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“Yeah. Going to a funeral. Uh-huh. Sure thing, Mila.”
Ward pushes himself up.
He has more to say but he can’t get it out.
He moves closer to the toilet and starts to get sick again.
So that’s how I leave him.
Ward dangling over the toilet, making awful retching sounds.
This is just what I need.
To be all alone at Mac’s father’s funeral.
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Bound to happen, right?
Oh, shit, I mean you and I talking… not the other thing going on… with Mac’s father.
Damn. I’m off to a rough start here.
I know this isn’t the best time to give a wave and say hello and all that.
I just need a minute to myself before this whole thing starts.
The truth is - I’m not even sure Mac wants a funeral like this for his father. I’m not sure if Mac’s father himself wants this either. Hey, maybe Mac is doing this as a way to blow off some steam.
So, as you may have figured out - I’m the goalie for the Puckford Pirates.
But right now I’m just a good friend supporting Mac at the funeral for his father.
I’m currently sitting in the back seat of a black car, alone.
I’m looking down because everywhere I look there are gravestones.
Yeah, cemeteries irk me a little. I can admit that.
It’s a reminder of the end. And we all face the same end.
Morbid, no? And you thought you were getting some sexy, flirty college goalie, huh?
I take a breath and run my hand through my hair.
What I need now is to find my game face and just be there for Mac.
He needs us, even if he won’t admit it. Even if he won’t ask for it.
He’s tried to push all of us away. I get that. I’m not mad at him for it. Mac is a tough guy. A stubborn guy. This thing with his father has been lingering for a long time. Longer than I can imagine.
The back passenger door opens and I look up at Villi.
“You jerking off or something?” Villi asks with that rattlesnake face of his.
“Yup,” I say. “Funerals turn me on.”
