Up and Coming
Chapter 17
"Jake! Wake up! Your alarm is going off!" Avia was nudging my shoulder.
I rolled over, and slammed my fist into the bedside table, causing Emmi to scream. I laughed, and ,tossed the sheets off of me, heading toward the bathroom.
"We got about an hour and a half to get everything packed, and out of here." I told the girls. "So we need to get all of our stuff packed up right now."
"Can we go swimming?" Emmi asked.
"Sorry, but I don't think we have time." I told her. "We can go swimming tomorrow though. We'll be in Winnipeg, and we're gonna have a nice pool in our hotel there."
Emmi nodded, and I splashed cold water over my face.
"Let's get everything packed, and then we can get all of our bags and things into the bus." I told them.
"Bus?" Emmi questioned.
"My teams bus." I told her. "The Los Angeles Kings bus. We're traveling with the team tonight."
Avia nodded, and began to pack the bags, as I produced my flip camera from a pocket in my dress coat.
"Hey everyone, hope you are having an awesome day." I began. "I sure am. We just woke up in our hotel room in Minnesota, and we are getting all packed up, because I have to go to the arena in about an hour and a half, and the girls are traveling with the team and I tonight."
Avia nodded, as she threw a stack of clothes into a suitcase.
"By the time you see this vlog, the game we play in Winnipeg will be over or almost over." I continued. "So what we are going to do, is play here in Minnesota tonight, and at about midnight, after the game, we're getting on the bus, and heading to Winnipeg. We will be in Winnipeg by noon on Friday, and then we will play a game, and stay overnight there. After that, we'll fly back home to LA on Saturday, and I will have an easy day on Sunday, with not much to do involving the team."
I took a deep breath after my long speech, and Avia took the camera to give a tour of our suite.
"BabyTard!" I called across the room. "What do you have to pack?"
She ran off to help Avia without answering.
I smiled, and pulled my cell phone out of my pocket. I dialed Mike's number, and he answered on the 2nd ring.
"Hello?" He said, sounding wide awake and ready.
"Hey dude." I said. "You sound so well rested, and energized, and prepared."
"I know, right? I have no idea why either!" He laughed, and I yawned.
"Dude, once we arrive at the arena, are we allowed to leave?" I asked him.
"Yep, I think so." He answered. "I know we all need to be there at different times for different reasons, but I think if we don't need to be there for something to do with the team, we can go out and stuff."
"Until when?" I questioned.
"Umm, I think coach wants us all to stay in the arena after about 4 PM." Mike answered. "But before that, we can do whatever."
"OK then, just meet me in the hotel lobby at about quarter to 9, OK?" I asked him.
"For sure." He agreed.
I rolled over, and slammed my fist into the bedside table, causing Emmi to scream. I laughed, and ,tossed the sheets off of me, heading toward the bathroom.
"We got about an hour and a half to get everything packed, and out of here." I told the girls. "So we need to get all of our stuff packed up right now."
"Can we go swimming?" Emmi asked.
"Sorry, but I don't think we have time." I told her. "We can go swimming tomorrow though. We'll be in Winnipeg, and we're gonna have a nice pool in our hotel there."
Emmi nodded, and I splashed cold water over my face.
"Let's get everything packed, and then we can get all of our bags and things into the bus." I told them.
"Bus?" Emmi questioned.
"My teams bus." I told her. "The Los Angeles Kings bus. We're traveling with the team tonight."
Avia nodded, and began to pack the bags, as I produced my flip camera from a pocket in my dress coat.
"Hey everyone, hope you are having an awesome day." I began. "I sure am. We just woke up in our hotel room in Minnesota, and we are getting all packed up, because I have to go to the arena in about an hour and a half, and the girls are traveling with the team and I tonight."
Avia nodded, as she threw a stack of clothes into a suitcase.
"By the time you see this vlog, the game we play in Winnipeg will be over or almost over." I continued. "So what we are going to do, is play here in Minnesota tonight, and at about midnight, after the game, we're getting on the bus, and heading to Winnipeg. We will be in Winnipeg by noon on Friday, and then we will play a game, and stay overnight there. After that, we'll fly back home to LA on Saturday, and I will have an easy day on Sunday, with not much to do involving the team."
I took a deep breath after my long speech, and Avia took the camera to give a tour of our suite.
"BabyTard!" I called across the room. "What do you have to pack?"
She ran off to help Avia without answering.
I smiled, and pulled my cell phone out of my pocket. I dialed Mike's number, and he answered on the 2nd ring.
"Hello?" He said, sounding wide awake and ready.
"Hey dude." I said. "You sound so well rested, and energized, and prepared."
"I know, right? I have no idea why either!" He laughed, and I yawned.
"Dude, once we arrive at the arena, are we allowed to leave?" I asked him.
"Yep, I think so." He answered. "I know we all need to be there at different times for different reasons, but I think if we don't need to be there for something to do with the team, we can go out and stuff."
"Until when?" I questioned.
"Umm, I think coach wants us all to stay in the arena after about 4 PM." Mike answered. "But before that, we can do whatever."
"OK then, just meet me in the hotel lobby at about quarter to 9, OK?" I asked him.
"For sure." He agreed.
