the long game -guy germaine

chapter 6

guy germaine
"Charlie, let it go man."
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We are playing the varsity's in around three hours. It was a stupid idea. Charlie made the bet out of spite. I don't think Valerie likes the idea either, she seems off lately.

We are in our locker room preparing ourselves. "Can I come in?" Valerie is standing at the door with a hand over her eyes.

"Mhm!" most of the team mumbles. I kind of think Charlie is the only one who wants to play them.

"Guys... this isn't a good idea," she shakes her head. "Orion told you to stay out of the varsity's way until the showdown. You can get kicked off the team for this." Valerie has genuine concern in her voice.

"Like you care. We all know you're just saying this so Banksy wins," Charlie walks up to her.

"I am not. I just don't want to see you throwing away your scholarships and your chances here." Valerie looks around the room.

"You aren't even apart of the team. This is between the ducks and the warriors. You aren't either of those things." Charlie scoffs.

"The ducks? Charlie grow up. The ducks are dead. You have no right to be speaking to me this way. Your behavior lately has been unbelievable and unjust. You don't have a reason to be acting like a complete and total jerk. You're just as bad as Rick." Valerie looks him up and down.

"Who do you think you are? You don't know any of us. You and Orion are the reason this team is being torn apart." Charlie starts walking closer to Valerie.

"Charlie stop it!" Connie yanks him back.

"Yeah man, you can't talk to her like that." Julie shakes her head.

"Whatever. Do what you want. If you get thrown off the team don't say I didn't warn you." Valerie turns and starts walking out the locker room. "Dicks." she mumbles under her breath just loud enough for us to hear her. 

"She has no right saying that. It's all bullshit." Charlie is clearly upset.

"Charlie, let it go man." I walk past him and head to the ice with Connie.

The game is about to start. I can hear Charlie reaming out Adam for the restaurant incident. It isn't his fault, out of all people Charlie should know that.

Varsity is winning. Orion's right, we need to learn defense. We can't keep up. We've missed all our shots and are getting sloppy. Thankfully Adam is going easy on us.

Out of no where Charlie slams him and Adam into the net. They are getting into a fight. Everyone on the bench floods off and starts fighting the varsity's.

We hear a whistle blow and the light turns on. It's Orion.

He starts tearing Rick a new one. "You're damn luck I'm not your coach." he yanks someone off Averman. "Get your team and get out now." everyone starts slowly moving. "I said now! Varsity get out."

Adam skates away with his head down. Rick is taunting us.
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Holy shit. Fulton and Charlie are off the team. Orion and Charlie got into it, Fulton went with Charlie.

The team has never been at such high tensions. We have practice after school. I am scared shitless. Orion is gonna go on a rampage.