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A few hours later, I finished up a light workout before the ga at ho froe jolt toadrenaline It probably helped that ere playing the Vancouver Canucks, one of our biggest rivals They were in the Pacific Division, and ere in the Central, so it wasn’t a division rivalry, more of a personal one between teams For some reason, more blood was shed on the ice e played theue We looked for reasons to fight each other and I didn’t expect that ga but nerve-wracking The score bounced back and forth First, Viper scored a goal for us; then they scored against ain al off the ice for interar Shepard, one of the biggest assholes in all of professional hockey He stood a couple inches taller than e scar went from one side of his cheek to the other, a souvenir froo He also had a loud mouth and no skills on the ice--a terrible combination We had jarred with each other before, so hiet in your way?" he sneered as he skated right in front ofme fall flat onpast him

After a quick team talk from Collins, we all went back out with renewed deter the crease It was always too slick after the Za inter about and taking their places when Shepard skated behindlike shit for days Getting old?"

I ignored hia to rattle e

The second period was brutal, fast-paced, and intense There were three fistfights, and Viper sat in the penalty box nearly the entire tie Still tied 2-2

We took the ice at the beginning of the third period and I rolled ain He skidded to a stop about three feet fro a word

"What do you want?" I snarled, still refusing to make eye contact with hiled with adrenaline as my head snapped toward him I clenched ht in the eyes

"I don’t knohat the fuck this game of yours is, Shepard, but you just took it to a whole other level Back the fuck off"

His eyes widened while he continued grinning at er "Whoa! Did I hit a nerve? Relax, Murph I was just asking a simple question in case I wanted to look her up Ya know, since you two are done and all…"

Breathe He’s just trying to get under your skin

I laughed, trying ardless of whether we’re done or not, she’s way too classy to give your duood luck, but it wouldn’t help anyway"

"That’s too bad" He skated closer, leaning in "I heard that hot little cunt of hers is worth all sorts of trouble"

I Lost My Fucking Mind

I droppedthe collar of his jersey and pushing hiainst the ice I cli as hard as ht

I lost track of how many times I hit him

Blood splattered the ice next to his face as he wrapped his hands around h, you two!" It felt like a dozen araround as I stood up, lass as his tea at ain that I didn’t even hear what they were saying He got up off the ice with help fro blood across his cheek He looked up ata front tooth

"Both of you, off the ice!" the ref shouted

Viper skated up next to ?"