Abby's Fabulous Season by Alain M. Bergeron

Author:Alain M. Bergeron
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Second Story Press
Published: 2014-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

What a strange situation!

With Phyllis Griffiths and my parents at my side, I rush past the Tee Pees locker room at Varsity Arena, hoping they won’t see me.

“Hey! Ab! Where are you going?”

I recognize the voice of David Kurtis. He approaches, his skates slung around his neck. “The locker room is here,” he reminds me, intrigued by my absent-minded attitude.

“I know but I have to…go over there first. I’ll see you later.” I turn around to put an end to our conversation.

“What’s wrong with Ab?” David asks Phyllis.

The journalist thinks for a moment. “Are you coming, Ms. Griffiths?” I say while keeping at a safe distance.

“Yes, I’ll be right there, Abby,” she answers.

“Abby?” repeats David, looking confused. “That’s not a boy’s name…”

“You’re right, young man,” declares Phyllis in a serious voice. “Abby is a girl’s name—and your teammate is a girl named Abby.”

David doesn’t react right away. As I move closer to pull Phyllis out of there, he bursts out laughing.

“Ha! Ha! Ha! That’s very funny! You almost fooled me. Ab is a girl…”

“Yes, very funny,” I say, forcing a smile.

David disappears into the locker room to share the joke with the others.

“They’ll have to hear about it sooner or later, right?” says Phyllis.

In a way, this “joke” broke the ice in the locker room, where I go once I have put on all my equipment.

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