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

chuckled and

“Just called and told me that she’s all

away the covers and sat up,

to bring her home

seemed to make us

and 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 joy as she saw Olive’s

running to hug her. Scarlett embraced her, her eyes filled with tears

sweet girl,” Scarlett whispered, her voice trembling with emotion.

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

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

I suggested, “How about we celebrate your

she

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grateful smile. “That sounds wonderful,

announcing our arrival. The cheerful atmosphere and the sweet aroma of freshly baked waffle cones filled the

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

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

we sat in a cozy corner of the parlor, I watched as Scarlett and Olive shared stories, laughter,

Evie, how has Timothy

my calm state. My eyebrows tensed and I frowned. I could

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

know, Scarlett. He hasn’t been around much these past few days. I assume he’s dealing with funeral arrangements and

but maybe he would appreciate having a friendly face around,

so broken that night, and I wondered if he had anyone

the recent tension between us, I might have been

cookie dough into my mouth. It wouldn’t hurt to

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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

keys in my purse. Just as I was about to

“Evie.”

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