An Old Coach's Advice
Notes (Gotta love them): I do not know if Singled Out was on in 96 but I remember watching it a lot. I am pretty sure it was on. It was a good show. I wish it had not been cancelled. Another note: In chapter 4 when Bombay said he was not working tomorrow, I really meant that he was not working Monday. Whoops forgot the game was on a Friday.
Short part I know! But I am moving the pace a bit faster next chapter. Only so much you can write about someone being in a hospital =).
Adam sighed as he looked for something to watch on the TV. He finally settled on MTV. Singled Out was on. He was alone for the first time that day. He finally told his parents, sister, and friends to go home. He told them he'd be fine. All of them promised to be back tomorrow.
Things just kept getting worse. His best friend was mad about Larson. Larson wasn't too comfortable. But then again, why was he surprised? Jesse and Larson would never get along. It took a lot get Jesse to trust him, and when he did, they became best friends.
He remembered the note Bombay had written and picked it up and started reading it. It was a quick and hurried note but that didn't matter.
Adam,
Sorry to have to leave you a note but the nurses were adamant about letting you sleep, and that visiting hours was over. I am sorry to hear about your wrist. I will either drop by tomorrow or Sunday.
Bombay
Almost on cue, Bombay walked into the room. He had a plant. Adam vaguely wondered why people always brought plants to people when they are in the hospital.
Bombay glanced at the TV before shaking his head. "My secretary told me that she was on the show once. She said she didn't win but she had fun. So how are you?" Adam looked at him thinking that it was a strange question. How did he think he was? "Okay I guess that was the wrong question. How are you doing?" Bombay asked sitting in the chair.
Adam turned off the TV. "I'd be better if I wasn't injured." He was getting tired of pretending that it didn't bother him. "I want to play but I'm out for the season."
"I see things haven't changed. You were the same way at the Junior Goodwill Games. This may be the best you know. You get a chance to give your wrist a longer rest. I bet when you start playing next season it will be as good as new."
Adam stared out the window before answering. "I've been playing hockey since I was seven. Never missed a game except for the Junior Goodwill Games and now I'm out for the rest of the season. I hate this. Hockey means a lot to me."
"Adam when I was injured during while playing for the Waves I felt the same way you do right now. I didn't know what to do since I had been so determined to make the NHL. Then an opportunity presented itself. I got to coach a great group of kids in world competition. Sometimes things do work out for the best."
"Not this time."
Bombay just shook his head. "You just never know. It is not over Adam. Stop thinking it is."
They talked for awhile about other things before Bombay left the room. Adam didn't turn the TV back on. He lay in bed thinking about what Bombay just told him.
Notes (Gotta love them): I do not know if Singled Out was on in 96 but I remember watching it a lot. I am pretty sure it was on. It was a good show. I wish it had not been cancelled. Another note: In chapter 4 when Bombay said he was not working tomorrow, I really meant that he was not working Monday. Whoops forgot the game was on a Friday.
Short part I know! But I am moving the pace a bit faster next chapter. Only so much you can write about someone being in a hospital =).
Adam sighed as he looked for something to watch on the TV. He finally settled on MTV. Singled Out was on. He was alone for the first time that day. He finally told his parents, sister, and friends to go home. He told them he'd be fine. All of them promised to be back tomorrow.
Things just kept getting worse. His best friend was mad about Larson. Larson wasn't too comfortable. But then again, why was he surprised? Jesse and Larson would never get along. It took a lot get Jesse to trust him, and when he did, they became best friends.
He remembered the note Bombay had written and picked it up and started reading it. It was a quick and hurried note but that didn't matter.
Adam,
Sorry to have to leave you a note but the nurses were adamant about letting you sleep, and that visiting hours was over. I am sorry to hear about your wrist. I will either drop by tomorrow or Sunday.
Bombay
Almost on cue, Bombay walked into the room. He had a plant. Adam vaguely wondered why people always brought plants to people when they are in the hospital.
Bombay glanced at the TV before shaking his head. "My secretary told me that she was on the show once. She said she didn't win but she had fun. So how are you?" Adam looked at him thinking that it was a strange question. How did he think he was? "Okay I guess that was the wrong question. How are you doing?" Bombay asked sitting in the chair.
Adam turned off the TV. "I'd be better if I wasn't injured." He was getting tired of pretending that it didn't bother him. "I want to play but I'm out for the season."
"I see things haven't changed. You were the same way at the Junior Goodwill Games. This may be the best you know. You get a chance to give your wrist a longer rest. I bet when you start playing next season it will be as good as new."
Adam stared out the window before answering. "I've been playing hockey since I was seven. Never missed a game except for the Junior Goodwill Games and now I'm out for the rest of the season. I hate this. Hockey means a lot to me."
"Adam when I was injured during while playing for the Waves I felt the same way you do right now. I didn't know what to do since I had been so determined to make the NHL. Then an opportunity presented itself. I got to coach a great group of kids in world competition. Sometimes things do work out for the best."
"Not this time."
Bombay just shook his head. "You just never know. It is not over Adam. Stop thinking it is."
They talked for awhile about other things before Bombay left the room. Adam didn't turn the TV back on. He lay in bed thinking about what Bombay just told him.
