The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 192

Chapter 192

The morning sun was rising lazily over the city as I jolted awake to the incessant buzzing of my phone. Groggily, I reached for it on the bedside table, my bleary eyes squinting at the caller ID. It read “Scarlett.” My heart leaped

as I answered the call,

“Evie, is that you?” Scarlett’s voice sounded frail but filled with relief.

“Yeah, Scarlett, it’s me. What’s going on?” I asked, my heart pounding, I’d been waiting for this call for days.

Scarlett had been in the hospital for what felt like an eternity, and the anticipation of her discharge was eating

me alive.

“They’re letting me go today,” Scarlett said.

My eyes widened, and I glanced at the clock. It was earlier than I’d expected. “Today? Are you serious?” I replied,

my excitement building.

“Absolutely,” Scarlett affirmed. “I can’t stand being in this place anymore, and I want to see you and Olive.”

“That’s amazing! She’ll be so excited to see you!” I exclaimed.

There was a pause on the other end of the line before Scarlett spoke again, her voice heavy with an unspoken

sadness. “How is she? I hope I hasn’t be disturbing her too much.”

I sat up in bed. “We’ve been keeping her distracted, but now I get to tell her you’re getting out.”

Scarlett let out a laugh, and I could hear the tension ease in her voice. “That’s good.”

“We’ll be down there as soon as possible,” I assured her, slipping out of bed. “Did you need me to bring anything?”

“Just some clean clothes,” she said. “And you don’t have to rush down here, either. I still have to fill out some

paperwork before I’m discharged.”

“Right,” I replied. “See you soon, Scarlett,”

I hung up the phone, my mind was racing. It felt like a load of pressure had been released.

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me. I gently brushed a

groaned, further burying herself under the covers. I chuckled and lightly tickled

Olive,” I told her. “Just called and

the covers and sat up,

grinned. “We get to bring her home today. Let’s get you dressed,

the hospital, Olive held onto my hand tightly. The sterile corridors and the clinical scent in the air seemed to make us both

face lit up with delight as she saw her mother sitting on the edge of the bed. Scarlett’s

exclaimed, running to hug her. Scarlett embraced her, her eyes filled with tears as she held Olive

sweet girl,” Scarlett whispered, her voice

at the heartwarming scene. Scarlett’s recovery had been a long and painful journey, and seeing her reunited with Olive filled

It had been a while since she had

I suggested, “How about we celebrate your release with some ice

with excitement, and she nodded enthusiastically.

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up with a grateful smile. “That sounds wonderful, Evie.

nearby ice cream parlor, the tinkling of the door’s bell announcing our arrival. The cheerful atmosphere and the sweet aroma of freshly baked waffle cones filled

her, and she eventually settled on a scoop of

a sample of nearly every flavor before deciding on the classic vanilla with

cozy corner of the parlor, I watched as Scarlett and Olive shared stories, laughter, and, of course, the delicious ice cream. Just the normalcy of it

Evie, how has Timothy

name jolted me out of my calm state. My eyebrows tensed and I frowned. I could

about his mother’s passing,” Scarlett continued. “It was so awful to hear. How’s

loss. “I honestly don’t know, Scarlett. He hasn’t been around much these past few days. I assume he’s dealing with funeral arrangements and everything

“I understand your perspective, but maybe he would appreciate

cream. She had a point. Timothy had been so broken that night, and I wondered if he had anyone else to turn to emotionally. His family was in ruins, his mother was

tension between us, I might have been his only shoulder to lean

dough into my mouth. It wouldn’t hurt to see

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ice cream was still lingering on my lips, a sweet memory in a day that had been bittersweet. We had shared moments of

door, fumbling for my keys in my purse. Just as I was about to insert the key into the lock,

“Evie.”

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