Timberwolf Revenge by Sigmund Brouwer Read Free Book Online Page B

“Maybe next week in school you should learn what the word ‘revenge’ means.”
    Before Johnny could answer, the referee blew the whistle to start the game again. The other line wasback on the ice. The Calgary Rams did not score against them.
    In fact, that’s the way the score stayed. When the buzzer rang at the end of the game, the Timberwolves had won five to two.

Chapter Three
    The team was in the dressing room, and everyone was excited about the win. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
    Coach Smith opened the door.
    Everyone in the dressing room saw that it was Ian James, the professional hockey player. He was very big. He wore a Calgary Flames jacket.
    â€œHello,” Coach Smith said.
    â€œHello, Coach,” Ian James said. He stepped into the dressing room. He was carrying a hockey stick. He looked at all the players.
    It was very quiet.
    This was Ian James!
    â€œWhere is Johnny Maverick?” Ian said. “I want to talk to the hockey player who scored three goals against my son in three shifts.”
    Johnny Maverick stood up. The dressing room stayed very quiet.
    â€œI hope you are not mad at me,” Johnny said to Ian James.
    â€œI am not mad at all,” Ian James said. “I came here to tell you that I was very impressed with your hockey.”
    â€œReally?” Johnny said.
    â€œReally,” Ian James said. “In fact, I am impressed with the entire team. You all played good hockey. You beat my son’s team fair and square. And you were good sports. I like to see that in minor hockey.”
    â€œThank you,” Coach Smith said.
    â€œThank you,” everyone on the team said.
    â€œI want to wish you all the best in the semi-finals,” Ian James said. “And there is one other thing.”
    He held out the hockey stick.
    â€œThis stick has been signed by everyone on theCalgary Flames hockey team,” Ian James said. “I had it in my car.”
    â€œWow!” Coach Smith said. “Look at this stick, you guys.”
    Coach Smith didn’t have to say that. Everyone was looking. This was Ian James! The stick was signed by all the Calgary Flames players!
    â€œI want to give this stick to Johnny Maverick,” Ian James said. “He was the all-star of the game against my son’s team.”
    â€œReally?” Johnny said.
    â€œReally,” Ian James said.
    â€œWow!” Johnny said.
    â€œWow!” everyone on the team said.
    Then Ian James left.
    â€œGood job,” Coach Smith said to Johnny. “I’m glad for you.”
    Johnny was hugging the stick.
    â€œI love this stick,” he said. “I am going to call my parents and tell them as soon as we get to the hotel.”

    â€œYou love the stick?” Tom Morgan said. “Are you going to sleep with it?”
    Nearly everyone laughed. But Johnny didn’t.
    â€œYou already played one trick on me,” Johnny said. “But I’m too smart to let you do anything to this hockey stick.”
    â€œI was just making a joke about sleeping with it,” Tom said. “And I said I was sorry about the other trick.”
    â€œI don’t believe you,” Johnny said. “So the answer is ‘yes’.”
    â€œThe answer to what?” Tom said.
    â€œTo your question,” Johnny answered. “You asked if I was going to sleep with my hockey stick.”
    â€œOh, that question,” Tom said.
    â€œI’m going to sleep with it,” Johnny said. “I’m going to eat with it. I’m going to shower with it.”
    â€œSleep and eat and shower with it?” Tom said.
    â€œThat’s right,” Johnny said. “You might play another trick on me, but there is no way in the world you are going to get this hockey stick away from me. And that’s a promise.”

Chapter Four
    The Howling Timberwolves went to a restaurant after the game. Johnny and Stu sat at a table with Tom and Coach Smith.