Two weeks where the sorry suckers from each team get pulled into other games. All stars, the Olympics, whatever.
Hannah
When you say sorry suckers, you mean like the best of the best or what?
Barry
I wouldn’t say that.
I shook my head, licking a scoop of Barry’s chia seed pudding off my spoon.
Hannah
So you’re one of the sorry suckers?
Barry
Sometimes.
Then a few seconds later:
Barry
Unfortunately.
I did some quick Googling, finding pictures of him on theCanadian Olympic team, grinning with his arms around other hockey players, ostensibly from around the league.
Hannah
You’re an Olympian?????!!!???
I didn’t know how Jeremy left this one off his deep dives of Barry Wright’s hockey career he constantly went on about.
Hannah
Where is your medal?????
Is it true that they give out thousands of condoms at the Olympic Village???
Barry started and stopped typing twice.
Barry
Medal is at my apartment. Should I have brought it to display in the basement?
I laughed aloud at the thought of this, and Junior meowed at my ankles.
Hannah
Maybe!?
Barry
If I’d known you’d be so impressed I would’ve worn it to dinner or something.
Hannah
My family would flip. Like it would be embarrassing.
