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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up beside me. I gently brushed

the covers. I chuckled and lightly tickled her exposed toes, making

awake, Olive,” I told her. “Just called

that, Olive tossed away the covers and sat

“We get to bring her home today. Let’s get

scent in the air seemed to make us both uncomfortable. I could tell she was eager to see Scarlett again, but

sitting on the edge of the bed.

hug her. Scarlett embraced her, her eyes filled with

whispered, her voice trembling with emotion. “I’ve missed you so

been a long and painful journey, and seeing her

laughter, I helped Scarlett get dressed in clean, comfortable clothes. It had been a while since she had worn anything other than the standard hospital gown, and the simple act of changing into

celebrate your release with some ice cream? What do you say,

eyes widened with excitement, and she nodded enthusiastically.

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up with a grateful smile. “That

of freshly baked waffle cones filled the air. Scarlett’s eyes

flavor you two like. On me,” I encouraged her, and she

her mind and requested a sample of nearly every flavor before deciding

of the parlor, I watched as Scarlett and Olive shared stories, laughter, and, of course, the delicious

Evie, how has

my calm state. My eyebrows tensed and I frowned. I could still feel the soft beat of his heart beneath my fingertips from when I’d sat with

continued. “It was

my heart aching for Timothy and his recent 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 that comes with it. I thought it best to

thoughtful, her brow furrowed with worry. “I understand your perspective, but maybe he would appreciate having a friendly face around, someone who understands

mulled over Scarlett’s words as we finished our ice cream. She had a point. Timothy had been so broken that night, and I wondered if he had anyone else to

recent tension between us, I might

spoonful of cookie dough into

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The taste of the ice cream was still lingering on my lips, a sweet memory in a day that

to my door, fumbling for my keys in my purse. Just as

“Evie.”

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