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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asleep, her tiny frame curled up beside me. I gently brushed a strand of

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

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

sat up, her wide eyes

get to bring her home

corridors and the clinical scent in the air seemed to make us both uncomfortable. I could tell she was

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

embraced her, her eyes

sweet girl,” Scarlett whispered, her voice trembling

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

since she had worn anything other than the standard hospital gown, and the simple act of changing into her own clothes seemed

celebrate your release with

eyes widened with excitement, and she nodded enthusiastically. “Ice

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

made our way to a 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

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

on the other hand, couldn’t make up her mind and requested a sample of nearly every flavor before deciding on the

shared stories, laughter, and, of course, the delicious ice cream. Just the normalcy of it all

how has Timothy

sudden mention 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

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

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

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

that night, and I wondered if he had anyone else to turn

I might have been his only shoulder to

a spoonful of cookie dough into my mouth. It wouldn’t hurt

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

echoed in the empty 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

“Evie.”

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