Hockey Is My Boyfriend: Part Three by Ting Melanie

Author:Ting, Melanie [Ting, Melanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-30T07:00:00+00:00

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Reunion Island

A new year, a new start? Nope, 2009 was looking as challenging as last year had been. My one shot at the big time had been the disastrous interview with Peter Haines. And I had to plead with Peter to explain to Marc Latour what actually happened. All I needed was for Williams to hear a rumour that I was giving blowjobs in the Canucks dressing room—it would confirm what he thought anyway and give him a reason to fire me. Peter acted all amused and superior, and kept saying, “You owe me big time, Kelly.”

But he had done it, and then gotten sent back down to Manitoba. So other than a boring interview clip, there were no repercussions from my brief moment in the spotlight. In January, I was back to covering human-interest stories, but luckily, no more hockey-playing dogs.

“Tanaka! Get in here.” I flinched when I heard Brendan Williams’s gravelly voice. Normally, he only called me in to give me hell, mock me, or threaten to fire me. Only a few people were still left in the “firing date” pool. Too bad nobody had bet on me actually surviving my probation, which was coming up in a week’s time.

“I see you’ve been working hard on your little human interest pieces. It’s always good to have filler around for the down times.”

Awesome, just what I was hoping to hear—all my work seen by twelve people.

“But there have been comments,” he raised his eyebrows here, “that we’re not using you to your fullest… capabilities.”

Sarcastic pause.

“I begged to differ, but Ross Laurie’s a personal friend, right?”

Suggestive pause. I didn’t bother correcting him.

“He can be a very stubborn man. So, I’m supposed to give you more high profile assignments.”

Williams gave me a big shit-eating grin.

“I’d like you to get the postgame comments at GM Place tonight.”

Was he kidding me? This was awesome, finally a chance to go to an NHL game and talk to some of the actual Canucks!

“From the Chicago Blackhawks.”

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