Ice Girls Page #4

Yeah, but I still have to win

my section first, Daddy.

Come on, the Sectionals is a shoo-in,

we know that.

This is your year to win the Nationals.

Honey, you're up from your nap.

Of course I'm up.

With this racket going on down here,

I thought I was

missing a party or something.

Sorry, honey.

Honey, are you putting on weight?

Uh, no.

No, you're looking a little hippy there.

Rose, maybe you shouldn't...

Hush, Henry.

Her dress is custom-made.

Her measurements can't change.

Heather, bring down

the measuring tape, honey!

And I know that I know

Yet I'm risking it all

And we'll just get a box

I'm ready to fall

'Cause I know you'll pull me up

'Cause I know you'll pull me up

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Hey.

Hey.

Uh,

Merc says you're doing

really good with the kids.

Thanks.

He said you're a really

great hockey player.

Used to.

I shoot some pucks every now and then.

Why'd You quit?

Didn't have a... Didn't have a choice.

I'll, uh... I'll see you later.

Arms out for balance.

That's a lot better, good job.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(ALL APPLAUDING)

I'm not gonna quit.

We're gonna need a second opinion

on your knee.

What do you think about

going to Nationals?

I didn't even qualify for Sectionals.

I'll get you into Sectionals.

Is your mother there?

Look, Louis, you're calling

on the home phone

and I'm trying to do my homework.

Well, yes, sorry,

it's just she isn't answering her cell.

- She's at work.

- No, she isn't.

- Yes, she is.

- No, she isn't.

Files, she is.

- No, she isn't.

I made my first sale.

I so want your job.

Whoo!

She nailed a sale in 17 days.

(VOCALIZING)

- I hate it when he does that.

- Yeah, he is getting better at it though.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

- Any pain?

- MATTIE:
A little.

MRI shows a longitudinal tear

in the meniscus.

Can you straighten your leg out for me?

- Not too bad.

- The doctor in Toronto said

I couldn't skate for 12 weeks.

With rest it can get better,

but it is vulnerable to further injury.

We can do PRP.

- What's that?

- Platelet-Rich Plasma.

Blood spinning,

it speeds up the healing process.

Okay.

Look, these treatments are expensive,

does the family have money?

I'll cover the treatments.

- All right, well, then she must be good.

- More than good, she can go all the way.

- We'll work it out.

- Thanks.

I'm a warrior, intensity in the eyes.

I'm attacking, always intense, I want that.

None of this sort of dead-eyed,

"Oh, I don't know where I'm going. Oh."

"Where am I? I'm lost

in a shopping center."

"I can't find the cucumbers."

We don't want that. Look and attack.

It's good, it's good.

- It's not great, but it's good.

- Okay.

You know what you're gonna win

with good?

Nothing, again let's go.

Okay. you ready?

(POP MUSIC PLAYING)

To light a fire and right some wrongs

Change is coming

Ebb and flaw and risk it all

Okay, any pain,

are you feeling any pain here?

- A little, yeah.

- Ls it fatiguing?

- Yeah.

- Okay, let's try one more time.

All right.

What I wanna do now is Brackets.

You need to get it nice and soft.

Okay, I want to test that power

and test that balance.

Okay, let's try again.

Let's see how the knee feels.

That's it, that's it, that's it.

Okay, come back on the other leg.

- How'd that feel on the knee?

- It felt weak.

MERCURY:
All right, throw it back to me.

Okay, stay focused, core, okay.

Stronger, throw it stronger.

Good, good.

Watch the core, watch the balance.

This'll hurt at some point.

Tell me when.

- Now, yeah.

- Okay.

Hey Darce, I want you to do me a favor.

Help out Mattie with some rehab.

Yeah, sure.

Come on, Mattie. Come on, let's go.

You got it, come on. Keep going.

Faster. Let's go.

(MATTIE LAUGHING)

Come on.

Let's go, Mattie. Come on.

(DARCY LAUGHING)

MATTIE:
Do you even know

where we're going?

- DARCY:
You can do it, come on.

- Wait up.

(CHUCKLES)

DARCY:
Keep going! Keep going!

- Almost there!

- (LAUGHING)

Any pain?

No, no pain.

Give me a little bit more.

- Any pain?

- No.

Okay, that's good, you can rest it.

You gotta let her compete in Sectionals.

MAN:
(ON PHONE) She didn't qualify.

Look, Maurice, you owe me a favor.

I'm calling it in.

(PLAYING FUR ELISE)

Pull your arms back a bit. Good.

Okay, resist.

Let's go backwards again.

Just wanna test the knee a little bit

with some power.

Okay, easy at first, just easy.

Yeah, nice in the knees.

Nice soft knees, nice and light at first.

- How's the balance feel?

- Okay.

Good, trust the edges, trust them.

A little more power in the knee.

Excellent, okay good.

All right.

Inside hop.

Good.

Can you do a landing position for me?

Just hold the landing. Yup, that's it.

Strengthen the knee, it looks good,

it looks really good.

Stay there. Stay there, kiddo.

Good, straighten the knee.

Draw the energy through, bend that knee.

It looks really good, stay

there, stay there, stay there.

Good.

- How's the knee feel?

- Good.

- You wanna take it for a test drive?

- Yeah.

I thought you told me

she didn't skate anymore.

Well, yeah, that's what she said.

Wasn't I right to tell

you not to trust her?

You might want to ask her

why she's lying to you.

- MERCURY:
Good.

- (LAUGHING)

Heather, Heather, give me that.

(SWAN LAKE PLAYING)

That's good, that's good

that little insert there.

Stop, stop, stop.

Where are your arms, Heather?

Up, up, ball of light in your chest.

Beautiful swan not sick little duck.

Use your arms, it's not Riverdance.

Why do you live at the rink?

Well, my dad's a drunk,

he's in and out of jail.

- What about your mom?

- She took off.

I guess she just couldn't

stand him anymore.

That's rough.

It's okay.

I was practicing at the rink a lot,

Mercury kind of took me in.

Gave me a job,

let me sleep in the dressing rooms.

It's okay.

Heather said you got in a fight

with someone and hurt him pretty bad.

Yeah, it was a hockey fight.

Is that why you can't play anymore?

I can play.

The guy I hurt,

he was a friend

and he can't play anymore,

SO...

I figured I don't deserve to.

I'm sorry.

I think we're gonna need

to get your hair highlighted

before Sectionals, too.

And I was thinking

maybe a little Botox wouldn't hurt.

For who?

You don't want to be frowning

while you skate.

The judges like a nice calm, smooth face.

You don't know what the judges like.

Good taste is universal, dear.

Besides, I'm just looking out

for your best interest.

Didn't I warn you about Mattie?

(MUSIC PLAYING)

- Hey, Heather.

- Why did you lie to me?

Was it all a con?

To see what I was planning,

see what I was wearing, hear my music?

I never lied to you.

You said you weren't skating anymore

but you are.

I even shared my secret

potato chip stash with you.

(LINE RINGING)

KELLY:
(OVER PHONE) Hello.

It's Mercury, I'm really liking the CRV.

Really, that's excellent news.

Listen, if you're not too busy tonight

I thought maybe you'd like

to grab a bite to eat?

You mean, like, a date?

A date, date?

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