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

burying herself under the covers. I chuckled and lightly tickled her exposed

her. “Just called and told

that, Olive tossed away the covers and sat up, her wide eyes blinking wildly. “She’s

to bring her home today. Let’s

hand tightly. The sterile 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

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 saw

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

sweet girl,” Scarlett whispered, her voice

recovery had been a long and painful journey, and seeing her reunited with Olive filled me

had worn anything other than the standard hospital gown, and the simple

we celebrate

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

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smile.

sweet aroma of freshly baked

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

and requested a sample

as Scarlett and Olive shared stories,

Evie, how has Timothy

me out of my calm state. My eyebrows tensed and I frowned. I could still feel the

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

much these past few days. I assume

perspective, but maybe he would appreciate having a

so broken that night, and I wondered if he had anyone else to turn to emotionally. His family was in ruins, his mother was gone,

recent tension between us, I might have been his only

her, shoving a spoonful of cookie dough

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a sweet memory in a day that had been bittersweet. We had shared moments of joy and celebration, but the weight of recent events still hung heavy

in my purse. Just as

“Evie.”

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