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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“You’re in a safe place, Evie. Just be glad you woke up

at her. “Are you serious?

raised an eyebrow. “I’d watch your tone if I were you. I may

mood.”

my stomach intensified. “Why am I here?

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

breathing hastened. “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 and

sinister plot Stella had woven. Memories surged forward–Stella’s unexpected appearance,

it’s in the past,” I pleaded, my voice trembling. “We can find a way out of this.”

remained steely, unfaltering. “Apologies have run their course, Evie.

sending a chill down my spine. “Plans? What do you mean?” I pressed, desperation clawing at

at me with a shaking finger. “I’m going to take it all from you. Everything you stole from me and

what I was hearing. “Are you serious? God, just

word hang in the air between us. Her eyes grew

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“Because that would make things so much easier for

“Stella, please…”

lips curled into a twisted smile. “It would be rude to leave

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

my head, sending a shiver down my

widened, a chilling glint in her eyes. “I’m not the

happening?” I choked out, my

smoothed down her dress, her tone casual as she walked toward me. “Don’t worry

“I–Is that a gun? Please, let me go, Stella! I didn’t mean to hurt

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

moment intensifying the suffocating grip

have to do this,” I implored, tears welling in my eyes. “There’s still a

bore into mine, an unsettling intensity in her eyes. “What’s right, Evie, is me getting justice. You like to boast about “justice” a lot, but never when it applies

hoarse. “There has to be another way. We

a way of making a mess of things. After that day in the hospital,

over the memories from that day. I guess I had admitted it in some way, but I wasn’t

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