Chapter 15

Just before we got out the car I thanked Sidney for a brilliant night away and for being so understanding. I know it is going to be a long hard road but I cannot handle the thought of losing him altogether so friends is the best I can hope for. Hopefully one day I will be able to look at him and only see Sidney Crosby, my friend and not Sidney Crosby, the love of my life!!

After training I went home and phoned my Mum and Dad, they told me that they had planned their holiday and would be over for 3 weeks just before the next season is due to start. I was so excited and Andy is coming too so that will be great, I had something to look forward too.

I went for a swim and decided that I was just going to have a relaxing evening, we have got a big training day tomorrow before the first game of the playoffs takes place tomorrow night.

As I settle down to watch some TV and listen to the sound of the falling rain I hear my mobile phone ringing. It is probably Kirsty stressing out about the wedding which is now only 5 weeks away.

I check the caller display and it is flashing ‘Mario calling’.

“Hi Mario, what can I do for you?” I ask him.

“Gill, have you seen Sidney? We have had a bit of an argument and now I can’t get a hold of him, I thought maybe he would have come to you.”

“No Mario, I have not seen him since I dropped him off at home after training this afternoon” I said not wanting to give away anything about what has been happening between us. “If you don’t mind me asking what did you argue about? You pair are normally as thick as thieves.”

“He came home in a strange mood and was grumping at everyone so I told him a few home truths which have been needing said for a while and he took them the wrong way and stormed off. Gill I am so worried. Please if you hear from him can you ask him to call me? I should not have said these things they way I did and I don’t blame him for hating me, I was very nasty to him”. He told me sounding very worried.

“Of course I will. If you need me to go and look for him just call me. Remember Mario, you are like a father to him, everything will be ok”.

That night I had calls from most of the team wondering why Mario was in such a panic. I spent the rest of the night worrying and hoping that Sidney was going to be ok.

It came to about 1100 and I was about to head off to bed when I heard a knock at the door, who was coming to the door at this time of night? I opened the door to find Sidney soaked through from the rain he looked frozen cold and very upset.