On Thin Ice
My legs burned, but it was the good kind of burn, the one that reminded me why I loved this game even when it tried to break me.
“Ellis!” Coach barked. “Center the next rush. Let’s see if that A means anything yet.”
I nodded, tapping my stick on the ice twice, our team’s old signal for “got it” and skated back to the face-off dot. The guys were scattered across the neutral zone, jerseys soaked with sweat despite the cold. Danny lined up on my wing, grinning like an idiot even though his face was red from the last sprint. Cho took the other side, quiet and focused as always. And back in net, Nora was resetting after a string of tough saves, her mask pushed up on her helmet, hair sticking to h
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