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

her. “Are you serious? What the hell is wrong with

I were you. I may be accommodating, but I’m not exactly in a

mood.”

“Why am I here? What’s your game, Stella?”

this isn’t a game. This is the consequences of your actions coming back to

go! This is disgusting, even

highly of me, Evie, You never had an ounce of respect for me,

depth of my entanglement in whatever sinister plot Stella had woven. Memories surged forward–Stella’s unexpected appearance, the drink, the limo ride–all pieces of a puzzle that clicked into place.

whatever happened between us… between you and Timothy, it’s in the past,” I pleaded, my voice

remained steely, unfaltering. “Apologies have run their course, Evie. There’s no turning back now. I have plans for you.”

pounded, the gravity of her words sending a chill down my spine. “Plans? What do you

“I’m going to take it all from you. Everything you stole

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

and she let the word hang in the air between us. Her eyes grew distant, as

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“Because that would make things so much easier

“Stella, please…”

into a twisted smile. “It would be rude to leave before our

effects of whatever drug had

sending a shiver down my spine. Fear

chilling glint in her eyes. “I’m not the only one

out, my voice barely

stood up and smoothed down her dress, her tone casual as she walked toward me. “Don’t worry about the, um,

a gun? Please, let me go,

my spine.

passing moment intensifying the suffocating grip of dread.

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

an unsettling intensity in her eyes. “What’s right, Evie, is me getting

more, my voice hoarse. “There has to be another way.

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

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

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