در بازی فوتبال

CHAPTER 7 - At the Football Game

The next week Laurie did not have lunch with David or go out with him. She worked on The Grapevine all week. She was surprised that Amy did not come to the office. But Laurie knew that her friend believed in the Wave.

‘Amy doesn’t know what we know,’ Laurie told Alex. ‘We must tell her all the bad things about the Wave.’ On Saturday Laurie went to the football game between Gordon High and Clarkstown school. She looked for Amy. Laurie and Amy always sat together at football games.

‘Stop!’

Laurie stopped and turned round. It was Brad.

‘Hello, Laurie. I didn’t see it was you,’ he said. Then he did the Wave salute.

Laurie did not move.

‘Come on, Laurie,’ said Brad. ‘Salute me.’ ‘Why?’ asked Laurie.

‘Because it’s part of the Wave,’ said Brad.

‘Did everybody here give you the Wave salute?’ asked Laurie.

‘All the members did,’ said Brad.

Laurie was very angry. ‘I want to go in,’ she said. ‘But I don’t want to give the Wave salute.’

Brad’s face went red. ‘Laurie, please do the salute now. Then you can go in.’

‘No,’ said Laurie. ‘This is wrong! You know it’s wrong.’ Brad looked round and said. ‘OK, you win. You can go in without the salute. I don’t think anybody is looking.’ But now Laurie did not want to go in. ‘Why are you doing this, Brad?’ Laurie asked. ‘You know it’s wrong. Are you afraid of the other Wave members?’

‘I’m not afraid of anyone, Laurie,’ he said. ‘And I don’t like what you’re saying. A lot of people saw that you were not at the Wave rally yesterday.’

‘And?’

‘I don’t want to say any more.’ Brad said.

Brad turned and walked away. Laurie went home. She did not see Gordon High lose the game with Clarkstown.