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>5th grade, Long Island mid-90s
>Join traveling hockey team
>Big lanky kid who can't really skate or shoot, play defense
>Coach pairs me with Jon, another defenseman
>Jon's about a half foot shorter than me, but with nice offensive skills
>We compliment each other nicely, and coach keeps us as a defensive pairing 95% of the time
>Jon's dad is a local firefighter and our loudest cheerleader in the stands
>He's always bringing us Dunkin Donuts and slapping our backs after wins
>Me and Jon never really become super-close friends but during hockey we still became buddies
>8th grade I decide to quit hockey because of an injury
>Jon goes to a different high school so we lose touch
>A year later, 9/11
>Jon's dad died while in the 2nd tower
>I cry myself to sleep that night
>See Jon at a high school party couple years later
>Join traveling hockey team
>Big lanky kid who can't really skate or shoot, play defense
>Coach pairs me with Jon, another defenseman
>Jon's about a half foot shorter than me, but with nice offensive skills
>We compliment each other nicely, and coach keeps us as a defensive pairing 95% of the time
>Jon's dad is a local firefighter and our loudest cheerleader in the stands
>He's always bringing us Dunkin Donuts and slapping our backs after wins
>Me and Jon never really become super-close friends but during hockey we still became buddies
>8th grade I decide to quit hockey because of an injury
>Jon goes to a different high school so we lose touch
>A year later, 9/11
>Jon's dad died while in the 2nd tower
>I cry myself to sleep that night
>See Jon at a high school party couple years later
