Hockey Rivalry

Chapter 31

Lia

"Hey Lia." A boy says from behind me. Colton drops his gloves and shoves Jake to the ground, "you might want to control your hoes."

That lit my head on fire. I turn my whole body around and glare at the kid my jaw clenching as well as my fist.

"Get your facts straight before you want to start an argument." I say. The kid not being intimidated by the slightest.

I hear my dads whistle go off. Right then my aggression gets to me and I swing a punch to the kids stomach and he immediately doubles over grunting and coughing.

"I'm going to be nice and give you a few seconds to zip your damn mouth and walk away." My hot breath fanning out my mouth.

He looks up at me bent over with some fear in his eyes and just nods as his friend drags him away. A shock of pain flashes in my knuckles. That's the first time I've ever intentionally punched someone.

I turn around and find my dad, uncle Monty, and one of the stripes dragging Colton and Jake off the ice. The time paused.

"Well this wasn't a very good game." Molly says.

I cross my arms and walk over to the bench. Without my dad's permission, Molly and I step in.

"Lia, you're not allowed in here." My dad says, his face red with anger.

"I don't care." I talk back, my anger not matching his.

I grab Colton's shirt in a fist and drag him to one side of the bench. With all my might I slam him against the glass and he only hits it softly.

"What the hell are you doing?" I ask. Our eyes meet and neither of us feel intimidated or awkward.

Colton sucks in his bottom lip and breath out through his nose.

"Are you Just not gonna answer me?" I release my grip on his shirt but keep my arm against his chest.

"I'm trying to win against our rivals here." He says after a long moment.

"By beating up your co-captain?" I raise my eyebrows at him.

"He's getting in my way."

"He's on Your team."

"Coach your time out is almost up." Stripes interrupts.

Feels like it should've been up seconds ago.

"Shit." My dad says hitting his clipboard.

"Lia. Let me go." Colton says pushing my arm off him.

"If you do something stupid again. I won't hesitate!" To do what? I don't know.

"To what? Break up with me? Awe man. I'll make it easy for you. I'm breaking up with you. Bye." He turns around and stalks to my dad.

I stand there with my lips parted. I feel more angry than sad. I see Colton throw his hands up in the air as he's told he's being sent to the sin bin.

Once he skates off the ice, I walk over to my dad. The stripes huddled together having an intense conversation even though our time should have been up by now.

"I'm afraid to say anything in case I jinx it." My dad says in a low voice.

I press my lips together in a thin line and cross my arms. This has to be the worst game ever.

"We never lose!" One of the players say.

One of the stripes skate back to my dad. He is dragging Jake by his jersey.