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Alex…buddy I’ht? I only wanted you to be the best And you could be, if you just tighten up a little bit Put more hours in—

I hit the delete button without listening to the rest That zebra will never change his stripes My dad was never good enough, no matter how hard he tried or how much he practiced Now he’s projected that on to h for my dad’s expectations, but that’s his cross to bear, not h

I mean, hello…NHL career here

Flipping over towhen I see one from Sutton It’s actually a series of three texts

I just learned what a hat trick was Congrats!

Just for good rabbed my Durham Bulls baseball hat, and threw it at the TV

You were aht

I read back over the texts twoupward in a s her hat at the TV to celebrate my hat trick

Hilarious

My thurazes over her words on the screen and I take stock of the war to me It’s the first time I’ve had a friend who has taken pride in what I do I’ve certainly never had a fa out praise and I’ames

And Sutton…well, I suppose she hts where she’s concerned stray far past ould be considered friendly

It’s getting late and I have no clue if she’ll see this tonight, but I go ahead and text her back

Thx So it appears you’re a real hockey fan now, huh?

I hit the send button then swing e Before I can even stand up, I get a text back

Yup My fav player is 67

Leaning back onto the bed, I forget the water and decide to engage in some conversation with the lovely Miss Price Before I can respond though, she says,

I dont understand why that goal was disallowed

Ah She wants to learn some hockey but that’s too complicated to do by text So before I can talk myself out of it, I pull up her name in my contacts and hit her number

She answers on the second ring “Hey, Mr Hat Trick ”