The Hockey Star’s Remorse

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The next night, I stood outside my former workplace, watching as a group of my female coworkers gathered to leave the office together. I had decided to wait for them, determined to take a step toward mending the strained relationships that had plagued my time at the firm.

As they made their way out of the building, deep in conversation, I took a deep breath and approached them. It was an intimidating moment, as I hadn’t interacted with them for quite some time, and I couldn’t help but feel anxious at how they might have perceived me at that point.

“Hi,” I greeted them tentatively, trying to sound as friendly as possible. “Would you all like to join me for dinner? My treat.”

“Evie!” Beth was the first to speak, though her voice came out a little strained. “Didn’t think we would see you again after you stormed into Erickson’s office.”

I shrugged. “You’re still colleagues to me, and besides, I wanted to catch up on a few things with you

Their reactions were still guarded, as I’m sure the drama surrounding my departure from the firm was still fresh

on their minds. After a brief moment of hesitation, Faith was the next one to speak.

“We’re not sure, Evie,” she replied cautiously, her eyes reflecting uncertainty. “But, well, we feel kinda bad about how you were almost blacklisted. It wasn’t right.”

“I understand your concerns,” I said with a warm smile. “But I’d really like to make amends and spend some time

with you all. It would mean a lot to me.”

After a bit more deliberation, they agreed to join me for dinner, and we made our way to a nearby restaurant.

The tension that had initially hung in the air seemed to loosen

It started with cautious conversation and the exchange of pleasantries. But it was Beth who broke the surface of our polite discourse by raising the issue that had been my whole motivation for the night.

“Evie,” she said, her tone sincere and filled with regret, “we feel terrible about what you went through. It wasn’t right, and we wish we could’ve done more.”

“I understand why you couldn’t,” I replied with a warm smile. “It was an awful time, and I appreciate your support now.”

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that Mr. Erickson’s behavior has been a problem for a long time. His comments can be

super uncomfortable,” said Faith. “We’ve been afraid to say anything because he clearly

well to criticism.”

affected more than just me, and it was time to bring his behavior to light. I listened intently, grateful

you for being honest,” I told them, my voice sincere. “Your accounts are important in addressing the issue. I believe that the workplace should

believe.”

deep breath and said, “I’m glad you’re bringing this to light. I didn’t think it was bad at first, but I saw one intern quit after that one week

fingers. “There was another one, though he kept

me all this,” I said, though the topic was starting to get painfully dark. “Not that I’m glad it happened,

“That’s not all.”

who’s voice had lowered to a discrete level. She looked at the others, as if to gauge her next words on their reactions. After a moment, they nodded in unison,

pushed her out of the top spot and placed you at his “top lady“, but you’re the first woman we’ve seen

about it later,” Beth finished. “Jasper wouldn’t stop talking about

of Linda sent a violent chill through me. It seemed that

pointed a finger at her mouth and pretended to hurl, eliciting a laugh from the group. “He was bragging to me about getting you fired. He mentioned something about

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plan on taking him down too. He can’t

about people he

they said in

old business cards. They’d gone out of use since being “dethroned“. “And

as I went on. “If you could, I would like each of you to draft victim impact statements. They can be totally anonymous,

shook her head. “We’re willing to help, Evie, but

“You can write up witness

“Linda was the one who

again. I took a moment to reflect on the information, and a plan began to form.

appreciate your honesty and willingness to help,”

again didn’t sit so well with me. She didn’t seem so table

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come to an end, and as we paid our bills and said our goodbyes, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of gratitude for the evening we had spent together. It felt like I had gained a few more people on