The Hockey Star’s Remorse

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After returning home from the confrontation with Andy, I felt a whirlwind of emotions.

After returning home, I couldn’t shake the feeling of dread that clung to me like a second skin. The phone in my hand felt heavier than usual as I stared at Timothy’s name on the screen. I pressed the call button, and the anticipation mounted with each passing ring. But he didn’t pick up.

The silence from him was deafening, and my mind couldn’t help but conjure the worst possible scenarios. I tried to tell myself he was just busy, that he would call me back, but who knew how he would react to what I’d done.

I paced back and forth in the apartment, unable to shake the paranoia that had taken root in my mind. What if Andy was right about Timothy? I wasn’t only doing this for my benefit, but Andy’s words on me being out of Timothy’s league cut deep.

As the evening wore on, I decided to take a deep breath and focus on the one thing that had started all of this the damning photos on the thumb drive. I needed to have a clear plan for how to use them, how to expose the truth without jeopardizing my own safety.

I settled down at my desk, powered up my computer, and inserted the thumb drive. The photos appeared on the screen, each a slightly blurred image of Stella and Andy.

I

templated sending these photos to a reputable PR agent anonymously. Maybe they could handle the situation discreetly. I knew that going public this could result in dire consequences.

Andy and Stella would stop at nothing to protect themselves, and they had the resources to do so. If I wasn’t careful, I could end up as the scapegoat,

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the one taking the fall for the whole sordid affair.

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What if Andy’s threat

intensified my paranoi

the shadows concealed hidden threats, and the silence of the room only Just as I began to doubt my next steps,

been pissing off

the email was blank, but the sender’s email address was scrambled and untraceable. My heart raced as I wondered if Antly had somehow tracked my every move. He was unpredictable and had already proven himself capable of violence. This was a message that left no room for misinterpretation. My paranoia now had a focus, a name

trembling. I had to know if he was behind this. There was a long pause, and I could almost feel the tension. building in the silence. Finally, a

reply was terse, chilling. “No. He’s not the one you should be worried

fear tightening in my chest. I could hardly breathe as

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on, each moment stretching out like an eternity, until the reply finally came, “Hi,

sinister promise, and I had no doubt that he was capable of fulfilling it. I felt the weight of my

how do you expect to do that?” I typed

response was more cryptic, “You’ll

sense of it. What did he mean? My fingers danced across the keyboard as I demanded clarification, “Help you out how?

the message, a sick realization washed

you

was instant and chilling. “You’re already helping me out. Smile for the

was on, and it wasn’t a technical glitch. Bruce was watching me. Panic clawed its way up my throat, and I

My heart raced as I tried to process what had just happened. Bruce was not just a hacker; he was something far more sinister. He had eyes on me, on my every move, and I had no idea how long he had

had me in its grip, and I couldn’t shake the feeling that I

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a shadowy figure with the power to infiltrate my life,

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