The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 114

We were in the midst of making dinner, our usual Friday ritual, but there was an uneasiness in the air that I couldn’t ignore. Aria, usually so chatty and animated in the kitchen, was unusually quiet, her eyes focused on chopping vegetables with a distant look in her eyes.

She’d been a little distant since last week. She’d avoid eye contact and even headed. to work earlier than usual. Her avoidance made me uneasy.

“Aria,” I said tentatively, “is something on your mind?”

Aria’s knife faltered for a moment before she resumed chopping, her shoulders tense. She seemed hesitant, as if she were debating whether to share her thoughts.

Finally, she let out a deep sigh and looked at me with a mixture of regret and guilt. “Don’t hate me.”

My heart sank. The serious tone in Aria’s voice was like a storm cloud on a previously sunny day. I put down my spatula and turned to face her.

“What happened?” I asked, raising an eyebrow in warning.

Aria met my gaze, her eyes filled with remorse. “I… I confronted Timothy.”

My heart skipped a beat at the mention of Timothy’s name. Aria had promised not to interfere, to let me handle my own heartache. I had hoped that I could heal in my own time.

“Why would you do that, Aria?” I asked, my voice trembling slightly. “I told you I could handle it.”

Aria’s shoulders slumped, and she looked down at the vegetables, as if they held. the answers she needed. “I know.”

I let out a long sigh and set the spatula aside, watching as the beef sizzled in its pan. The grease around it bubbled and popped, with the occasional drop landing on my arm. Somehow, the sting of it didn’t make me shift. away.

“I just couldn’t stand seeing you in pain,” Aria continued. “I thought maybe I could make him see what he’s missing, but it was a mistake.”

I couldn’t help but feel a pang of sympathy for Aria, despite my frustration. She

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out of love and concern for me, even if it had

hesitated before confessing, “I talked to

The woman who had taken Timothy

inconsequential. But inside, my heart was breaking all

better than anyone, and she could sense the pain that lay beneath my

with a desperate hope, “maybe it’s time for you to move on as well. Get out there, meet

my head, the thought of moving on still too painful to bear.

an eyebrow, her concern wiping away any of the humor in her expression. “But it

look. “There’s something I need to tell you, Aria. Something I should have

her eyes

in my eyes as I spoke. “I never had that

eyes widened and she began to stutter.

above a whisper. “I lied, Aria. I made up the whole story about

moment before she finally spoke, her voice filled with compassion. “Evie, why would you have to lie?

embarrassment returned ten–fold. “But I thought it would work…until it didn’t, so

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arms wrapping around me like a shield. “Evie, you’re not

Aria, grateful for her understanding and support. “I know, Aria. You shouldn’t have to babysit

in pain, we’re

heavy and I started to cry. Aria

about we have a girls‘ night in? We can watch some dumb rom–coms, eat junk food, and just forget

managed a weak

scattered across the coffee