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

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

you. I may

mood.”

sinking feeling in my stomach intensified. “Why am I here? What’s your game, Stella?”

my dear, this isn’t a game.

hastened. “Let me go! This is disgusting, even

if you ever thought that highly of me, Evie, You never had

my entanglement in whatever sinister plot Stella had woven. Memories surged forward–Stella’s unexpected appearance, the drink, the limo

it’s in the past,” I pleaded,

have run their course, Evie. There’s no turning back now. I have

of her words sending a chill down my spine. “Plans? What

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

hearing. “Are you

repeated, and she let the word hang in the

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would make things so

“Stella, please…”

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

the lingering effects of

down my spine. Fear coiled within me, a

widened, a chilling glint in her eyes.

choked out, my voice

she walked toward me. “Don’t worry about

trembled. “I–Is that a gun? Please, let me go, Stella! I

my

helplessness consumed me, each passing moment intensifying the suffocating grip

have to do this,” I implored, tears welling in

me getting justice. You like to boast about “justice”

has to be another way. We can

the hospital, after what you said about someone being out to get you, I

mulling over the memories from that day. I guess I had admitted it in some way, but

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