en: It wa

in

tice

f we kept playing this shitty, we might lose the finals.

d bikers. People were living hand to mouth, the system failing them

ld only attract mosquitoes, while these hockey games wer

wels tied around their torsos. My eyes were fixed on Aaron; he was ta

oyfriend. Iris deserved better. Five foot five inches, stunning ha

pite being a year older than me, she was already in medical school st

in reassurance. I couldn't understand what they were saying, but I knew it was

sunshine, and

He stared at her like she was ridiculous but shook her

temper. The next thing I knew, I was making my way across the hall. I grabbed Aaron by his shi

ing?" he asked, a flash of rage in his eyes. Tha

could see them judging me without saying a word. This

ulders. She forced me to look at her. When I saw

I mumbled un

y tapping on my shoulders. Iris was the only person

d, my eyes pinned at the idiotic m

ut them and opened them slowly, faking a smile. She

?" My eyes narrow

she exclaimed, h

the idiot with a bleeding head. I wanted to jam his head aga

, holding me back by pulling my shi

nally kick his ass out of the team... this ma

m and it made me glad. Iris was the

ful and kindest woman in the world, and

omeone broke her heart, it was you, asshole," Aaron retorted,

n't interested in having a relationship with anyone, especially her. She no longer had feelings for me

e told me in a soft voice "I'm fin

l. I wanted to rip his heart out for wh

an

and he punched me right in the face. A sucker

. Coach Seth Fedelin stood there in a white shirt and jeans. Next to him was a man in a black suit, who looked horrified up

s wa

-

osed to make peace, not war," Coach Seth Fedelin reprimanded Aaron, his voice stern an

was only responding," Aaron

ot. That was cowardly of you," I

ped his hands on the table, the noise echoing in my ears "We have a li

He's unhinged," Aaron declar

his eyes darting between us. "We can't have this ruin our game. You two p

me off. It was probably for the

lty is that they expect fucking results. If you don't get them that... I don't know... This town needs hockey." His tone shifted to serious. My chest squeezing at the thoughts of our town, "Th

mbled, feeling the

h loved this town, every team member did. Hockey had been my ever

e locker room for two weeks. Mr. Brown needs the vacation," C

ld do it when cleaning. I was sure of it. If one could count the number of ti

he nodded "Good. And Gavin, you a

rted, but the coach si

-" I tried to protes

stated firmly. "Also, I noticed your grades aren't the best. Y

ades were something I had to keep up, num

rk. Ladies come later," he adde

nodded, feeling a mix of e