Breaking the Ice by Gail Nall

Author:Gail Nall
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

Chapter Nineteen

“How did you get a whole locker room to yourself?” Miyu asks. The place is practically deserted. I spot a couple of girls off to the left, but that’s it.

“I swear it wasn’t like this before.” I twirl the combination to my locker and pull out my jeans and sweater.

“Are you staying to watch Samantha and Tom?” Miyu leans against the wall and twists her silver necklace.

“Yeah,” I say, kind of surprised. “Are you?”

“Of course,” she says.

“I didn’t think you liked dance.” I toss my cold, damp practice dress onto the bench in the middle of the aisle and pull on my warm clothes.

“I don’t, but I like to cheer for my friends.”

“That’s really nice.”

Miyu shrugs. “We all do it. It’s a club camaraderie thing.”

I think back to competitions, but I can’t remember hearing loud cheers for Fallton skaters. I was probably too wrapped up in my own skating. I barely even hear my own parents rooting for me when I skate, never mind who’s cheering for anyone else. “That’s kind of cool.”

“It is. We never did that at my old club,” Miyu says.

“Mine either.” I reach into my locker and pull out a plastic grocery store bag.

“What’s that?” Miyu asks.

“I like to make things for people before big competitions. I used to make something for every girl at Ridgeline, but I’m not there, so . . .” My face goes warm. Am I being silly, making beaded bracelets for girls I’ve only known a few weeks?

Miyu peers into the bag. “You made those?”

“Um . . . yeah.” I hand her a red-and-yellow one with a little gold M charm dangling from it. “You don’t have to wear it if you don’t like it.”

“Are you kidding? This is awesome. And you made it in my favorite colors!” Miyu slides the bracelet over her hand and holds it up in the light. “Thank you.”

I grin. “I’m glad you like it.”

“Knock-knock! Everyone decent?” Braedon’s voice sounds through the crack in the locker room door. He doesn’t really wait for an answer but shoves the door open and walks right on in.

“You can’t be in here!” one of the girls across the room yells at him.

“Relax,” Braedon says with a grin.

“Oh my God, he is seriously crazy,” Miyu says to me. She points at the door and glares at Braedon. “Out! Now.”

“Who died and made you boss of the skating rink?” he says. “Kaitlin, c’mon. Junior short dance is starting.”

“Let’s go. It’s the only way to make him get out of here,” Miyu says as she picks up the bag of bracelets for me.

I glance at the wrinkled Fallton jacket stuffed under my skate bag at the bottom of the locker. Miyu and Braedon are wearing theirs. I grab the shiny blue sleeve, stuff Mom’s quilt into its place, and slam the door shut. Then I scurry after Miyu, who’s grabbed Braedon’s arm and is hauling him toward the door.

“Nice to meet you!” he shouts at the girls across the room. They just give him dirty looks.

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