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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me. I gently brushed a strand of hair away from her face and whispered,

herself under the covers. I chuckled and lightly tickled her

told her. “Just called and told me that

sat up, her wide eyes

grinned. “We get to bring her

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

she saw her mother sitting on the edge of the bed. Scarlett’s auburn hair had

exclaimed, running to hug her. Scarlett embraced her, her eyes filled with tears as she held

my sweet girl,” Scarlett whispered, her voice

been a long and painful journey, and seeing

and 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 her own clothes seemed to

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

eyes widened with excitement, and she

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

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 of

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

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

how has Timothy

My eyebrows tensed and I frowned. I could still feel

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

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 stay out of

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

had been so broken that night, and I wondered if he had anyone else to turn to emotionally. His family was

the recent tension between us, I might have been

dough into my mouth.

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Olive, I made my way back to the 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 joy and celebration, but the weight of recent events still hung

in the empty hallway as I made my way to my door, fumbling for my keys in my purse. Just as I was

“Evie.”

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