All Chapters of My Bullies Are Twin Hockey Players: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

Tara’s POVI knock on Tony’s door, my heart beating a little faster as I hope his father isn’t home. After our last encounter, where he yelled at me and kicked me out, I’m not eager for a repeat performance. The memory of his angry face and harsh words still makes me uncomfortable.To my relief, Tony is the one who answers the door, and I can immediately see that he’s alone. His eyes are red and puffy like he’s been crying, and his usual confident posture is replaced by slumped shoulders and a defeated expression.“Hey,” he says quietly, stepping aside to let me in. “Thanks for coming.”I walk into his house and notice that it’s much cleaner than the last time I was here. The smell of alcohol that had been so overwhelming before is completely gone, replaced by the fresh scent of cleaning products and air freshener.“What’s the problem?” I ask gently, settling onto his couch and patting the seat next to me. “You sounded really upset on the phone.”Tony sits down beside me but doesn’t m

Jasper’s POVI’m sitting in the living room feeling completely bored out of my mind because both Tara and Xavier have left for the day. The house feels too quiet and empty without anyone else around to talk to or hang out with, and the silence is starting to get oppressive. Even my parents are busy doing their own things in different parts of the house, leaving me completely alone to entertain myself.I consider the possibility of following Xavier to wherever he went earlier, thinking it might be nice to spend some quality brother time together and maybe continue our conversation from this morning. We left things in a somewhat awkward place after I grabbed his phone, and part of me wants to smooth things over and show him that I’m supportive of whatever he’s going through with this mysterious girlfriend situation.But after a few minutes of serious contemplation, I changed my mind about following him. Xavier was pretty defensive and secretive about his plans today, making it very clea

Jasper’s POVJane is still standing uncomfortably close to me, her hand lingering on my arm in a way that makes my skin crawl with discomfort. Sarah has moved slightly away from both of us, her expression completely closed off and unreadable, and all the warmth and openness from our afternoon together has completely vanished.The silence stretches on for what feels like an eternity before Sarah finally clears her throat deliberately and speaks in a carefully neutral tone. “I’m sure you want to spend time with Jane instead,” she says, looking directly at me with eyes that reveal nothing about what she’s actually feeling. “So I’ll just leave you two alone.”Her words hit me like a punch to the gut because that’s absolutely not what I want. I’ve been genuinely enjoying Sarah’s company all afternoon, and the last thing I want is for her to leave because Jane showed up and made everything uncomfortable.“I don’t want that,” I tell Sarah quickly, trying to convey with my voice and expressio

Tara’s POVSitting in the back of the cab with Tony beside me, I find myself replaying the moment at the ice cream shop over and over again in my mind. It was a complete trainwreck for me after Tony took me completely unaware with that question about giving him a chance. I hadn’t seen it coming at all, and I was completely unprepared for how to respond without hurting his feelings or making things awkward between us.I flash back to those terrible moments of silence after he asked me, remembering how I sat there frozen with my spoon halfway to my mouth, trying to figure out what to say. I had tried to ignore his question at first, pretending I didn’t hear it properly or that maybe I misunderstood what he was asking. I laughed nervously and asked him to repeat himself, buying myself a few more seconds to think.But Tony wasn’t going to let me deflect or avoid giving him an answer. He kept insisting gently but persistently that I respond to his question, his eyes searching my face for a

Tara’s POVI looked down at the bracelet again, still a bit surprised by the gift. It sparkled softly under the light, the silver catching little glints as I turned my wrist. I couldn’t help but smile. But curiosity wouldn’t let me keep quiet.“Why did you buy this for me?” I asked, lifting my eyes to meet Jasper’s.He scratched the back of his neck and gave a small shrug. “I don’t know. I saw it and remembered you, so I bought it. No big reason.”His voice was calm, but there was a hint of shyness in it. That alone made me smile wider. It had been a while since someone did something thoughtful for me without asking for anything in return.“Still, it means a lot,” I said gently. “Thank you, Jasper.”He looked away for a second before nodding. “You’re welcome.”Silence filled the room again. I looked down at the bracelet once more, admiring how perfectly it fit. The little charms moved softly whenever I did. I smiled to myself, almost forgetting how bad my day had started.Before eithe