Skating to New York Page #6

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was going to make it.

You know, Rudy, I've been meaning to ask...

how cold was that water?

You're a d*ckhead.

You're going to help me defrost.

Okay. Here we go.

- Yeah, right?

- Thank you, sweetheart.

You're welcome. My pleasure.

This isn't Irish coffee.

No, but if you want

to show me some I.D.,

I can give you some alcohol.

Otherwise, out in the parking lot.

- Okay?

- Okay.

You're cute, but...

don't bleed on my furniture.

Might want to clean that up, boss.

Hey, I think you should take a look

at that in the mirror.

Yeah. I'll be back in a minute.

Jess.

Casey?

- Casey, let me explain.

- There's nothing to explain.

- You don't under...

- Yes, I do!

- No, you don't...

- I don't want to talk about it!

Just please go back inside!

I don't want to talk about it.

Did you follow me here?

What are you doing here?

What are you doing here?

Dr. Janeau wanted to go

to his office in Syracuse

and drop some stuff off,

and he wanted some company.

I guess those stitches worked out

pretty well for both of you.

That is not fair.

What are you doing here?

We skated.

- Across the lake?

- Yeah, the whole thing, all of us.

- And your dad just let you...

- He didn't know.

- Of course he didn't.

- None of us told anybody.

Casey, you could have gotten hurt!

You could have got lost...

But we did it! We did it!

We did it! I did it! And we...

I'm happy! I was proud!

Go inside, please.

I need to call your father. We've got to figure

out how we're going to get you all home.

I'm not going to lie to him for you.

I wouldn't expect you to.

Sweetheart, your stitches are...

Casey, honey.

Get off, man.

Yeah, we're here.

Yo.

Heads up.

- Thanks, man.

- Peace, buddy.

Good night, Casey.

Good night, sweetheart.

Hey, thanks for the lift,

but we can walk from here.

Thanks.

Everybody, stay put. You guys have caused

enough excitement for one day.

Okay, fine.

Okay! Yeah, you guys show

this intensity tomorrow night,

and the Tmberwolves are going

to know they're in for a fight!

Bring it in!

Let's go, Demas.

All right, guys, I don't want you

to get all worked up,

but tomorrow night, one of the coaches

in Cornwall is coming by to have a look.

What do you mean? The Cornwall Colts?

Yeah. Now, I don't want to see

any puck-hogging or showboating.

They want to see your speed and skill,

but they also want to see if you can play

in a team system, alright?

Wait. Someone from the juniors

is coming to watch us?

If you get chippy out there, I guarantee you,

you'll be gone by the end of the first period.

Guys, forget about the scouts.

Just play our game.

Yeah, that's what I want to hear.

Let's finish up with some

penalty shots, guys. Come on.

Let's go!

Here we come, Demas!

- Nice.

- Yeah, buddy!

Nice.

That's it. Stay locked in!

Nice! Good poke. Good poke.

Good poke! Guys, focus.

Hey. Case.

Just 'cause he's dangling doesn't mean

he won't snipe you like that.

- Hey, Doug! Doug, get off the ice.

- Just give me a minute.

- Hey, come on.

- You were a goalie.

- Come on, you know better than this.

- I got to talk to you.

Hey, stop standing around. Bouchard,

hit the net. Keep it up, guys. Let's go.

What are you doing? Come on.

Case, you're just forgetting your basics.

Did you feel it? You must've felt it.

It's obvious. Look, show them a little net.

Draw them in. It's goalie 101.

You can't do this. You can't come out

on the ice like that. That's not cool.

- I have to go back out.

- I know. Focus, set, save...

I know that! I'm not in select, okay?

I have to go back out there!

I know I haven't been there for you, but I'm

trying to explain something to you, Case.

You've got to take charge,

give him what he thinks is an opening,

make him shoot the shot

you know you can stop.

I got to go.

Hey! Hey, Casey!

Hey! Hey!

Hey.

You look like you got

a pretty heavy load there.

Are you demented or just naturally stubborn?

Here, let me help. Okay, wow.

Maybe next time, you should think

about picking a position with lighter gear.

I like being goalie.

Okay. You like people shooting projectiles

at you like they're coming out of a gun.

The puck doesn't go in, we can't lose.

Kind of makes it my game.

That's a little bit of pressure,

don't you think?

I don't know. I guess it's like that.

They say that a goalie

has to have a bad memory

so he can begin every game

with a fresh start.

How's that working?

Sometimes, better than others.

Can't always control it.

I saw you back there with your dad.

You two looked like

you were kind of going at it.

Does every single person

in this town know everything?

Small town curse.

Well, anyway...

I go this way.

I'm up here.

- Yeah, sorry.

- Yeah, thank you.

Yeah.

I should...

I guess I should probably go.

Where are you going to go?

I have to work out.

Yeah? Yeah? You've got to work out?

- How long is that going to take?

- Not long. An hour. Not long.

I have a hockey game tomorrow night,

but you want to hang out after that?

Yeah.

Good work, Demas. There's hope yet.

Hey. I thought you were

coming in tomorrow.

This is for you.

- Thank you.

- Do you like it?

Yeah, it's great.

I thought maybe

you could use it in the game.

Probably need some time

to work it in first.

Of course.

Can you hold onto it until later?

Just until later?

Okay... I should...

- Thank you.

- Have a great game.

Don't get hurt.

Play like men!

Not like a bunch of pussies! Damn it!

Dad! Sit down. You're embarrassing us.

- What?

- Sit down!

Yeah! Let's go! Go! Whoo! Do it!

- They're pulling the goalie!

- See that, boys? They're coming hard!

Change two! Go, go, go!

Hey!

Casey!

Casey!

- Hey.

- Hey, handsome. Nice goal.

- You want a lift?

- I think I'm okay.

Do you want to get a snack or something?

No, it's not like a date. It's just...

- You okay?

- Yeah.

- She's very cute.

- Okay.

- You see that save?

- I did.

It was breathtaking.

Should I take that?

I thought maybe you could get

your dad to sign it for you.

This is a great glove.

Look, Case, I'm sorry.

I should have told you what was going on.

I just... I didn't give you enough credit.

You've changed.

I should probably... go.

- Yes, go.

- Okay.

- Tomorrow?

- Tomorrow. I'll pick you up from practice.

Okay. See you tomorrow.

- Hey. Sorry for the wait.

- Hey. That was incredible.

So... a bunch of kids

are going over to Pinheads.

- Do you want to go hang out?

- Yeah.

- It's like a sauna out here.

- Oh, man.

Goddamn, I did not think

it was going to be this cold.

I know.

Is it just me or is it colder

than elephant dick?

It's colder than a penguin

humping a popsicle.

How would you know?

When's Casey going to show up, man?

I'm freaking freezing.

- Hey, Casey!

- Hey, guys.

- What's up, man?

- I thought you guys said 9:00.

No, no.

- Oh, man, it's cold.

- I know, right?

I still can't believe we did that.

- I still can't believe no one died.

- Well, it was... close.

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