Friends with the Sidemen// A Miniminter Fanfiction

Chapter 39

Hollys pov
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Its the first of December today.  It's my first hockey game of the season, we're playing a private school so they'll probably be good.
JJ carried my bag out and threw it in the back of Harrys Range Rover.
"Hey be careful!" I warned him. He rolled his eyes at me.
"So Harry, Simon, Cal and Holly in the Range Rover. Ethan, Josh and Vik in his car. I'll go with Tobi." JJ says standing outside in the driveway with all of us crowded around him.
I walked to Harrys car and climbed in the back, sitting next to Simon. As we drove his hand inched closer to mine until we were hand in hand, his thumb rubbing the back of my hand, comforting me. I was nervous, I mean, why wouldn't I be? All the boys were watching my game, and I'm the captain, which makes it even more stressful.
"You're going to do great." He assures me. I give him a faint smile, not so sure of myself.
When we get to the rink I take my bag from the trunk and walk inside while the boys decide to get a cup of coffee, the game doesn't start for an hour anyway.
I open my dressing room and walk to the far wall. I place my bag down and start getting ready. I play my music out loud to pump me up, as there is no one else in there anyways. After I'm all geared up and ready to go I send A text in my group chat with the boys saying 'Here goes nothing'.
Once the whole team is sitting on the bench Coach Hudson is standing in front of us, his face looks like stone as he's showing no emotion.
"All right. Todays your first game, hopefully we can start the season off well. Williams, you're the captain pf the team. You need to pull your weight today. Lewis, that goes for you too. The rest of you, do well in this game. You don't know what I have planned for practice if you don't try your hardest. Don't let me down." He commands us fiercely. He makes eye contact with me that sends chills down my spine. We all sit there in silence, doing our pre-game rituals.
We skate on and do a few laps while the other team has a 'meeting'. Once we're all warmed up we stand on the ice while the national anthem plays. I see a ponytail on the other team. Naturally, I try to see their face, and you wouldn't believe who is was. Veronica. The bitch that slept with Simon and who I yelled at in public and threatened. I feel the warmth of anger wash over my cheeks, working its way through my whole body.
I hear a whistle blow and I skate to her side, making it clear to everyone on my team that I want her out of here.
When someone on her team passed her the puck, I skated in, intercepting the pass and taking it to her net, and going on the score the first goal of the game. I looked up to see the boys going crazy and then skated over to my team, to celebrate.
The halftime buzzer went off and we all headed to the locker room. I went into the boy's change room because we were getting a pep talk.
"Okay. Were up 1-0 thanks to Mrs. Williams. But now that they've had time to clear their heads, they'll be better. I expect another goal. I don't care who gets it, or if you have to injure all of them to get it. Just make it happen. You're a strong team, but you need to work together." He said, louder than needed before storming out. We all looked around at eachother, scared to say anything.
"So. Lets fucking do this shit." Chase exclaimed. We all cheer and walk back out to the bench.
I was off when the game started again, Coach says he was 'Resting me' but I know it was just because I looked tired.
When I got on I went all out. While chasing the puck up the boards I checked Veronica, but she wasn't having it. She grabbed my jersey and swung me around, trying to get me away from the puck. The whistle blew, indicating that she needs to go to the penalty box but I was crazy. I skated over to her and checked her harder, she turned around, throwing her gloves and helmet off. I did the same and we spun in circles throwing punches at each other, referees trying to break us up.
I picked up my gloves and helmet, skating over to the penalty box as well. I wipe the blood off of my lip and sat there my whole 5 minutes. When I got out I was on again, making my way up the ice, avoiding Veronica as much as possible. I passed the puck through peoples legs to Chase who was ready at to hit it into the net. He took the shot and missed, it bounced off the pole to me. I took it around the back of the net and hit it lightly in when I got to the opposite side. I skate quickly over to my teams bench where everyone hit me on the helmet or high fived me.
After the game I walked to the changing room, not feeling as proud of myself as I should. I changed into the team sweater and black leggings. I meet the guys in the parking lot.
"Okay that was insane." Vik said, stressing the word insane.
"Welcome to hockey season." I replied smugly.
"Do you usually get in fights like that?" JJ questioned me.
"Only when I need to." I state.
"And you needed to tonight?" Cal asked.
"Yeah. It was actually essential" I tell them, over exaggerating how much it was needed.
"Why?" Ethan adds. "Who was she?"
"Doesn't matter. All I know is that she needed to be taught a lesson and I would do it again in a heartbeat." I state confidently. They all just accept it and get in their cars.
I fall asleep in the car ride home, staring out the window into the black of night, the occasional street light flying past. I listen to the sound of the radio playing the pop hits quietly, and I doze off, holding the hand of the boy, I decided, I love.