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‘Maybewecanglueit,’saidSteve.

‘Willsomebodytellmewhat`sgoingon?

’saidRay.‘Whyareyoualltippingyourteadownthesink?

’

Nobodyspoke.

‘Well?

‘Becauseit`snotverynice.’

‘Whyallthefussaboutabrokencup?

‘Hilda,’whisperedsomebody.

‘WhoisthisHilda?

‘Shemakesthetea,’hissedNick.

‘ThenIshallgoandtellherthattheteaisnotverynice.’

‘Ssh,’hissedtheteam.‘Shewillhearyou.’

‘Shecertainlywillhearme,’saidRay.

‘Ohdear,’saidNick.

‘Fancy,’saidRay.‘Abunchofmen,scaredofalittleoldtealady.’

‘Er,’saidoneplayer.‘She`snotlittle.’

‘She`snotthatold,’saidanother.

‘Andwe`renotscaredofher,’saidSteve.‘We`reterrified.’

‘That`senough,’saidRay.‘WherewillIfindthisHilda?

‘Attheteastand,’saidNick.

Raystrodetowardsthedoor.

‘Goodluck,’saidsomeone.

二RaymeetsHilda

Theteastandwasanoldcaravan.Rayjoinedaquietqueueoffans.

‘I’dlikeonecupofteaplease,withadashofmilkandnosugar,’saidabigman.

‘You’llgetithowImakeitandyou’lllikeit,’boomedavoicefrominsidethecaravan.

Thenextmaninthequeuealreadyhadacupoftea.‘Excuseme,’hesaidpolitely.

‘Yes,’boomedthevoice.

‘I’msorrytobotheryou,’continuedtheman.’Butthisteaisnotverynice.’

‘Whatdidyousay?

Thecaravanbegantotremble.Thecaravanrockedandshook.Therewasagreatbangandthedoorflewoffitshinges.

ThereintheholewherethedoorhadbeenstoodHilda.Sheworeagreenskirt,anapron,redbootsandajumperthatsaid,‘SmalltownF.C.’

‘Hilda,’gaspedRay.

Hildasteppeddownfromthecaravan,rollinguphersleeves.;

Shestrodeovertotheman.

‘DoyouknowwhatIdowithgreatmoaningminnieswhocomecomplainingaboutmytea?

‘I-Idon’tknow,’stammeredtheman.

‘Idothis,’saidHilda.

Hildagrabbedthemanandthrewhimoverhershoulder.Shemarcheddowntowardsthepitch.

‘Help!

’criedtheman.

Hildastrodeintothegoalarea.

Sheliftedthemanoverherheadandsathimonthecrossbar.

‘Getmedown,’yelledtheman.

Hildamarchedbacktoherteastand.

‘Whatareyoulookingat?

’shesaidtoonesupporter.

‘Nothing.’

‘Isthatcupontheflooryours?

‘I-er.’

‘Putitinthebin.’

Hildaclimbedbackintothecaravan.

‘Right,’saidHilda.‘Anymorecomplaints?

‘IthinkI’lltalktoHildaafterthegame,’saidRaytohimself.

Agroupoffanshelpedthemandownfromthegoalpost.

‘Excuseme,’Rayaskedthem.‘Butiftheteaissohorrible,Whydoyoubuyit?

Oneofthefanslookeduptowardstheteastand.‘It’sOK,’hesaid.‘She’slookingtheotherway.’

‘Ifyoudon’tbuyacupoftea,’whisperedanother,‘Shecomesoutandmakesyoudrinktwocups.’

‘So,’saidanother,‘it’ssafertobuyacupandtipitaway.’

Raylookedaround.Allovertheterraceswerepuddlesoftea.

‘She’llhavetogo,’saidRaytohimself.

Raywalkedbacktothechangingroom.Theplayershadjustlefttostartthesecondhalf.Insteadofwatchingthegame,Raypacedupanddown.

Thegameendedina3-1winforSmalltownF.C.Astheplayerstrottedintothechangingroom,Raypattedthemontheback.

‘Right,’hesaidbravely.‘I’mofftoseeHilda.’

Theplayerscrowdedintotheshowerroom.Nick,thegoalkeeper,climbeduponSteve’sshoulders.Helookedoutofthewindow.

‘What’sgoingon？

’askedtheothers.

‘He’sreachedtheteastand.’

‘Yes.’

‘He’stalkingtoHilda.Ohno!

He’sonhiswayback.’

Theplayersracedoutoftheshowerroom,leavingNickhangingontothewindowledge.

‘Oi,lads,’yelledNick.‘Getmedown!

Thechangingroomdooropened.InstaggeredRay,withateaurnrammedonhishead.

‘Youtoldher,then,’saidSteve,ashepulledtheurnoff.

ThechangingroomdoorflewopenandHildamarchedin.‘Wheredoyouthinkyouaregoingwithmyteaurn?

Justthentherewasaterrificcrashfromtheshowerroom.

Everybodyracedintotheshowerroom.

Nickwaslyingonthefloor.

‘Ifell,’hemoaned.‘Mylegreallyhurts.’

‘Hewon’tbeabletoplaynextweek,’saidStevesadly.

‘That’sthecupgameagainstCity,’saidHilda.

‘ThatisallIneed,’groanedRay.‘Agoalkeeperwhocan’tmakesavesandatealadywhocan’tmaketea.’

’roaredHilda.

Thechangingroomfellsilent.

‘I…’beganRay.

Suddenly,Hildagaveagreatsob.

‘DoyouthinkIdon’tknowwhatgoeson?

’shesighed.‘I’veseenpeopletippingtheirteaaway.I’vetriedsohardtomakeanicecupoftea.ButIjustcan’t.Italwaysgoeswrong.’

ThenHildapulledherapronoverherheadandcried.TheplayershadneverseenHildacry.Itwasmorefrighteningthananyofhertempers.

RayputhisarmaroundHilda’sshoulder.

‘I’msorry,’hesaid.‘Ishouldneverhavesaidanythingaboutyourtea.’

‘Butit’strue,’wailedHilda

‘WhatcanIdotomakeituptoyou?

’askedRay.

Hildaslowlylettheapronfall.Alittlesmilecreptacrossherface.‘YoucouldletmeplayingoalonSaturday.’

‘Impossible,’saidRay.

‘Butthere’snooneelse,’saidSteve.

‘I’llthinkaboutit.’saidRay.

‘Thinkaboutit,’sniffedHilda.‘IfIdon’tplayonSaturday,twothingswillhappen.One,WewillloseagainstCitybecausewehaven’tgotagoalkeeper.’

‘Andtheother?

‘Ishallstuffyoubackinthatteaurnfornotlettingmeplay.’

‘Gentlemen,’saidRay.‘MayIintroduceHilda,ournewgoalie.’

三AProperGoalkeeper

Thetwoteamsracedontothepitchtoagreatroarfromthecrowd.HildastrodetowardsthegoalattheCityfans’end.

Someoneinthecrowdyelled,‘That’snotapropergoalkeeper.It’sthetealady!

SlowlyHildaturned.

‘Whosaidthat?

’Shegrowled.

Thecrowdfellsilent.

‘Iaskedwhospoke?

Shepointedintothecrowd.

‘Itwasyou.Comehere.’

Nervously,amanwearingalongCityscarfcametothefrontofthecrowd.

‘Right,yousquirt,’snarledHilda.‘Yousithere,bythegoal,whereIcankeepaneyeonyou.AsfortherestofyouCityfans,youmaycheeryourteam,butnorudecommentsaboutme.Gotit?

‘Yes,Hilda,’chantedtheCityfans.

Thegamebegan.Almostatonce,Citywereontheattack.Thecentreforwardbrokethroughandrushedtowardsthegoal.HewasabouttoshootwhenhesawHildarunningathim.

‘Yaar!

’screamedHilda.

Theplayerwassoshockedthathekickedtheballoverthebarandintothecrowd.TheCityfansgroaned.

‘Ball,please,’snappedHilda.

Hildabootedtheballupthepitch.

Byhalf-timeneitherteamhadscored.

‘Wellplayed,everybody,’smiledRay.Ashewentroundtalkingtotheplayers,henoticedsomethingodd.

Everyonewashappilydrinkingtheirtea.

Thesecondhalfdraggedandnobodylookedlikescoring.

Hildalookedatherwatch.Itwasnearlytime.Sheturnedtothefansbehindher.

‘Whathappensifit’sadraw?

’sheasked.

‘Youhavetoplayhalfanhour’sextratime,’shoutedsomeone.

‘Anotherhalfanhourofstandingaroundinthecold?

’saidHilda.‘Blowthat.’

Shemarchedupthepitch.ACityplayerhadtheball.Hildachargedtowardshim.HewassosurprisedthathepassedtheballtoHildainsteadofhisownteam.

Hildasteamedupthepitch,yelling,‘Iwantthisgamefinished.Outofmyway.’

Andthatiswhatalltheplayersdid.Hildascored.

TherefereeblewthefinalwhistleandtheSmalltownteamcarriedHildaroundontheirshoulders.Theylethercollectthecup.

‘IfyouallloveHilda,clapyourhands,’chantedsomeoneinthecrowd.Thegroundshookwiththesoundofthefansclapping.

‘Listeningtothat,’shoutedSteve.‘Theyloveyou.’

‘You’reright,’sniffedHilda.‘Theydo.Nowlet’sfillthiscupwithtea.’

‘Hangon,’criedNick.Helimpedontothepitchpushingatrolley.Therewasaslightlydentedurnonthetrolley.Hepouredtheteaintothecup.Alltheplayerstookagreatgulpofdelicioustea.

‘Soitwasyouwhomadethetea,’saidSteve.

ThesimpleendtothisstorywouldbethatNickwentonmakingtheteaandHildaplayedingoal.ButassoonasNick’slegwasbetterhetoldRaythathewantedtoplayagain.

‘That’sgreat,’saidRay.

‘WhataboutHilda?

’saidNick.

‘Leavethattome.’saidRaywithasmile.

Hildawastryingtofixthedoorbackonthecaravan.

‘Canyoustopforaminute?

Hildaputdownhertools.

‘I’dliketothankyouforplayingingoal,’hebegan.

‘ButNick’slegisbetterandyoudon’twantmeingoalanymore,’saidHilda.

‘HowdidyouknowwhatIwasgoingtosay?

‘I’mnotdaft,’saidHilda,dabbinghereyeswithahankie.

‘There’ssomethingelse,’saidRay.‘Iwanttheclubtolookmoremodern.SI’mgettingridofthisoldcaravan.’

‘Oh,’sniffedHilda.‘Soyoudon’twantmeatall.’

‘Yes,Ido,’smiledRay.‘Sodoallthefansandtheteam.That’swhyI’mgoingtoputyouinchargeofabrandnewautomaticteamachine.’

‘Doyoumean,’saidHi