“Tell me more,” she says. “What else does his goalie status tell us?” She frowns. “Wait, does it annoy you that I’m asking? Wanting you to talk about hockey?” It’s an unfortunate conundrum that the sport I’ve sworn out of my life forever is actually the one I know the most about. After so many years watching my brother play, I can talk the talk as well as the most diehard fan. “It’s okay,” I say. “But if my eyes start to roll back in my head, turn on one of Bach’s cello suites until I seem like myself again.” Suddenly, music is playing through the living room wall I share with Felix, and
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