rl
rms while some people passing by the area had their m
e asked, clearly sho
guys jumped her. Stole her equipment and her knees are al
lingered on her for a moment longer than n
r," I said, motio
amining Cheryl's knees whi
e had closed her eyes, wincing at the pain, like she was trying to block out the world. Her br
ut her... I thought. She
he looked at me while I stretched my hands t
jaw thinking when th
ittle girl who used to skate w
where I had stored that little girl photo I had g
My father had forced it on me early,
looking miserable and ha
he'd been skating at the rink outside the school whe
grieve, so he just got angrier, pouring all his hope
kate faster! What the fuck is wrong with you? Sto
to be there or eve
that
es scraping the frozen surface, te
ttle girl had
these bright gray or blu
te stranger, smiling and sitti
er voice cheerful. "
too stunne
ust... have fun. She'd laughed when I fell, but not in a mean way. In a way that made me want to laugh too.
me in my life I actu
days but after a week,
er forgotten a
be the hundredth time, trying to figure out who she was.
ing at the gir
the same face and the sa
s to b
A little bit surprised I was still standing here. "S
still stari
stop coming
have happ
on? She
tanding in the doorwa
said. "Sh
seeing you care about a girl. Like, actually caring and not just-" He pumped
my eyes.
your usual thing. You don't s
e, as much as I despise that queen snake
Re
forcing her
the teasing, man.
te was right, though. I checked about the journal on the
What are you
e and handed it over. "It's...
as my eyes scanned
Analysin
skated... each push sending him gliding across the ice, his muscles flexing beneath his wet jer
nds touching me? What if th
s skating... running his gloved hand through it and pushing it off his fore
through it. I want to tug
e pins me there, his mouth on mine, his hands gripping my hips, and I
and I turned off th
my said. "Are
ournal get to th
quiet voice so no one else could hear. "Like, really detailed stuff. It's
hing when Cheryl coughed,
er gaze landed on the white walls
de for a second and she tried to s
n? You're
standing over her. My ey
alist for the team
odded
e. "Recover quickly. Because w
ent pale again as she recognized the journal text on t
ot of questions to
r hands were gripping the sheets
walk away w
around. I just stood th
," I said, "We'll t
re while Remy followed me. "Ca
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