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NHCL, First game

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ICE RINK

ZAYDEN

Sweat trickled down my body in steady torrents, soaking through my jersey as I struggled to catch my breath.

My eyes darted toward the scoreboard.

UCLA: 4

Santa Monica: 1

We were already winning, but it wasn't enough.

Not for me.

I might be retiring soon, and if this really was going to be one of my last games, then I had to give it everything I had. Every ounce of strength, every bit of skill, every remaining second on the ice had to count.

I couldn't afford to hold back now.

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