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No Hockey Players

No Hockey Players

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Chapter 1 The Only Empty Seat

Word Count: 992    |    Released on: 18/09/2026

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st day of school but somehow I was already late. My art portfolio was slipping from

nd instead I ran faster. I finally reached the building. I pushed thr

on our first day

now we were going to be late." Sophie tried

still care about ho

good on our fi

am so doomed." I rushed into the lecture hall. I got to the lecture hall in exactly three mi

no hockey players. My brother, Sean, is already well known on campus becaus

till take forever to make a decision." My heart stopped for a second. I slowly turned around, it was Daniel Collins. The boy I haven't properly spoken to since hi

wanted to leave. Sean b

ther fail t

uch as possible to ignore him but he kept annoying me quietly. He steals my pen,

fixed on the professor. I didn

st say you mis

rofessor immediately noticed and suddenly stopped talking. "

mpletely innocen

d he whispered. "S

've been angry at y

Because he remembers. every pain, every embarr

ly free, then I saw Daniel waiting outside. He's with

and Sean said "You remember Daniel right? He's my best friend ." He

ew each other. Daniel knew. and judging b

e to attend a freshman party.

hate parties." I replied. I didn't wan

ed by his hockey teammates, including Noah. He caught me sta

this, I want to go ho

t's have fun." She danced away

ed up to me. "Who do we have he

e alone for one day?"

t it a coincidence how we both always

and he was right behind me. He closed t

"Daniel

o call the shots," he walked slowly towar

d but I was at the edge of the wall. "

her of us moved. Then- he kissed me. My eyes widened. For one s

cking his lips "wha

t a stupid kiss." I paced around the room, my fingers touching my lip

"you really do

m bed. Who sent this message

d crayons. You h

ds. Only one person could know that. Danie

u never knew about wha

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“Layla Bree has hated Daniel Collins since first grade. He broke her crayons, pulled her hair and even called her names. He was the boy she could never stand. Years later, She arrived at Gerald university with one simple plan: art, freedom and absolutely no hockey players. One night, she kissed Daniel at a party and the next morning she discovers the truth. He's not just a hockey player, he's her brother's best friend. Now she has to spend an entire semester working beside the one boy she swore she'd never want. But Daniel is hiding something. The closer Layla gets to him, the more she starts to wonder if he never hated her at all.”