Football Girl

Chapter 5: Katherine, Kate & Kelly

My name was the first thing on the morning announcements at school on Monday.

"Megan Kaligan please come down to the principal's office. Megan Kaligan please come down to the prinicpal's office."

Sighing, I got out off my desk and excused myself from class. I already was in a lousy moody, being tired and grouchy from the early 6am practice that day. I already knew that I was going tot hear bad news, but when I saw students I saw from the party looking depressed as they left the office I knew it was something bigger than normal.

Stepping into the main office, a shrivelled old lady sat behind a large desk. She sat slouched in her chair, typing rapidly fast on her keyboard. She wore a tight, clean bun and a pastel pink office dress. Her glasses were beginning to slide off her nose, and as she pushed them back she noticed me.

"Megan Kaligan?" she croaked, voice sounding try and horse. "Mr. Digmon's office is straight down the hallway behind me. Last door to the left. Knock before you enter."

After muttering a quick thank you, I moved around her workspace and to the tiny cramped hallway. Walking down it quickly I noticed the various plaques and certificates lining the space, showing different achievements the school had gotten. When I got to the door with "Mr. Digmon, Principal" listed on a metal plate on it I stopped. Taking a deep breath, I knocked on the door twice and took a step back.

"Come in," shouted a muffled voice.

Cautiously, I opened the door, stepping inside. The room was larger than I expected, with a large desk placed towards the back of the room near windows parallel from where I was standing, covering the length of the wall. Shelves stacked with books, metal and assorted items decorated the remaining walls. Along the rectangular desk lay stacks of paper and a desktop computer. A few comfortable-looking seats were placed strategically in front of it. What suprised me was that Coach was sitting in one of these seats, tapping his foot angrily. Mr.Digmon sat behind it, staring out the window, spinning around in his chair he looked straight at me.

"Take a seat Miss. Kaligan," he commanded, sternly.

Stiffly, I took a seat beside Coach. Looking at him I saw a furious look framing his face, anger sething out of each pore. Gulping, I looked back at the principal.

"I invited... er... Mr. Ruffhearse, to speak of your recent actions.

"What were you thinking, newbie?!?" exploded Mr. Ruffhearse, otherwise known as Coach. I swivelled around to look at him confused. What had I done to make him so angry? Mr. Digmon coughed stiffly, returning my attention to him.

"Err..." the principal casted a stern look at Coach. "What Mr. Ruffhearse meant was why were you at a party with underage teenagers drinking and drug dealing? Were you involved with this? Are you one of the suppliers?"

"I'm so disappointed in you Megan. I thought you were better than this. You're probably on steroids too aren't you," piped in Coach.

"Wha..." I hadn't been involved in any of this. We watched a football game at that stupid party for Pete's sake! "I... I had no idea of this at all. There must be a misunderstanding, I was with the football team the entire time..."

"Oh yes we know that the Coyotes team was there too, we have already spoken to them. Copper Cove's principal has chosen a suitable punishment for them already."

"I swear I wasn't involved in this at all. I did no drinking that day and I definitely didn't know about any drugs being passed around. Jess and I were watching the football game in one of the rooms with some other people the entire time."