I forced my legs to move.
I wasn't fast. My timing was off. But my body….Russell's body started remembering things my mind didn't.
The puck slipped loose near the boards.
I hesitated.
Then I went for it.
My skates dug in. I felt the ice respond. I pulled the puck back just as someone reached for it.
Time slowed.
I cut left.
Pulled the puck back.
Shifted my weight.
It was clean.
I snapped my wrist and sent it flying.
The puck slammed into the net.
Silence.
Then…
"What the…"
"No way."
"Did you see that?!"
I stared at the goal, still surprised how that happened.
I did that?
My team erupted.
Someone hit into my back hard enough to almost knock me over again, but this time I laughed. Damien also tapped my shoulders.
"Holy shit, Russel!" Zane yelled. "Where the hell did that come from?"
Across the rink, Aiden stood frozen. Just staring at me with a smirk.
I smirked back, and had this feeling I've never had in a long time.
I was proud of myself.
