Page 18 of Her Goal
date: Sept. 18, 5:07?AM
subject: Re: Revenge bedtime procrastination
To my Secret Adversary,
It’s been a while. What, like seven months since you last emailed me? I’ll admit that I’ve come to look forward to your notes spewing hostility and animosity. In fact, I admire your tenacity for sticking with me all these years.I can’t say that for most people. Not even my own family.
I’ll admit that when I originally read your letter in the back of my yearbook, I was a little freaked out. It was an unsettling find—the opposite of putting on a clean pair of pants and finding a twenty in the pocket.
If you follow my career (doubtful considering it’s obvious you’re not a fan), you’ll see that I was recently moved to the Nebraska Knights. This means I’m back in my hometown.
Ourhometown.
While unpacking, I came across the yearbook and wandered down memory lane until I reached the last page.
It’s safe to assume you also went to Clarkson High School, given the yearbook note. Are you still in Cobbiton? I’m not happy about it. Being here, I mean. You might love small-town life. Actually, do you love anything? You seem like a pretty unhappy person. Can’t say I’m all cheerful smiles either. At least not lately.
This might be my last season in the NHL. Hmm. I probably shouldn’t write this. You could leak it to the press and attempt to embarrass me. It would probably work.
But I have to say, this return to town has me down. Numb? Bleh? I can’t really describe it, but it’s like I don’t care much about anything … except one thing, actually.
I’m going to figure out who you are.
Sincerely,
Hudson
My stomach drops.Well, this is a surprising turn of events. In all these years, he’s never replied. In fact, I figured the emails I sent went directly to spam or disappeared into the internet void. For all I knew, he blocked me and the service provider didn’t alert me to protect his privacy.
Yet Hudson is in my inbox … and he’s going to try to figure out who I am. It’s too late to call out of work. No, the plan is to act normal, especially if I see him. He’ll never know my secret identity, even if he does discover that I was the one who dropped off the gnome.
@THEPUCKPOST
The Nebraska Knights sure know how to keep fans and players alike on their toes. Who saw the trade for goalie Hudson Roboveitchek coming? Never mind, don’t answer it because I don’t have time to moderate arguments today.
Was it fair? No.
Does Badaszek have a plan? We have to trust that he knows what he’s doing.
The former Rangers player is going to have to show up big if he wants to contend with the hottest team on the ice and we’re not just talking about the good looks. Has anyone noticed the run on weddings lately? There must be something in the water over there in Cobbiton.
This will be @Robo39’s fourth team and the saying is “Third time’s the charm.” So he’s exceeded his charm limits, though the ladies might disagree. Let’s hope that either Badaszek has the good sense to keep him on the bench or the goalie ups his game considerably.
Puck bunnies beware, although Robo is single and has been voted the hottest player in the NHL (some may comment that at least he’s good for something), the Knights’ coach has a strict no-drama policy so keep your love notes, secret admirer letters, and cookie deliveries to yourselves.
If anyone has the inside scoop on why Badaszek temporarily went brain-dead and made this decision, comment below.
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@WriterOnTheStorm: Gotta say, this is harsh even for me, who delivers fresh pucks as an armchair ref on the daily. But @Robo39 better block goals and take names this season. That’s all I’ve got to say.
@DollyPuckton: Give the cutie patootie a chance. Also, he won’t say no to my cookies.
@HockeyAddict764: IMO Badaszek has gone soft. End of story. He has beans for brains and made a bad call. It’ll come back to haunt him. Just you wait.
@GoldefortheGoal: Could y’all just sit down, shut up, and pay attention? Not you @DollyPuckton. I mean everyone else. Maybe Robo didn’t jive with the other teams. And don’t come at me about stats. He did well in Boston and was their top goalie in seven years. The guy hit a slump halfway through his tenure in Miami, and Houston had an off-year all around. Let’s see how it plays out before we start throwing stones because I don’t see any of you in front of the net, do I?
