Todos os capítulos de Faking It With The Hockey Playboy: Capítulo 141 - Capítulo 150

Derek POVMy mother held me while I cried, her hand stroking my hair in that soothing rhythm I remembered from childhood. Back when a scraped knee or a bad grade felt like the end of the world, and she could make everything better just by holding me like this."You are doing better than you think," she said softly. "So much better."I pulled back to look at her through my tears. "How can you say that? Everything is falling apart. Lila might get expelled tomorrow. My father wants to disown me. My team hates me. I have lost everything.""You have not lost everything. You have found something much more important." She wiped the tears from my cheeks with her thumbs. "You have found yourself, Derek. The real you. Not the person your father wanted you to be. Not the person the team expected you to be. But the person you actually are underneath all of that.""I do not know who that person is.""Yes, you do. He is the boy who stood up in front of the entire school to defend someone who needed

Derek POVI stood at the podium looking out at hundreds of faces staring back at me.Behind me, I could hear the security guards struggling to remove my father from the auditorium. His protests were getting quieter as they dragged him toward the exit, but I could still feel the weight of his disappointment pressing down on me.Principal Hayes gave me a nod, indicating I could begin whenever I was ready.I took a deep breath and gripped the edges of the podium to steady my shaking hands."My name is Derek Stone," I started, my voice coming out stronger than I expected. "Most of you know me as a hockey player. As someone who transferred here and immediately started winning games. As the guy who beat Ryan Richmond and took his spot as team captain."I paused, letting that sink in."But that is not who I really am. That is just the mask I wore because I thought that was what everyone wanted to see. The confident athlete who never struggled. The guy who had it all together. The person who

Lila POVPrincipal Hayes looked down at the papers in front of her, then back up at the audience."This has been one of the most difficult decisions the administration has had to make in recent years," she began, her voice echoing through the silent auditorium. "The circumstances surrounding Miss Richmond's case are complex and involve multiple parties, multiple violations, and significant questions about responsibility and accountability."My heart was racing so fast I thought I might pass out. My mother's hand found mine under the table and squeezed it hard, though I could not tell if she was offering comfort or just as nervous as I was."Let me start by being absolutely clear about the severity of what occurred," Principal Hayes continued. "Miss Richmond created sexually explicit content featuring real students at this school. She wrote detailed scenarios involving classmates, teachers, and most troublingly, her own stepbrother. This content was graphic in nature and involved minor

Lila POV"Miss Richmond, the administration has decided not to expel you."The words hung in the air for a moment before I could process them.Not expel. They were not expelling me."However," Principal Hayes continued before the relief could fully sink in, "there must be consequences for violating school policy. The content you created was inappropriate regardless of the circumstances surrounding how it became public."I nodded quickly, willing to accept whatever punishment they gave me as long as I got to stay."Therefore, Miss Richmond will be required to complete one hundred hours of community service to be finished before the end of this school year. This service must be approved by the administration and will be monitored to ensure completion."One hundred hours. That was a lot, but it was doable. It was so much better than expulsion."Additionally," Vice Principal Morrison added, "Miss Richmond will be required to meet with the school counselor weekly for the remainder of the s

Lila POVThe rest of the day passed in a blur of congratulations and relief.Students kept coming up to me in the hallways telling me they were happy I got to stay. Teachers who had been cold to me for weeks suddenly smiled when I walked past. Even some of the people who had been featured in my stories approached to say they forgave me.Derek and I barely had a moment alone all day. Between classes and talking to people and dealing with the aftermath of everything, we were constantly surrounded.But finally, after school ended, Derek texted me asking if I could come over to his house. His real house, not James's place where he had been hiding.My mother actually agreed to let me go, which was shocking in itself. I think she was just so relieved I was not getting expelled that she was being more lenient than usual.Derek picked me up in his car, and we drove to his house in comfortable silence. Both of us were emotionally exhausted from the intensity of the day.When we pulled into his