TRENTON The arena was louder than anything I had ever heard. Thousands of people filled every seat. Blue and silver flags waved everywhere. Our fans screamed our names, but the other side yelled mean words at me. “Fraud!” “Cheater!” “Go home, Lockwood!” The noise hit me in the chest, but I did not look at them. I stood with my team in the tunnel and took a long breath.Coach Harrison put a hand on my shoulder. “Ignore them, Trenton. Play your game. Win this and the talk dies.”I nodded. “We win tonight. That is the only answer.”Jake skated up beside me. “We got your back, Cap. Let’s shut them up.”I looked at my teammates. Their faces were serious and ready. “Stay together. Play hard. No one breaks us.”We stepped onto the ice. The cold air felt sharp in my lungs. The lights were bright. I tapped my stick on the ice twice like I always did. The game started fast. Bodies crashed. Pucks flew. I focused only on the next play. Every time the crowd yelled “fraud” I pushed harder. I score
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