Never Expected This

I made my way to the stands and watched the guys warming up. I wish I could be on the ice though. I wanted to feel the cool wind against my skin as I skate rapidly, to feel the rush when I would jump. To feel that sense of accomplishment when I would make the perfect set up, the perfect jump, the perfect rotation and the perfect landing. I missed figure skating. It was the only thing that connect me to my mom. She was a figure skater as well; one of the best. Even though thinking about my mother makes me mad, I didn't get mad when I thought about this. She would take me to the arena and practice with me. My so called mom left us when my dad got diagnost. It didn't surprised anyone but me. She was the time of person to run away from her problems. Always did. She was so bitter. The only time you would see her smile wasn't when my dad said he loved her, it wasn't when her and her beloved family would go on vacation and it was certainly not when she received new things. The only time you would see a smile on her face was when she skated. And I guess that's the only thingwe had in common. We both felt free, alive, at home the moment our blade would touch the ice. And for me, it was as if she never left. I don't remember explicitly her face but I can feel her next to me. And right now I kind off envied Brendan for having the chance to skate.

By this moment everyone that had showed up to the practice was already on the ice waiting for the coach's orders. He blew the whisle and they dispersed to their appropriate lane and commenced their practice. I watched silently for a good hour. Until I noticed a girl opening the doors. She saw me and made her way towards me.

"You got ditched too?" She had asked me.

"No, not really." I said. "I'm just waiting for someone" I said. I wasn't going to say "hey, no I'm wating for one of the players to introduce me to the rest of the team. I know you're prettier and all but I get to me them." because that would have been rude. Plus she didn't seem like the other girls I had meet today.

"Really?" She asked.

"Yeah." I said. Trying to ask cool.

"Well would you mind if we sit together?" She asked.

"Sure." I said smiling. We sat down and watched in silent as the guys did a few drills. After a while, I think she felt that she needed to start talking. Maybe she felt awkward sitting there next to me.

"So who are you with?" She asked.

"Brendan" I said. She smiled at me.

"Really?" She asked overly happy.

"Yes?" I said. "Why" I asked.

"Oh no reason." She said smirking. She's probably assuming things right now. Cause the look she's giving me is the look that Annie gives me when she thinks "I'm with someone". Ironically I've never been with anyone. I should have told her no or something like but I didn't. I guess I was enjoying the peace of being here. So I let it go. Untill she spoke again.

"For how long?" She asked, still smilikng.

"For how long what?" I asked. Subject, predicate and complement. It isn't so hard.

"That you and Brendan been seeing each other." She said.

"Since yestherday, I guess." I answered slowly. A bit unsure of what she meant.

""Really? Only yestherday?" She said surprise was clearly visible in her voice.

""No we meet about 4 months ago at a concert." I said. She nodded looking back at the ice.

"So yestherday was the first time in4 months you had seen him?" She asked. I nodded.

"How? We don't live in the 70's . Doesn't he have your number?" She asked. I chuckled and shocked my head giving her a negatif response.

"That's so cute!" She said grabbing my arm. What's going on?

"What's so cute?" I asked.

"Your story. Distance couldn't seperate you guys for a long time." She said. She thought that.... me and.... Brendan... My eyes opened wide in realisation.

"Oh! No,no. Me and him are just friends." I said. Her bright smile drop as if I had ruined a dream. A dream that she thought was finally coming together but wasn't.

"Really?" She asked slowly;

"Yes." I said. Her lips fromed an "o".

"Well I'm sorry for assuming." She said sincerly.

" It's okay. It's not the first time today it's happened." I said remembering the incident at the appartment and sub shop earlier today.

"I just thought cause... Never mind." She said.

"So... who are you with?" I asked slowly trying to break the akward tension between us.

"None. I'm not dating these losers." She said causing us both to laugh.

"Then what are you doing here?" I asked.

"I'm waiting for my brother." She said.

"That's cool." I siad.

"Yeah it is except for when he forgets to pick me up from the airport." She said.

"No, he did not." I said, surprised. She nodded.

"Yes. I had a long day of shooting in New York because they wanted to finish before the holidays. So I'm tired, I hadn't eating much that day and to top it all off my flight was delayed due to the heavy snow fall." She said. I couldn't help but laugh. And the once pissed off blue eyed blond was now smiling.

"Oh shut up." She said still smiling.

"I'm sorry. But that's how thigns get around this area during winter." I said. She rolled her eyes.

"Yeah I know. And let me tell you it isn't fun one bit." She said. And again I laughed. I felt bad for her but hey it's pretty funny.

"Yeah, yeah keep on laughing." She said.

"Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm done now." I said, my smile still probably visible

"Oh don't be. Alex is the one that should be sorry." She said getting up. I looked at her confused were she was rushing off to.

"Practice just finished." She said.answering the question on my mind. I smiled.

"I anticipate revenge." I said. getting up as well.

"Oh, hell yeah." She said "Come one." She said grabbing my hand leading towards the lockeroom.
This ought to be fun. I thought

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