When I was leaving the dressing room I saw the coach and he said "All players come over here please." "Come to the dining hall in 1 hour and I will be telling everyone the team. "I went and waited in the dining hall anxiously.
John came by and sat next to me. "Feeling a bit nervous rookie." "Yeah just a bit." I said. "Why aren't you nervous John. "Well technically I wasn't supposed to say anything but the coach told me if you have a decent tryout you're back on the team because you're the best captain we've had for years." John said.
"Alllll right, listen up you lot I'm gonna be telling you the names and then whoever's name I didn't call kindly leave and the rest of you stay." Coach Hendricks said. "All right here we go." "Forwards LW Timmy MacIntosh, LW Joey Happy, LW Mikey Stone, C Jason Marley, C and captain John Robinson, C Brandon Carter, RW Jimmy Macintosh, RW Tommy Steele, RW Owen Garrison." The coach announced. Now the rest of the forwards that I didn't call your name the exit is over there, thank you."
"Now for the defense, RD Lucas Lewis, RD Evan Murray, LD Alex Markus and last but not least LD Mark Johnson." Oh thank god I thought I let out a sigh of relief. " Goalies Danny Cristea and Ryan Welbeck. And that's it, if I did not call you name please leave if I did welcome you have just made the 2014/15 team of the Tornadoes.
Yes! I thought in my head. I went over to the rest of my team. We congratulated each other for a bit and then I headed out to the parking lot to put my bag away. I stopped at my car and out of nowhere Jason spoke behind me. "Well well well, it's the little pipsqueak that can't take a check." he said. "Well at least I don't play dirty and trip over nothing when I'm on the ice." I said "Oh I doubt you want to say that." he said, "Oh and why's that." I said. Because this this might happen. He punches me in the gut and pushes me down and then while he walks away his 2 friends spot on me. I decided not to retaliate. For 2 reasons. 1: It was 3 on 1 and 2: I'll just do him on the ice.
I got in my truck and drove home. That's the one thing that's not super amazing in my life right now. Is my life at home I got out of the car only to see my mom in the kitchen crying through the window. Oh no this can't be good. I got inside and said "Mom what happened." I-I-I-It's C-Carly s-she's d-d-dead. One thought went through my mind. WHAT
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Getting the Goal isn't Everything
Short StoryWhen Mark moves to a new town, he needs 3 things. A place to stay. Some new friends. And most importantly a new hockey team. But will the pressure of everything else in his life be his downfall. Will he be able to probe himself in one final game tha...
