The Hockey Star’s Remorse by Riley Above Story Chapter 20
Chapter 20 Timothy didn’t seem to mind carrying me down the mountain by himself. He was determined to keep me in his arms, and that alone put me on alert. I could feel his own heart beating beneath my fingers, its pace dangerously fast. On the way down, we discovered my phone lying at the trunk of a tree in surprisingly good condition. An hour later, we reached the hotel in a state of exhaustion. There was enough juice left for me to see the new text that appeared on my screen. There was no name with the number, so I opened it out of curiosity. I’ve found out where you are, Coco, it read. The phone slipped from my hand, and I fell back against the mattress. It felt like the wind had been knocked out of me as the words flashed before my eyes. Coco. There was only one person who called me Coco. A despicable man, if I could even associate him with being human. I checked the text again, the words the same as before. My breaths became ragged and short. That feeling of suffocation returned, my airways constricting as I turned over desperately. My eyes shifted around the room. My pills. I need my pills. My face was wet with tears. Between desperate gasps for air and the swelling in my ankle, I felt utterly hopeless. Amid tearing through all my belongings, everything was strewn across the floor in messy heaps. After all this time, Bruce had gained control of me He always did. There was a loud knock at my door, and I screamed in ala time more determined. It came again, this “Evie, open up!” my boss, Mr. Erickson’s, harsh voice came through the door. “You’ve got some explaining to do!” I clenched my teeth. Now just wasn’t the time. 1/5 Need Top Metal Stamping? Get 10% Discount (Start Now) Wed, 20 Mar Chapter 20 “Evie, open this door now, or so help me…” Body wracking with sobs, I used the nearest wall to pull myself away from the floor. I wiped my face on my shirt sleeve and limped toward the door. The banging continued as I unbolted the lock and opened it with slight hesitation. Mr. Erickson didn’t bother with any greeting. He pushed past me and entered the room, his face puffed up with anger. When I turned, he had an accusing finger pointed directly between my eyes. “I gave you one chance, Evie!” he growled. “One chance not to screw it up. You couldn’t even give the guy a simple hike on the trail?” “Please!” I bent over, growing dizzier as my breaths grew shallow. He was making it worse. I was already drowning, and he seemed intent on holding me under until I passed out. There was a light knock beside my ear and I turned to see who had intruded on the conversation. I stumbled back to find Timothy standing in the doorway. “Ah, sorry. I just found this bag in my room,” he said softly, lifting a red bag that looked like my own. “Figured it belonged to either of you.” I fell to my knees and coughed. Sweat dripped off my forehead and onto my shaking hands as I clawed at the carpet. I was losing sensation in everything, losing a grasp on reality itself. “Evie?” Timothy rushed to my side and placed a hand on my back. “What’s going on?” I pointed at the red bag in his hands and spoke between gasps, “My…pills!” Without a second thought, he was unzipping the bag and rummaging through its contents. He pulled out the small bottle and held it up. “These?” “Yes!” I broke into sobs as he unscrewed the top to the pill bottle and slid two capsules into his palm. He crawled toward me as I curled into a ball, my body hot and cold all at once. He brought his hand to my mouth and pressed the pills to my lips. “Come on,” he said, his voice gentle but urgent. His other hand was rubbing my back. 2/5 Need Top Metal Stamping? Get 10% Discount (Start Now) A 13.02 Wed, 20 Mar Chapter 20 52% Forcing back a cry, I let the pills fall into my mouth and scrape their way down my dry throat. I still couldn’t find the strength to sit up. My limbs had become lead. […]
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