Stacey rolled over in bed and smiled. Tyler Seguin was her boyfriend and she his girlfriend. The previous night was so vivid in her mind that she could recall it in full detail just as if she was watching it on TV.
After they had hugged, they sat on the couch chatting. Then they put in a movie and Tyler must have left sometime after she fell asleep and after he took her too her room. Stacey yawned and saw a note on her nightstand.
Stacey,
I didn’t want to wake you. I’ll call you in the afternoon.
-Tyler
Stacey smiled and put the note in her dresser before starting to get ready for the team meeting. Sammie must have stayed at Kassidy’s because she was nowhere in sight. Stacey grabbed her phone, keys and purse and headed to Boston U for the meeting held in an unoccupied classroom at the school.
She parked her car besides Sammie’s and headed inside, taking her seat besides Trischa. “Hey, how was New York?” Trischa asked
Stacey nodded “Good, Kevin is doing great.”
“You seem rather cheery…” Jade pointed out
Stacey smiled “Well I am.”
“And why is that?” Trischa asked
“Well…Tyler came over last night and asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes…so yeah.” she smiled
Before the girls could reply, Coach Boedka started the meeting. “Alright, as you all know, Lindzey was named Alternate. Stacey, it’s good to have you back and I’d like to talk to you after the meeting.”
Stacey nodded and listened to her coaches talk about the upcoming season and they repeated this seasons goals. Win, score, don’t let too many in, keep penalties at a minimum, and to, of course, win the championship. After the meeting Stacey went to the office with Coach Boedka. “You wanted to see me, Coach?”
“Stacey, Coach Lynne and I have been talking and recently we’ve noticed you slipping. You got a C+ on your last history final, you made multiple mistakes in the last practice. You’ve been losing faceoffs…and you missed the past 3 practices.”
Stacey blinked “What are you saying…”
Coach Boedka sighed “Stacey, we think that it is in the best interest of the team to…let you go. You‘re off the team, I‘m sorry.”
“What?!” Stacey exclaimed
“Stacey, you’re off the team.” Coach repeated “I’m sorry and it was great coaching you. You may leave.”
Stacey was in shock, she slowly walked to her car, not even hearing her friends ask her what happened. She got in her car and drove straight to her and Sammie’s apartment and went into her room, where she started to cry.
“Stacey? Are you ok?” she heard Tyler’s voice call from the other side of the room “Your friend Sammie let me in…can I come inside?”
Stacey wiped her eyes and went to the door, opening it and flinging her arms around him “I’m off the team.” she sobbed.
Tyler hugged her tight and pulled her down to the bed, moving her hair out of her eyes and wiping away her tears. “Tell me what happened.”
Stacey told him everything. What Coach Boedka had said, how he didn’t even seemed phased by it. She cried and he rubbed her back. “It’s fucking bull shit…”
“I know, baby…” Tyler replied sympathetically “Can I do anything? Talk to your Coach? Get you something?”
Stacey shook her head “No use in talking to him…and no…I don’t need anything.”
Tyler nodded and hugged her again “I wish I could fix it…or do something to make you feel better.”
Stacey sniffed and looked at him “Yeah…”
Tyler’s eyes lit up like he had an idea “Stacey?”
“Yes, Ty…” Stacey replied
“Move to Switzerland with me.” he blurted out

Notes

A short chapter.