The Arena Laughed at My Milk, So Four Hockey Men Kept Me novel · Chapter 18 of 24
Chapter 18: Center Ice
The garage smelled of wet rubber and hot oil, and the machine was idling by the door with a crew guy on the seat.
It was the one who had studied his boots in January.
He saw me, and his face went through three things, and he shut off the engine.
"I didn't see anybody come in," he said.
He climbed down and held out the keys.
On the hook by the door hung the old wireless handheld, with orange tape on the handle.
My gray coverall hung beside it, where it had hung since January.
I put it on over my jeans and sweater, and I zipped it to the throat.
I did not wear a vest, and I did not wear two bras.
The first period ended.
The horn went through the wall, and the building roared and began to empty toward the concourse.
I climbed into the seat, turned the key, and drove out through the big door onto the ice.
The sheet was scuffed white from the first twenty minutes.
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