Malik

I was getting ready to leave Fergus where I was staying during the conference in Guelph when I received a text message from Barb.  She told me that the son of a tennis friend of hers had been beaten up by a bunch of high school football players.  Malik was living in Burlington going to high school and a tennis school.  He had a concussion and couldn’t go to school or play tennis.  He wanted to come home to Ottawa to recuperate.  Barb’s friend posted on Facebook that Malik was looking for a ride from Burlington to Ottawa.

Barb volunteered my services.  It was quite a coincidence that I was driving home from Guelph at the same time that Malik needed a ride.

Barb sent me his phone number and I called him to ask where he lived.  I drove from Fergus where I was staying to Burlington but couldn’t find his house.  I drove around and around and eventually phoned him but he didn’t really know how to get there either.  So I turned on my GPS and found where he lived.

I picked him up and we drove back to Ottawa together.  It was great to have him with me because I was trying to follow the weather in Ottawa so that I could cancel the games if necessary.  It turned out it was necessary to cancel the games.  So Malik sent some text messages for me to the team captains and the league executive.