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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her tiny frame curled up beside me. I gently brushed a strand of hair away from her face and

herself under the covers. I chuckled and lightly

mommy’s awake, Olive,” I told her. “Just called

and sat up, her wide

I grinned. “We get to bring her

corridors and the clinical scent in the air seemed to make us both uncomfortable. I could tell she was eager to see Scarlett again, but the hospital environment added a layer of

Olive’s face lit up with delight as she saw her mother sitting on the edge of the bed. Scarlett’s auburn hair had grown unkempt during her stay, but her eyes sparkled with joy as she

exclaimed, running to hug her. Scarlett embraced her, her

her voice trembling with emotion.

heartwarming scene. Scarlett’s recovery had been a long and painful

clothes. It had been a while since she had worn anything other than the standard hospital gown, and the simple act of

hospital, I suggested, “How about we celebrate

she nodded enthusiastically. “Ice cream, Mommy,

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grateful smile. “That sounds wonderful, Evie. I’d love

sweet aroma of freshly baked waffle cones filled the air. Scarlett’s eyes glistened with a mixture of happiness and relief as she

I encouraged her, and she eventually settled on a scoop

make up her mind and requested a sample of nearly every flavor before deciding on the classic vanilla with

we sat in a 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 all set me at

Evie, how

and I frowned. I could still feel the soft beat of his heart beneath my fingertips from

Scarlett continued. “It was so awful to hear. How’s

“I honestly don’t know, Scarlett. He hasn’t been around much these past few

but maybe he would appreciate

finished our ice cream. She had a point. Timothy had been so broken that night, and I wondered if

us, I might have

dough into

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on my lips, a sweet memory in a day that had been bittersweet. We had shared moments of joy and celebration,

hallway as I made my way to my door, fumbling for my keys in my purse. Just as I was about to insert the key into the lock, a voice from behind

“Evie.”

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