The Defending Goal (For Puck’s Sake #8)

The Defending Goal (For Puck’s Sake #8)

Author: Crea Reitan Listening Length: 7h 55m

Not only the net should be protected. Felton I’m a disappointment, a failure, a shit show. Every decision is wrong. None of my accomplishments are good enough. I don’t do anything right. This is what I’ve been told my entire life. For more than thirty years, no one knew. What the world sees is a lie. I do a good job...

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Felton does not improve throughout the rest of the away games. It wears on him and we all know that he blames himself for the string of losses we’ve seen because of it. No matter how much I assure him it takes more than a goalie to win, he’s convinced that it’s his fault.

It’s not. I think we’ve all been feeling his stress. It’s more than stress, though. It’s deep sorrow and hurt. Added on top of that, I think any confidence he had in himself just crashed to rock bottom. The anger sits heavy on my chest, knowing his asshole father took away the light and happiness Felton; it’s beginning to feel permanent. It doesn’t go away. Doesn’t fade.