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Chapter 125

My Hockey Alpha Chapter 125

Pebbles at the Window

Nina

I cocked my head. My mother smiled up at me and pushed the plate containing my sandwich into my hands.

“Eat up, honey,” she said. “Are you alright? You look like you’ve lost a lot of weight.”

“U-Um… I’ve just been stressed.” I picked my sandwich up off my plate and took a bite, chewing for a moment, before speaking again. “Are you sure you don’t know about the Peacekeepers? The school doctor that I’ve been working with–”

“You know what?” my mother interrupted, stretching and feigning an obviously fake yawn. “It’s late, and we’ve got to be up early tomorrow to catch our flight.”

Now, I frowned and watched as she turned somewhat robotically and started to walk out of the kitchen. “But you said that we would be leaving in a couple of days…”

My mother froze again. “Did I?” she asked, her back still turned to me. “I guess I just misspoke. No, our tickets are set for first thing in the morning.”

“Oh…” I paused, looking down at the sandwich on my plate. “Okay.”

“Good night, honey.”

“Good night, mom.”

sandwich, puzzling over why my mother acted like she didn’t know about the

I hopped down from the counter and rinsed off my plate before grabbing my suitcase out

and heard the springs creak beneath my weight, I suddenly felt overcome by a sense of nostalgia that overshadowed my mother’s strange behavior. Sighing, I fell backwards and splayed my arms out on the bed, running my hands along

get up right away; instead, I chalked it up to the wind or the branch of the tree that sat right

I heard it again. And

at my window, only to see something small and round hit it again, as

and tiptoed over to my window, peeking out from behind the curtains. My jaw dropped as I saw

the window

and how did you find me?!” I

I come up?” was all he asked. He pointed to the tree, then made a climbing motion with his hands. I sighed and gestured for him to come, stepping away from the window and waiting with folded arms as he quietly and nimbly climbed up the tree. I watched as his hand, then his leg, followed by the rest of his body, came through my window. Once he was through, we stood there in silence for a few

after how he’d spoken to me in the locker room and

how I acted,” he said quietly. “I’ve been a

the floor. As I looked down, I heard Enzo approach and suddenly felt his warm arms wrap around me. My eyes widened, but

in my eyes. “You can’t stay,” I whispered, taking a step back and wiping the tears away with my hand. “Your father… I don’t know what he’s planning on doing to my mom and my brother, but he was very clear

widened. “You spoke to

knows where my mom and my brother live. I

sigh. When I looked up, he was staring

me away?” I asked. “Because of

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