Nananana's Failed Vacation Attempts

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Shawty has had a tough time getting in some much needed rest and relaxation. Although there always seems to be a good amount of time between each season, something always ends up going wrong. Everything is planned out and they’re ready to go then BOOM, it falls through.

 

Season 72 Offseason

 

After coming over from Norway to play a handful of games with the Houston Bulls, Shawty looked to go back to their home country before the draft and spend time with their family at their summer home. Houston is way too hot in the summer anyway, especially by Scandinavian standards. With a week before the flight back home, Shawty goes and double checks everything to make sure they aren’t leaving anything behind anything. During the search, they notice that their passport is missing. Nananana spent the whole week prior turning the apartment they were living in upside down trying to track down their passport with no avail. The deadline passes, and they’re stuck in Houston. Unpacking their bags, they find the passport in their carry-on bag.

 

Season 73 Offseason

 

Shawty wasn’t going to take any chances this time. They make a habit of carrying their passport everywhere they go, always in their front right pocket. Plans are made, and Shawty is heading back home with 2 weeks before the next season starts. Nothing was going to ruin this vacation. The day comes, Shawty grabs their bags, gets in a taxi, and arrives at the airport. The moment they get past the airport security and are heading towards the terminal, they get a phone call informing them that they’ve been traded to the Halifax 21st. There wasn’t much time left to vacation now that they have to move all their belongings from one country to another, so Shawty had to cancel their flight to Norway and book another one to Canada.

 

Season 74 Offseason

 

No more vacations planned that close to a season beginning, passport still practically stapled to that front right pocket. This is going to be the year Shawty gets a vacation. Shawty decides that they’ll stay in Canada for this vacation, since it’s close enough to Norwegian temperature. Shawty decides to look for something more local, no need for a passport. They find a ski resort nearby Halifax called Martock, located in Windsor, about an hour drive away. The plans are made, a car is rented, and Shawty makes their way to the resort. Everything seems like it’s going to plan perfectly. They check into their resort, get into their room, unpack a bit, relax for the first time in a while. The next day comes, and all the slopes are closed. A massive heat wave has hit Nova Scotia, well, massive for Canadian terms. The risen temperatures has made the slopes spotty in some areas and too dangerous for even experienced skiers to brave. With no actual activities to do, Shawty checks out early and heads back to their Halifax apartment.

 

Season 75 Offseason

 

With the move to Davos in the VHL, Shawty is much closer to home. Because of this, after being drafted, they took a flight to Bergen, their hometown in Norway, instead of Davos. Shawty spent a handful of days with their family and then took their car on the long ride to their new team’s city. With their vehicle, there were plans this offseason to tour around Europe, nothing concrete really, just sort of a “go with the flow” type of vacation. The season ends, and they’re ready to go. Unfortunately, things just can’t go right for Shawty. They don’t even make it out of Davos before their car breaks down. Transmission is dead, engine is dead, battery is dead, oil levels incredibly low, hell even the wiper fluid was running low. Shawty had a decent chunk of change set aside for this tour around Europe, and now all that money has to go towards a new car. Shawty thought that maybe they could squeak in a smaller trip, maybe just hitting a few countries; however, the sleezbag that sold Shawty the car didn’t renew the registration, so they had to undergo that whole process as well, eating up too much time, energy, and funds to make any real vacation worth it.

 

Maybe this will be the offseason Shawty can finally get a vacation. One can only be so unlucky for so long, or perhaps the universe will decide to screw them over again. The latter is probably more likely. Maybe all this is because they pissed off a “witch” before they came over to play in the VHLM and now they’re cursed for eternity or however long a curse is supposed to last. At this point, only time will tell.

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789 words, written during my morning class 

[jRuutu 2,303]

9/10

 

Without bad luck, you would have no luck! Entertaining story, I liked the comments related to your own career, a nice twist to it all, and also gives the reader an idea of how cruel the life of a hockey player can be. The artcile has clear structure, easy to read.

 

Adding a picture or two would be my only advice on how to improve this article.