As Pilar came off the ice she saw her best friend waving to her Her friend Sarah was wearing a hockey uniform She was about to practice with her hockey team the Frost Valley Ice Dogs Hey Pilar Sarah said walking over I didn’t know you were coming to the rink today Hi Yeah my mom was supposed to be busy all afternoon but her plans got canceled So I asked her to bring me over Pilar replied Skating is so much fun
You know I was watching you skate With your kind of speed you could be a great hockey player Sarah said Pilar laughed This wasn’t the first time Sarah had mentioned hockey to her Are you trying to get me to join the Ice Dogs again she asked Sarah smiled Maybe But seriously she added it would be awesome to have you on the team Just think about it BFFs on the ice together It does sound pretty great Pilar
admitted And I have been thinking about trying a team sport I don’t know a lot about hockey though That doesn’t matter Sarah said Coach Grace is a great teacher Plus our team really needs more players We have fourteen girls but we need sixteen If we don’t get a full team we can’t play I’ll think about it Pilar said Then she paused But if I try out you have to promise you won’t tell anyone about my foot Usually Pilar didn’t hide the fact that she
had been born without part of her right foot But this time was different Sarah looked surprised Really she asked Why do you want to keep it a secret I don’t want any special treatment Pilar explained I wouldn’t want anyone to act differently because they feel sorry for me
