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

chuckled and

Olive,” I told her. “Just called and told

away the covers and 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

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

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

my sweet girl,” Scarlett whispered, her voice

couldn’t help but smile at the heartwarming scene. Scarlett’s recovery had been a long and painful journey, and seeing her reunited with Olive filled

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

hospital, I suggested, “How about we celebrate your release with some ice cream? What do you

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

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grateful smile. “That sounds wonderful,

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 filled the air. Scarlett’s eyes glistened with a mixture of

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

other hand, couldn’t make up her mind and requested a sample of nearly

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

how has Timothy

and I frowned. I could still feel the soft

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

Scarlett. He hasn’t been around much these past few days. I assume he’s

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

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

us, I might have been

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

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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 heavy

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

“Evie.”

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