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I’ve done a lot of thinking I’ve prayed to the only God I know and one who I never called on ht answer, but there’s no clarity

There seeht answer for me, except…

Except if I hand a ‘fuck you’ to the team, my hockey career is over And for better or for worse, it’s the only thing in the world that gives me some small measure of happiness

Maybe happiness isn’t the right word, but it sure as hell gives me respite from the pain

And that has value to me

I glance atit’s now six fifty-one Still ti ever closer to the decision I’ll have to make—one that will have a profound impact on my future

No easy taskCHAPTER 2TackerThat may have been the most horrible hour of my entire life, and trust me, I’ve had some horrible moments

I let the door of the counselor’s office swing shut behindaway

Gordon Dumfries, III, PsyD, MA, LCSW-C

Jesus fuck… with all those goddamn initials behind his name, one would think he’d have a clue about people

Thehi all those letters after his name Then, in the next fifteenpain, and that the best way to release it was through tears and the shredding of the soul

Or some shit like that

The last twenty-fiveat each other because I wasn’t going to make it easy on hiet any information out of me

At the end, he shook his head in disappointment and said he expected better of me next time

Fat fucking chance there will be a next time, Dr Dumbfuck