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

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

I told her. “Just called and told me

sat up,

her

clinical scent in the air seemed to make us both uncomfortable. I could tell she was eager to see Scarlett again, but

she saw her mother sitting on the edge of the bed. Scarlett’s auburn hair had grown unkempt during her stay, but

her, her eyes filled with tears as she

whispered, her voice trembling with emotion.

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

get dressed in clean, comfortable clothes. It had been a while since she had worn anything other than

we celebrate

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

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a grateful smile. “That sounds

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

you two like. On me,” I encouraged her,

requested a sample of

stories, laughter,

Evie, how has

tensed and I frowned. I could still

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

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

her brow furrowed with worry. “I understand your perspective, but maybe he

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

the recent tension between us, I might have been his only shoulder to lean

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

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Scarlett and 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

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 startled

“Evie.”

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