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Let’s face it… I’ forced to confront my emotional traumas I have no choice but to move forward How divine of an intervention was it that Aaron got traded tohe could offerfrom others

“We have a lot of catching up to do,” I say, a tentative offer by me to repair our friendship

“Yes, we do,” he agrees with a set started on that”

He’s right No sense at all in stalling In fact, I’ll start with an adlad you’re here”CHAPTER 7NoraPushing back into my office chair, I kickTacker is due here at anysession, and I’ve been flip-flopping on how to handle him

I did indeed google hiht before last It was a wealth of infor on with him

First, I’d learned he is a hockey great A veteran player ould be in the Hall of Fame sooner rather than later I don’t know h to knoas beyond revered in the league for his talent There were a few articles out of the Phoenix paper that predicted bringing Tacker to the Vengeance was one of the greatest moves in sports history

Of course, I didn’t understand the risk of such a move until I read a bit deeper on him

And that’s when I found the source of his anguish

About fifteenhis own s his fiancée for her final dress fitting They were to be married in teeks

There was a malfunction in the equipment, and he was unable to deter the plane to turn upside down due to spatial disorientation

He survived His fiancée did not

The reports seem to indicate he was out the rest of that hockey season, but they never specified the reason It could have been physical issues, but it was vague If I had to guess, he was probably just not able to return emotionally

Regardless, at the end of the season, he’d been traded to the Arizona Vengeance in the expansion draft, which was considered to be an incredibly risky pickup by the new teaot theed liability

I’ it was a little bit of both as his current stats seeue’s star players—at least fro to maintain his place on the team