My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0584

"I just can't stand the idea of her not being here," she said with a sniff. "I don't know what I would do without her."

"Me neither," I said with a sigh. I sank down onto the couch beside her, and we were silent for a moment, each lost in our own thoughts. I kept thinking back to when we first met, back when it was still our freshman year, and I couldn't help but chuckle ever so slightly.

"What?" Lori asked, shooting me a sideways glance.

I shook my head. "Nothing. I was just thinking about that time in freshman year; when Jessica had that awful boyfriend, Steven."

"Oh, the one who told her to stop wearing pink because he said it was embarrassing?"

the memory, and I couldn't deny the smile

told him that the scraggly stuff on his face that he called a 'beard' was even more embarrassing." "And

the choking feeling that hadn't gone away all day. Even though we fell back into silence after that, I felt just the tiniest bit better that we had managed to laugh; and I knew that Jessica would

on us like a lead weight. The fact of the matter was, our best friend was on the verge of death in the

broke me

"Hm?"

you think you could use your

to look Lori in the eyes. There was a desperation in her gaze that made me soften. Truthfully, I had considered

I said quietly. "I... I'm not sure if

to my stomach. She looked distraught, but nodded understandingly. "Alright," she said, sinking down further on the

there in silence for a little while longer, watching her. She began to sniffle again and reached for the bundle of tissues in her pocket to dab at the tears that had begun to return.