Dark Clouds:Triflers

joining the team

" whriiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!"
     The whistle filled the air, making all  birds  fly away from the field.The small pavilion was already getting  filled up with students and also was their chatterings and noise getting louder.
  "Whrriiiiiii!!!!!!" The whistle went wide again as the coach caught their attention making their noise cease.
   "I need y'all to try as much as you can to shut up!" He shouts as the soccer team trots out from locker room unto the field laughing and smiling as the coach made funny faces also making the students chuckle silently.
    "We have like the worst soccer in the whole of school's association, Both the male and the other gender squad. So you all should try as much as possible to lessen the noise , cause I don't wanna hear talks about your underwears or other nonsense you all talk about ,so it doesn't distract my team, we are onto the christmas friendlies poeple against our own foes and we need to win" He says turning to the incoming team "Walk faster!"
    " is there  even anything like that?"Luke says following Lucy as the both sat on the front roll of the pavilion .
"School's association ?!" She questions knowing what he referred to"He's a coach..... for a school, did you expect a sensible one? " she asks rhetorically as they both chuckled.
  "Name?" Luke asked rubbing his chin with his hands.
   "Finstock , just call him coach " Lucy replies applying some gloss on her lips .
"Come on little brats ! We've got improvements to work on! " the coach says blowing his whistle as the players trooped in faster "i've got a lot of work to do " he says to himself blowing the heading into the field.
  " so i literally dont know how many  sports  the school has  here apart from soccer and basketball cause I've been to the court"
Luke asks looking around.
  " and you've been here for how many months now??!" She asks as  Luke just looks away soobbly
"Uhmm ..we have the baseball team too anyways  " she replies putting away her lip gloss.
  "No Lacrosse?...... Cos I played that once at my former school"    "Oh!..noone wants to play baggataway and most people suck at it here, so we don't " she replies                              "What is wrong with this school?!...you suck at every game!" Luke says being sentimental
" that's mid-west for you....as far as I am comcerned , I do not participate in any of them"she replies feeling herself
"You wouldn't even fit in for any" Luke adds mockingly.
   "What did you say?" She asks as she pretends not to have heard what he said
  "Hey!!, look at Cristobel " he quickly says changing the topic as he pointed at her direction."looking hot in that jersey!"he adds commenting as Lucy scoofs ignoring him smirk"But no one knows what kind of a demon resides in her" He adds squeezing his hands as Lucy smiles at his reactions.
"Lucy!"  A blonde looking voice approached where they sat as Lucy looks at her smiling.
  "April! , how you doing?" She asks as she stopped by
   "I'm good , and I see you also in a good mood with your new boy of a friend" she says referring to Luke who just smiles and waves at her.
  "Luke Fulton" He says immediately introducing himself forwarding his hands for an handshake as April reciprocates "April Stuart"
"Stop that nonsense ," Lucy says immediately as they both stared at each other "He isnt my boyfriend , Luke is only a friend I met yesterday and since he has become  a weed to all of his friends , I made him matter" she says smiling at Luke who was already looking confused.
   "WEED!!" Luke exclaims addled
"She means an unwanted plant" April replies tapping his shoulders "can I join you guys?"she asks pointing to the seat near Lucy.
"of course...you are very much wanted" Lucy responds smiling as she faces confused Luke.
"Are you kidding me?" Luke says figuring what she meant.
"Should I chase you away,  so you see what I mean?" Lucy says raising a brow.
       "Oh!"he exclaims thinking through
" yh Luke  you'll be lonely........... cos Russell's busy thinking and doesnt wanna talk and I'm very sure Dezia has been distracted somehow and has left him to his thinking"she adds nodding her head as he thought .
  "No friends ?" April asks as she searched her bag
"Freshman troubles ..... Didn't mix up early!" Lucy replies facing her.
"I do have friends " Luke adds backing himself up.
"Don't worry Luke , ..leave the talking to me" Lucy says tapping his shoulders.
  "You could join any of the sport teams" April suggested taking out a card and handing it over to Lucy
           "An ivitation card??" She says examining the card                               "Yh, Tyler's having a party on next saturday and he'd asked if me to give you..he's been looking for you lately" she says pointing at him as he was on the field training.
  "What about....me?" Luke says expecting an invitation
"Uhmmm, I wasnt expecting you here In the first place" April explains closing her bag                      
     "Don't worry he'll come with .., joining a the party wouldnt even be fit for him" Lucy says keeping her card
"What do you mean?" Luke asks as he heard her comments
  "Oh! Luke , thinking I didnt hear what you had said the other time, if I wouldnt fit in for any so would you" she says folding her arms
  "Oh!, I would fit in the soccer team .....perfectly" Luke says boasting.
"Really!,....then join the team" April suggests watching them.
"Oh he cant , he was only bluffing" Lucy says looking at him
   "No! I am not, I cant just deal with the lousy coach and his weird goatee"he says making a mockery as lucy immediately stands calling out for the coach " coach!"she shouts as he turns to see who had called him and immediately asks the team to carry on , heading towards the pavilion.
  "Seriously Lucy ....what are you about ..?" Luke says calming down as April just sat enjoying the drama unfold.
  "Oh , I'm gonna tell him what you said about his beards and maybe get you in trouble " she says smiling at him as the  coach came driving her attention.
"What's wrong lucy?" He says with his hands on his waist "you are distracting us here"
  "Uhmmm .....well I just wanted to suggest a very good player I know could fetch your team a good legacy " she says confidently as Luke sneaks away unknown to her.
  "Where is she ?!" He says with his eyes wide open as Lucy looks by her side not finding him
     " its a he and there he is !"she says  pointing at Luke who was already sneaking away with a cap on his head to cover his face but turns facing them and removing his face cap.
  "She's just bluffing" Luke says looking at Lucy and back at the coach 
  "Him!" He says looking at Luke suprisingly
   "Yh seriously Lucy.............me!!" He says imitating the coach and facing Lucy .
   "The lousy boy can play soccer!" The Coach says looking at Luke whose mood suddenly changes .
  "OKay that's it !......save me a spot!" Luke says walking into the field .
   "And now the show begins" Lucy says sitting down as she and April laughed.
   "WWhrrrriiiiiiii!!!!!"the Coach blows his whistle " Get Gerrard , give him space let him take a free kick"the coach says following as they obeyed accordingly."lets see what he's got"
He positions himself about 3 foots from the ball about taking the free kick
He looks at the ball like a player who was determined but suddenly hears his name being whispered
'Luuuuukkkkeee!!" He looks onto his right hand side seeing it was cristobel
"Why are you taking a free kick?" Cristobel asks as he was about taking it.
    "Your lousy Coach called me lousy" he says staring at the goal post
   "Hmmmn , ..I see, ......lousy wars" she says as the team burst into laughter.
"I bet he can't score this " another boy in the team said resting his hands upon Cristobel's  shoulders
    " Get your hands off me!"she exclaims immediately
  "I'm sorry " he quickly responds taking his hands off her as Luke looked at both of them weirdly.
   He takes a deep breath and strides forward with just a step and then jogs on a spot before  rushing towards the ball kicking it into the air as it goes above the wall ,making a drastic curve then going out of the reach of the goalkeepers hand , past him and dropping into the net.
   The crowd stunned by the amazing freekick , all at first were wowed by the kick before they all started cheering s it had been taken from such a long distance.
   "Wow!"Lucy exclaims surprised
  "  i guess he is actually good at it "April responds joining the crowd in cheering and clapping
   Luke smiles and turns to the amazed coach
   " how well can you joggle" he asks
   " very well" Luke responds baliantly , as the coach turned to the other players
  " Did you all see that! "The Coach shouts  to the lined up free-kick takers " that is a well structured free kick,.... he gave the goalkeeper no choice"
"And Budg you've got to try your best to get a touch , no matter what" he says as the goalkeeper approached
  "That's a good one ...a round of applause please" The coach says as the team jammed their hands together and Luke bows saying  "Thank you"
  "Lee it together moron" Cristobel says as he smiles widely in front of her "we don't even know if he has the basic skills and that wonderful free-kick was just luck" she adds facing the coach
  "Thank God! you called it wonderful "Luke whispers beside her as she scoofs
  " well, don't ever call that kind of kick luck , ......it's potential   and that's what we need in this team , so he is on the team"The Coach responds blowing his whistle for them to get in order
   "What?!" Luke says confused
"Yh , err.,.........boy!"He replies holding him by the shoulder as he trying to figure out his name walking towards the pavilion
  " its Luke Fulton"Luke says knowing what he was trying to figure out
"Yh Fulton ,you remember the deal"he says stopping before the pavilion as Luke turned to face him                            " What deal?!"Luke says still confused
"  you score , you join the team "he says patting his shoulders as Luke tries speaking but couldnt as the coach continued to interrupt " don't worry , you could stay on the bench today, you'll get all your neccessary kits by the next  session on wednesday "he adds directing him  to sit as he blows the whistle rerurning back to the team leaving Luke mumbling. He turns going to sit as he and Lucy's eyes meet , he winks at her as she scoofs folding her hands.