(Jaxon)
After breakfast, I packed up the other boxes. The ones for my parents and Alex. Kendall came with me to drop them off.
Mom almost cried when she opened hers. “Jaxon, you didn’t have to,” she kept saying, hugging me tight.
Dad smiled, proud as always. “You’re something else, son.”
Alex grinned when he pulled out the stuff I got him. “This is awesome, Jax. Thanks, man.”
Seeing them all happy made me feel good. Kendall stood by my side, smiling like she was proud of me too. That was enough for me.
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Two days later, it was time for the semifinal. BU against Frost Ridge. The arena was packed. Students, families, alumni, even NHL scouts sitting up in the stands. The noise hit me the second we walked out on the ice.
I looked up and spotted them. My parents, Alex, Kendall,
