emmet

The nights kept me awake, not every night, but most of them. I'd been having serious problems with confidence and self-esteem. I felt better about myself physically; I'd lost weight and gained muscle like a real hockey player, but personality-wise... all of that was worthless if my personality was nonexistent.

Why was I so boring? So...invisible? Why does nobody see me when I'm giving my best?

Of course, my mom did it, she's my biggest supporter, but it's not the same

Men's Hockey Championship Day - Final Elimination Round

If we won this match, we would qualify for the national club football tournament, against the best teams in the country

I had already scored three points, my teammates were supporting me, but I wasn't really recognized. I just scored the point, and that's it, I'm nothing more than that. When the matches end, nobody talks to me, nobody celebrates with me...

The game ended, and we won. The team was celebrating in a circle, hugging each other, when suddenly a girl approached. No one knew who she was, but it was very likely she was going to flirt like many others did; I'd seen it before. But that only happened to the good-looking and popular guys on the team, like the captain and his friends.