The Hockey Star’s Remorse

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I awoke to a throbbing pain in my head, a persistent ache that pulsed with the remnants of whatever drug they had injected me with. My vision swam in and out of focus, the room a hazy, unfamiliar blur. Panic gripped me as I struggled to make sense of my surroundings.

As awareness trickled in, I found myself lying on a plush couch in a dimly lit room. My head throbbed, the remnants of the drug’s effects lingering, and my vision remained clouded, as if veiled by a dense fog.

The unfamiliar surroundings heightened my sense of disorientation. Panic surged within me as I struggled to make sense of where I was. This wasn’t Bruce’s place, and the realization shattered the fragile hope I’d clung to moments ago.

My suspicions about Bruce dissipated, replaced by a chilling certainty that I was ensnared in someone’s trap entirely.

The sound of heels clicking on tiled floors snapped me out of my spiraling thoughts. Stella emerged from the shadows, her posture relaxed and a smug smirk gracing her lips.

“Hello, Evie,” she purred, her voice laced with an unsettling satisfaction. “Had a nice nap?”

I tried to sit up, but my body felt heavy, as if weighted down by invisible chains. Fear clawed at my chest as I struggled to lift my limbs. “What have you done to me?” I demanded, my voice trembling.

Stella’s facade of innocence sent a chill down my spine. “Me? Oh, I’ve done nothing but enjoy your company, Evie. You’re such a fascinating person.”

The unnerving calmness in her demeanor only fueled my anxiety. “Stop playing games, Stella! What do you want from me?”

Her laughter echoed in the room, a hollow sound that sent shivers down my spine. “Oh, Evie, you’re in for quite a ride. But I assure you, you’ll understand soon enough.”

I struggled to push past the fog clouding my thoughts, trying to piece together the events that led me here. But the haze persisted, obscuring my memories like a veil.

“Where am I?” I demanded, my voice betraying a hint of desperation.

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on a nearby chair, crossing her legs with a casual air. “You’re in a safe place, Evie. Just

I scoffed, leering at her. “Are you serious? What the hell is

raised an eyebrow. “I’d watch your tone if I were you. I may be accommodating, but I’m not exactly in

mood.”

in my stomach intensified. “Why am I here? What’s your

revealing a glint of something unsettling behind her facade. “Oh, my dear, this isn’t a game. This is the consequences of your actions coming

“Let me go! This is

thought that highly of me, Evie, You never had an ounce of respect for me, and you showed it time

whatever sinister plot Stella had woven. Memories surged forward–Stella’s

us… between you and Timothy, it’s in the past,” I pleaded, my voice trembling. “We can find a way out of this.”

have run their course, Evie. There’s

words sending a chill down my spine. “Plans? What do you

Everything you stole from me and everyone else that’s come in

believe what I was hearing. “Are you serious? God, just let me go and we can forget about

in the air between us. Her eyes grew distant, as though

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meaning. “Because that would make things so much easier

“Stella, please…”

“It would

sit up, my muscles protesting against the lingering effects of whatever drug had rendered me

a sudden coldness grazed the back of my head, sending a shiver down my spine. Fear coiled within me, a

in her eyes. “I’m not the only one you’ve wronged,

I choked out, my voice barely audible.

casual as she walked toward me. “Don’t worry about the, um, reinforcements.

that a gun? Please, let me go, Stella! I didn’t mean

haunting melody that sent shivers down my spine. “Hurt?

passing moment intensifying the suffocating grip

implored, tears welling in my eyes. “There’s still a chance to make things right.”

in her eyes. “What’s right, Evie, is me getting justice. You like to boast about “justice” a lot,

to be another way. We

of things. After that day in the hospital, after what you said about someone being out to get you, I had no

from that day. I guess I had admitted it in some way, but I

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