The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 50

“Are you sure you’re supposed to be off bed rest?”

Timothy sighed and adjusted his shirt collar, cringing as the material rubbed against his sore shoulder. Ethan had been in his ear the whole night, hesitant about Timothy going out so soon after the incident.

Still, Timothy insisted on taking both David and Ethan out for a night at the club. Despite the lingering pain in his shoulder, he needed to escape the suffocating thoughts that had plagued him ever since the incident with Bruce. He also hadn’t seen Evie ever since then, but he wasn’t too sure how to approach her either.

His time in the hospital had been a blur. They had pumped him with enough medication to put an elephant to sleep, so he gathered brief memories. He could especially recall Evie dragging him there in the first place, his blood smeared all over her.

He wanted more than anything to keep pummeling Bruce. There were details about him that he could’ve guessed just from seeing him all those years ago, and he hadn’t changed a bit.

There were approaching the front of the line to the club and Timothy reached for his ID. Fortunately, David stepped in for him this time around.

“He said he just wants to have a good time tonight,” he told Ethan. “He’ll be fine. Right, Timothy?”

“Right,” Timothy said absently, flashing his ID at the bouncer. He gave him a nod and removed the velvet rope..

“Sure.” Ethan rolled his eyes and showed his ID through his wallet before following the others inside..

The club was alive with energy as the group entered, the thumping music and colorful lights engulfing them in a world of hedonism and excitement. They made their way to the bar and took up three of the stools. The bartender turned to them. and took their orders.

After three shots of vodka, Timothy felt his limbs start to numb and the world. around him dissolved into a kaleidoscope of glimmering lights. His head bobbed to the music and eventually the rest of his body followed, moving to the rhythm.

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David snorted beside him. “Easy there, Tim. Save the ladies for the rest of us!”

to dance,” Timothy said absently, slipping out of his seat. As he turned, he felt a hand grip his arm. Ethan shot

yourself,” Ethan

David butted in, setting down his drink.

dance floor, Ethan sighed. Eventually,

floor, trying to lose himself in the rhythm and movement. For a brief moment, Timothy felt the weight of his worries lift, replaced by the pulsating beats and the euphoria of

the night went on, he let go of his inhibitions, laughing and dancing with his friends, momentarily forgetting the troubles that had haunted him.

started to catch up with him. His shoulder throbbed with every

were sitting. “I think I’ve had enough for tonight,” he admitted with a tired

around him. But his eyes wandered, and his heart nearly seized when he saw Lucas dancing closely with another man on

him without care. When he started whispering into the

in private,

himself, Timothy left his friends at the booth.

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leaving only the sound of his own heartbeat

forced himself to keep his voice steady as he spoke. “What the hell do

turned around, his face registering surprise. “Timothy? What are you doing here?” he asked,

dumb with me,” Timothy snapped. “You know exactly what I’m talking

a realization, and he scoffed.

fists. “YOU are with Evie, asshole! Yet here you are draping yourself on

Lucas had been dancing with started backing away, clearly wanting no part of the conversation. Lucas waved him away, not taking his eyes away from Timothy’s as a sly grin took

Timothy even more. “Come on, Timothy. What Evie and I do is none of

toward him. “All that

you’re such a saint, right?

burst of energy, he swung his fist at Lucas, landing

hell, man?” Lucas rubbed his jaw, his

from Evie,” Timothy warned, his voice low and dangerous. “Shel deserves better than

Timothy. “What are you going to do about it? Tell her? Go ahead, she won’t

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