Chapter Sixty-Two
Venessa’s Point of View
The atmosphere inside the crowded stadium for the final game before Khalid’s birthday felt like the entire hockey world was holding its breath in collective anticipation.
The massive arena was completely sold out, buzzing from floor to ceiling with a thick, electric energy that made the hairs on my arms stand up. Thousands of roaring fans waved handmade neon signs that read “100 POINTS OR BUST” and “THE BEAST TURNS 100.” For the past two weeks, sports analysts on every major television network had been talking about absolutely nothing else: Could Khalid Al-Mansour actually reach the legendary milestone of one hundred points in a single season right before his birthday? The media had officially branded tonight's high-stakes matchup as “The Final
