i was always your #1 fan

November 17, 2000

growing up in buffalo wasn't all that bad; yeah, it was cold but nothing we couldn't handle. "les, i'll race ya to the rink!" patrick yelled, "last one there has to do suicides!" he added. "that's not fair! you run faster then me!" i screamed tryin' to catch up. the ice rink wasn't that far from where we lived, so i spent most of my time there with friends. patrick has been my best friend since i was four; not only are we neighbors & our families are also really good friends, we're teammates on the same hockey team. "hey look who it is, miss prissy pants!" Collin said, pushing me into the wall. "hey, leave her alone!" Patrick said as he pushed Darek, one of our teammates out of the way. "she don't belong here! hockey isn't for girls!" Collin mentioned, while getting up and walking into the locker room. i wanted to cry; i wanted nothing more then to crawl into a ball & cry right there. patrick noticed, "hey, les. don't listen to him. he's just mad, because a girl is better then him." he said as he wiped my tears.
practice that day was hell; i was bashed into the boards and tripped. after practice, i didn't go home, i stayed on the rink. "so, why is my beautiful Leslie sitting in center ice?" i looked up and saw tyler and pat standing in front of me. "oh, hey guys." i said as i got myself up. "i wanted to practice some more." i lied. "okay, well we're all going to garrett's house if you feel like coming. "thanks, but i want to work on some shooting." i rejected. "Ty, go ahead. i think i'm gonna stay here with les." Patrick announced. as soon as tyler left, no one was in the arena but patrick & i. he stayed to help me on my skills. "top shelf, right corner!" pat yelled, as i stood there in awe, not believing what i just did. "see, les! you are good!" he said as he skated up and tackled me. we were both on the ice, he was laying on top of me; when suddenly, i felt our lips meet. a minute later, pat quickly pulled away. "i'm so sorry. i didn't mean to do that." he said as he quickly got up and skated off.


patrick didn't speak to me much after that. my family moved 2 years later, then i never saw Patrick again. all i know is that he got drafted in the NHL.

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