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I started to wonder just how crazy my life was about to become.
Chapter Nine
ATLAS
Coach Denny ran tough practices.
He beat the hell out of us.
And we practiced hard too.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when showing up to theSola Empireworld.
Sadly, the practices didn’t exactly translate into wins.
We played hard, fought hard, scored goals, but always found a way to come up short.
The season started with us losing four in a row.
For the fifth game, I exploded in the locker room and demanded a win.
We won.
Then we lost three more in a row.
Then we won another.
The pattern just seemed to go like that.
Last night we lost at home with three seconds left.
Joe and I had everything covered. Going into overtime meant we still got a point in the standings. Then came the luckiest shot I ever saw. A puck, that had no business getting by us, somehow got by Joe, me and by Jago too. With less than a second left. Another loss.
Which brought us to today’s practice.
At one point, Joe and I started to square off, ready to throw some fists.
A big miserable asshole just like me.
Coach Denny blew his whistle and we ignored it.
Then Coach Denny came out onto the ice right after us.
He pushed between Joe and me.
“You two fucks can skate laps now. Hold hands. Pretend you’re on a fucking date. There is no fighting at my practices.”
Joe nodded.
I skated away.
We skated laps.
Joe caught up to me.
“Don’t worry about it,” he said, bumping into me.
“Touch me again and I will take you down.”
