#Chapter 35 Just Friends

#Chapter 35: Just Friends

Nina

When I saw Lisa run and jump into Enzo’s arms, I felt my heart break just a little bit. I knew we weren’t ever together, but it still hurt to see them being so affectionate with her. I had overheard Enzo saying some really sweet things about a girl in the locker room earlier, but as I saw them together now, I knew that he was talking about Lisa.

Enzo had played so beautifully during the game. Had it all been for Lisa?

I didn’t want to stick around any longer, so I left without a word and slipped into the crowd. I just wanted to go home and cry.

“Nina!” I heard a familiar voice call from ahead of me. I picked up my head to see James standing by the exit with a soft smile on his face. Even though my 5 BONUS

chest ached from seeing Lisa and Enzo

together, the pain lifted a bit to see

James.

“Hey!” I said, putting on a smile and

walking up to him “I didn’t know you

were here.”

“I actually came for you,” he said, making my heart skip a beat. “Can I walk you home? I found something that I think you’ll wanna see.” He gestured toward the door behind him with his thumb.

I nodded and we walked out of the arena together.

We broke away from the stream of

students and walked toward the quad.

“Remember how Enzo’s PT results

were significantly better than anyone

James asked

I remembered. “Yeah, I

not wanting to give

interest I had

James said, reaching into his bag and pulling out a thin stack of papers. “I noticed that Enzo isn’t the first student here to have insane PT results. I thought you’d

handed me the papers, which I took with wide eyes. Was this more proof

all been on the hockey team,” James said, stopping next to the large fountain in the middle of the quad. “1 mean, our hockey team has always been the best of the best, usually because there’s always one player at a

what

here? Like drugs

something?”

tried to hide the fact that I knew precisely that it wasn’t drugs

really interesting,” I said, looking up from the papers to see James smiling down at me. In the soft amber light from the streetlamps, his face looked even softer and sweeter. Part of me wanted to kiss him right now, to let him take me back to his room, but I knew that that was just my brain trying to comfort

have a chance,” James said. ” Then, I was hoping… Would you wanna meet up again? To

blushed, and so did

I stammered, looking at

“I think I’d like

let out a sigh that sounded like relief and tousled his blonde hair. ” Cool,” he said quietly,

I said yes

sleep that night

things swirling around

depressed and

I was his mate and that I was in the clear. Maybe the end of all of this

excited about my upcoming date with James,

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a sweet smile.

was always one. When one would graduate and leave the team, another would show up almost immediately after.

had to be something else to it, and now

me again — probably because she was already satisfied to be back together with Enzo and didn’t have to bully me out of talking to him

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thought to myself as 1

a chance with James. He was sweet and kind, and loved

I needed someone uncomplicated

not wanting to get together with

class, I had to go to work with Tiffany. We were supposed to be working in the office all day and tending to sick or injured students, so I was relieved to know that I likely

student with a migraine finally left. “You

Besides, how

for two years and I’ve never seen him show interest in anyone… But you’re so cute, so I

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