The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 32

The drive downtown had been hectic alongside the morning work rush. Cars were honking and cutting others off, making me slightly weary of the possible commute should we commit to anything.

to park

We eventually reached the apartment complex and found a lot beside it to p the car. There was a nice breeze as we approached the gates.

On the other side of the gate, a woman approached with a smile. When she got close enough, she entered a code into the keypad on the nearby pillar. With a wail, the steel gates cracked open and she stepped forward with a wave.

“Hello, ladies! I’m Georgia, the one you spoke to on the phone” the woman said. “Are you ready to see your possible future?”

Aria nodded rapidly. “Of course!” Then she looped an arm around mine and pulled me along as we followed Georgia toward the apartments.

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When we reached the entrance, Georgia began her spiel. “I’m so glad you decided. to check out one of our apartments. We believe style and comfort should go hand in hand,”

She pushed open the door and let us walk into the lobby before her. At the very front was the reception desk where an employee was making calls. On each side of the round desk were elevators dinging as they reached different floors. Everything around us had a glossy sheen, almost futuristic in its appearance.

I leaned toward Aria and grumbled, “This place looks like it’s outside both of our budgets.

“Hush!” Aria elbowed me in the ribs, and I grunted at the blow. “You said we could see it, so no turning back now.”

Georgia led us to one of the elevators and sent us up to the 5th floor. When the doors opened, I was awestruck by how clean it was. There were no grubby pizza boxes scattered along a grease–stained floor, nor were there random splashes of soda on the walls.

We walked to the end of the hall and stopped at apartment 6D. Georgia then pulled out a keycard and held it to the scanner before it let out an approving beep and flashed green. The door clicked open, and Georgia walked inside to hold the

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door open.

slick countertops and twinkling ceiling lights. There

Aria and I hurried from room to room, hardly listening as Georgia. offered information about the features. I did manage to catch it when she mentioned the fireplace in the living room area, which would make cold,

we were observing one of the bedrooms. Both were fortunately the same size, so

Aria gushed. “I knew this would be the

take the place. As much as I hated wasting the woman’s time, I wasn’t going to

to who we rent out the spaces to, so that fact that he personally requested

and out of the corner of my eyes as I saw Aria’s eyes grow large.

started to laugh, “Oh, no! I’m just here for marketing purposes, especially when the landlord is away, but he seemed especially interested when

furious as the pieces started fitting together. Whatever her little scheme

about me?”

would’ve found out anyway,” Aria stuttered, waving her hands. “But that’s not how it happened. You see, uh, Timothy knows the landlord. Yeah, I ran into him at

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was hearing, or how much both Aria and Timtohy hadn’t mentioned

word for you because the

and this seemed to add fuel to

I

the room. The space didn’t feel as open as it had

with Timothy was a whole other level. Part of me was suspicious about how often they had been talking to each other. My proximity to Timothy seemed to offer Aria that same level

“Evie, please. Just think it through, okay? I was trying to

my eyes. “I already

you said

out you were working behind the scenes. Since when were you

for a moment. Then, as if a realization dawned on her, she started

what would that

at least think this through. Don’t throw this away because of some weird thing between you

held back and thought about it.

While it hurt to