, picking up speed. They weren't to far away now, Barnes could see the bell tower. She thought the school was way to fancy for her taste, but hopefully she'd fit in alright. 

As they passed threw the archway, her brows raised in shock when two horses came trotting towards them. "Out the way! Coming through!" Averman orders, the riders tug their horses away to let the Ducks past. Juliet had no idea why they didn't just drive to school, it would've been so much easier but Charlie insisted they skate, for old times sake or some bullshit. She was grateful that Basil was at least dropping her car off later with some stuff she left behind. 

They decided to sneak in the back, hoping that the ceremony hadn't started. But terribly miscounting the timing and how much control they had on the slippy floor, Goldberg tumbled from the back, creating a domino effect and they all went crashing down threw the curtain and into a group. 

"Get off of me!" Jules yelled, shoving Goldberg away, "Oh, God, I'm gonna have a disease now. You all stink!" As a collective group, they shoved the curtain off them, only to reveal Dean Buckley, their headmaster staring at them in shock. The crowds chuckled at them, finding it amusing at their entrance, just when he was about to tell the students about their full scholarships. 

"Hi." Charlie smiled boyishly, "We're the Ducks." Jules gave everyone an awkward smile, pulling her Ducks jersey out of Averman's grip with a sharp glare. After some more commotion of them climbing out of the curtain, Goldberg falling over at least twice because he slipped, they finally got off the stage so the headmaster could finish his speech. That was not a way to start the school year off. 

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