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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beside me. I gently brushed a strand of hair away

I chuckled and lightly tickled her exposed toes, making her

told her. “Just called and told

covers and sat up, her wide eyes blinking

to bring her home

held onto my hand tightly. The sterile corridors and the clinical scent in the air seemed to make us both uncomfortable. I could tell she

lit up with delight as she saw her mother sitting on the edge of the

her. Scarlett embraced her, her eyes filled with tears as she held Olive

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

recovery had been a long and

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

left the hospital, I suggested, “How about we celebrate your release with some

and she

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a grateful smile.

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 the air. Scarlett’s eyes glistened with a mixture of happiness and relief as she surveyed the colorful array of ice cream

On me,” I encouraged her, and she eventually settled on a scoop of mint

mind and requested a sample of nearly every

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

Evie, how has Timothy

of his name jolted me out of 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 him

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

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

her brow furrowed with worry. “I understand your perspective, but maybe he would appreciate having a friendly

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

I might have been

her, shoving a spoonful of cookie dough into my mouth. It wouldn’t hurt to

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

for my keys in my purse. Just as I was

“Evie.”

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