Mag-log in~RHEA~My eyes followed my mother as she opened the curtains before pulling out my studying chair and sat down directly in front of me.She didn't say a word for a while then sighed.“You disappointed me, Rhea” “Mother…”“You said you didn't want to talk so I'll appreciate it if you didn't” She interjected and I clamped my mouth shut.“Lyra worked her butt off to get into this university and for you to squander it all just for a man is highly disappointing…”“I'm not squandering anything…”“Your grades are not impressive, Rhea and I heard you follow that man to a fucking team retreat for almost a week? Is that what you should be doing?”“Mother…”“You lost track of what was important because of a man? Because he gave you the attention you've so desperately wanted?” As soon as those words left her mouth, my heart clenched painfully.“Rhea…”“So you knew?” I cut in softly.“Knew what?” “You knew all this while ice only wanted your attention and love but you purposely didn't give it t
~RHEA~ My eyes widened as soon as I saw Zander. What was he doing here?“Have you been crying, Rhea?” He questioned softly as he reached out to touch my cheeks but I slapped his hand away and took a step back.I placed my hoodie back on my head before meeting his gaze again.“No, I have allergies” I lied through my teeth.Last night was horrible. I had cried so much after seeing Heather with Sienna that I lost my voice for a second.I tried calling her again, messaging her again but still no response. With everything going on, I was literally a mess right now but I couldn't let Zander know that.“I have another class to get to…”“You're lying to me. Again” Zander pointed out with a frown and I tensed up.“Zander…”“Tell me the truth, what's going on?” He asked softly as he moved closer but I took a step back.“I've told you the truth and you have no right to question me anymore. You're not my boyfriend” I choked out and his face fell instantly.We stared at each other in silence be
~ZANDER~The puck barely left my stick before I slammed into one of the guys on the opposite team.Hard.He stumbled against the boards, turning toward me with a glare.“What the hell was that?”I shoved my gloves against his chest. “You got a problem?”“Zander!” Mason shouted from across the ice.I ignored him.The guy pushed me back, and I immediately stepped forward, ready to hit him again.“Cole!”Coach Jones’s voice finally cut through the noise and I turned toward him, breathing heavily.He was standing at the edge of the ice with his arms crossed, his expression already telling me he wasn’t impressed.“Back off.”“He started it,” I muttered.“I don’t care who started it. You’re looking for a fight.”I clenched my jaw.Maybe I was but everything was getting under my skin. Every missed pass, every hit, every little comment felt like an excuse to let out everything I was holding inside.Coach pointed toward the bench.“Go cool down.”“I’m fine.”“You’re anything but fine.” His voi
~RHEA~ “We are here miss”I lifted my head up from the car door and glanced out the window.My eyes felt so swollen, I could barely keep them open. As I stared at the girls only dorm in front of me, I almost felt like throwing up.In the past, I would love to stay in a dorm as big and beautiful as this. In fact, this would have been my dream dorm but now, it just looked like a prison.My eyes narrowed slightly when I saw Chase's car parked in front of the door.That bastard.“Thank you” I murmured softly as I paid the driver before climbing out of the car, taking my luggage with me.Immediately, Chase got out of his car just as the driver drove away and I glared at him.“You already got what you wanted. Why are you here?” I asked as I tried to brush past him but he blocked my path.“I could have picked you up” He said as he tried to reach for my luggage but I swerved it out of his reach.“I would rather snap my own neck than be in the same space as you” I muttered coldly and he fro
~RHEA~ My hands were shaking as I shoved my clothes into my luggage in an attempt to avoid looking at Zander.I had been avoiding his calls because I wasn't sure if I could hold myself back from crying if I stood before him and I had been hoping I would be gone before he got back but fate had other plans.“You're leaving? Where? Are you going on a trip or something?” He asked as he walked closer to me.I could feel him standing directly behind me but I didn't turn around.“No, I'm leaving. I got my own dorm now so I don't want to burden you anymore” I said as calmly as I could.Zander went silent for a while before he let out a chuckle.“You must be joking with me right now” He stated but instead of responding, I zipped up my luggage and placed it on the floor.“Thank you for accommodating me and I'll find a way to repay you in the future…”“What are you saying right now? Is this some sort of sick joke? Because it's not funny” I closed my eyes in order to reign in my emotions. I w
~ZANDER~ “Go again, Zander” Coach Jones shouted from the bench, and the sharp scrape of my skates against the ice echoed through the rink as I chased after the puck.“Come on, Zander. Where is your head at?” Coach yelled, and I tightened my hold on the stick as I tried to force all thoughts of Rhea out of my head, but it wasn't working.God, It was ridiculous how worried I was about her.“Take a break, Zander, and pull yourself together” Coach shouted, and I immediately stopped as he blew on his whistle.“Out of the ice now” He ordered, and I let out a sigh as I took off my gloves and helmet as I skated towards the bench.“Whatever that was, I want it fixed immediately” Coach uttered, and I watched him walk away as I took several long gulps with sweat dripping down the side of my face.“You okay, buddy?” Mason questioned as he skated over and sat beside me.“I guess by how horrible I was just now, no, I'm not” I muttered, and he sighed.“After seeing the video of Rhea's mother scre
~RHEA~ I had blacked out from that day.The last thing I remembered after running out of the stadium was calling my dad while hysterically crying.It wasn't the silent tears I had grown accustomed to, it was ugly and bitter. The kind that clawed its way out my chest until breathing itself hurt.
~RHEA~ “You know how much I want you, Rhea. You know how much I want to fuck you” Chase murmured as he pressed me up against the wall, sliding his fingers down my thigh.“Tell me what you want” He whispered into my ear and my heart slammed rationally against my ribcage as I stared up at him.“I
~RHEA~ “He left you on the curb?” Heather screeched, horrified, as she led me up to her room.I had called her earlier and she had immediately given me the location of her dorm and luckily, she had taken my luggage with her.“Technically, I got out of his car and he can't exactly force me” I mut
~RHEA~ Girlfriend?“Girlfriend?” Heather, Chase and Sienna echoed as they stared at me like I knew a fuck about what was going on.The murmurs began as everyone in the crowd stared at us with wide eyes and I could see the questions in their eyes but they seemed too scared to speak.Before I could







