Friends with the Sidemen// A Miniminter Fanfiction

Chapter 37

Simons pov
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I get home around 3 am. I had driven to the grocery store but ended up unexpectedly at the bar. I sat there and talked to the bar tender about my problems while he prepared me another whiskey sour. I had lost track of time and before I knew it, it was 1 am. I had to walk home because I had been drinking and a cab would cost too much because I was about an hour away from home. I walked to the liquor store and bought 3 bottles of vodka, drinking one on the way home. After walking for about an hour, I got out my phone and called my mom. I do stupid shit when I'm drunk. About 2 minutes after I hung up I got a call from Josh. I told him where I was and he said he was coming to get me.

Hollys pov
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Around 2 am I'm woken up to my phone ringing.
"Hello?" I groan.
"Hey Holly. Simons drunk about a half an hour away from here. Do you wanna come with me to go get him?" Josh asks.
"Fuck. Alright, I'll be over in a second." I mumble and hang up. I put on sweatpants and a sweater and walk over to the Sidemen house.
I knock on the door and Josh comes out. He closes the door quietly and we walk to his car. We both climb in and we drive away.
When we finally see Simon walking on the sidewalk we pull over and I get out.
"Oh my god, Simon!" I say and hug him. He hugs me back, holding the hug for a little too long. I pull back and look at his face. He's pale and tired looking, he smells like alcohol and is swaying a little bit.
"Hi Hol." He says.
"Okay, Simon, get in the car. We're going home." I state. I walk over to the car and open the door. I close it behind him and get in the passenger side. We drive home in silence for about 20 minutes before I decide to bring up what happened today, well, yesterday now. "I saw Veronica today." I state.
"W-wait, wait, what?"Simon stutters slowly, sounding completely confused.
"I saw Veronica. She was working at a cafe I went in." I tell him, never looking at him.
"You know I hate her, right?" He says, quickly in a panic. I laugh.
"I know, Si. Anyways I got angry at her and threw a cup of coffee at the wall and threatened her. Josh had to bail me out at the police department." I tell him hesitantly.
"Holy shit. Did she hurt you? If that prick laid a hand on you I swear to god I'll-" He says before I cut him off.
"She didn't touch me, Simon." I state, "And I don't think she'll be around anymore." I add.
"Good." He says. Rest of the drive was silent once again.
When we got home I helped Simon into his house while Josh unlocked the door for us and got him a glass of water. When we get into the house all the sidemen are awake and sitting in the kitchen. I let Harry and JJ help him up to his room. Before I leave Ethan comes over to me.
"Holly?" He asks.
"Yeah?" I turn around and ask him quickly.
"Why do you help us out so much? I understand Simon's your ex boyfriend, but help all of us. I don't get it. We've never really done anything for you." He states.
"Well, you beat those guys up at Thorpe Park. You all helped me with school work and you guys make me feel happy, and accepted and all that other cheesy shit. I know that you would do it for me so I don't mind doing it for you guys, anyways thats what friends are for, right?" I respond.
"Alright. Listen, we all still want you around. I'm sure Simon does too. Please stick around a little longer." He says. I smile at him and nod before stepping out of their house and walking to mine.

*Time skip to Thursday*

I walk through the halls alone. Occasionally someone will say 'hey' or 'You're friends with the sidemen' or once someone said 'tell Lachlan I said hi' I just nod and look back down at my phone. I've stayed friends with Matt but I won't date him. I talk to Chase more now though. He's a really cool guy. He's only in one of my classes but he makes it my favourite. I sit with all the hockey players at lunch. Usually between Matt and Chase. Today was hectic at the table though. Everyone was talking about out new coach and all this other stuff. I just ignored it, I'm not going to freak out about this, I have nothing to be scared of. I made sure to wear my old hockey team sweater, that had 'Captain' written on it.
Around 6 pm I gathered my gear and shoved it in my hockey bag. Tryouts start at 7 and I need time to prepare. All the guys are coming to my tryouts, but they decided instead of wearing a hat, and sunglasses. They would wear fake moustaches, and glasses. Things you would see on TV. All the Sidemen are coming, Cal, Callux, and Joe weller. I kind of nervous because what if all these guys I'm playing with are sick and I'm the worst one. I just don't want to be embarrassed.
I get to the rink and walk into the girls changing room. I'm in there with three other girls, Mia, Arden and Liv. We all talk a little bit but its just small talk.
I skate out onto the ice. I smell the familiar scent of the arena. I look up and see the boys sitting in their disguises. I wave and they wave back. Show time. I skate around the rink, getting warmed up, I skate backwards, I practice stopping and changing direction, handling my stick, everything I would usually do.
"Come 'ere!" I hear someone yell. I look over and see what looks to be the coach motioning me over. I skate over quickly and stop when I'm infront of him.
"What's your name?" He asks.
"Holly Williams." I state.
"I thought so. Your old Hockey coach sent me a video of you from last season. You're phenomenal. I can't say much but you're in a pretty good position to be captain." He says. "Holly Williams. That's a name I won't forget."
"Thank you. I can't wait for this season." I respond and skate back out and stop when I'm beside Liv.
"What'd he say?" She asks excitedly.
"He said he thought I was really good." I tell her.
"Thats great." She says. We hear a whistle blow and we all skate over to the coach.
"Alright. I'm Coach Hudson.  I don't recognize a lot of you. I've coached some of the best teams. I've seen a few of you play. Now, theres 35 of you here. 20 of you will make the cut. The other 15 of you, won't. I don't want anyone bitching if you don't get on the team, it's the way it goes. Now if I hear you complaining about how tired you are, or something like that, you will be cut. I don't want a team full of babies. You're in high school. So act like it. I have low tolerance for bullshit. Any questions?" He says. I grin because he's exactly like my old coach.
Around 9 He called us all in.
"So, I hope you all did your best today, because thats all I'll be making the team off of. I've seen a lot of good players, and a few times I've wondered to myself 'has this person ever played hockey?'. I'm excited for what this season will bring. The team roster will be out tomorrow. If your name is on it, come her tomorrow night at 7. We'll get our schedule, I'll order the jerseys. If you make the team you will get sweat pants, a sweater, and a tee shirt with the team name, your number, and your last name on it, and if you're lucky, you'll get a C on it aswell, which means you're the captain, or an A for alternative captain. I have 3 options of captain right now. Now I have to go make some huge decisions. I'll see some of you soon." He states and walks out. We all look at eachother and walk to the changing rooms.
"I know I didn't make it!" Mia states staring at a wall while shoving her things in a bag. I decide not to say anything. I don't want to give her false hope. I just quickly change into leggings and my sweater. I slip on my sneakers and grab my bag.
"Hey! You did great!" Vik says when I come out of the change room. They're all waiting there for me. I thank them and we all walk out.
"I don't understand how you're so good at skating!" Joe says.
"Practice, I guess. I had really hard coaches so that made me better." I state.
"I can barely skate forward and then you're skating backwards like its nothing!" Cal exclaims. I laugh. We all walk to the parking lot. They all get in their cars and I get in mine. I drive to a coffee shop and get an iced coffee before going home.
When I get home I drop my bag at the door and go straight upstairs. I shower and get in bed. I think about who's going to be what on the hockey team and who's going to get cut. Eventually I fall asleep, patiently awaiting tomorrow .