A Deal With My Hockey Captain Stepbrother のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

ELIANA TWO DAYS LATER The loud siren sound of the alarm cuts through the quiet air, waking me up to the harsh reality that I have been trying to escape. I reach for the clock on the bed side table and turn it off then flip to my back, staring at the ceiling blankly. It has already been two days since Ethan's betrayal. I haven't been able to get enough sleep for the past two days because what happened has been keeping me up, the scene at the locker room haunting me like a nightmare whenever I close my eyes. Neither have I been able to eat properly. I thought that maybe, just maybe, the pain would go away during the two day weekend. However, I still feel the dull ache at the depths of my heart, the persistence throbbing, hard to ignore. I place my hand over my chest and stroke it gently, hoping it’ll help lessen the pain but…it doesn't help that much. I clench my hand into a fist on the thin fabric until my knuckles start burning. My mother, uncle James and Robert have bee

ELIANA My jaw clenches, not expecting to bump into him after having a heated confrontation with Tess. I pretend I haven't heard him call me by my name and continue walking. He calls again but I ignore him, again and again. He steps before me, blocking my way and I have no choice but to stop. “I’m sorry, Eliana. I tried to call you a few times to apologise but you didn't answer any of my phones. I sent a couple of texts to apologise but you didn't respond to any. And I have been wanting to apologise physically but you have been avoiding me throughout the day.” “I’m sorry about…Friday. It's not what you thought Eli, please believe me. I don't know how it happened. Tess is the one who kissed me I swear. There's nothing going on between the two of us. She's just my childhood friend and I have been helping her to get around since she's new.” Ethan explains, looking at me with sympathetic eyes, silently begging me to understand him. I’m quiet for a moment, looking into those brown ey

ELIANA It's quiet inside the principal’s office, the tension in the air so thick that I can breathe it. The inquiry is over and now it's time to find out about the disciplinary decision.I take a deep breath, trying to calm my racing heart. “We have listened to both sides of the story which caused the conflict and as the disciplinary department, we have discussed and come to an arrangement.” I inhale sharply, not sure what kind of punishment it's going to be. “Jackson Harrison and Ethan Harrison are going to have an In-school suspension and they're not allowed to do sports for one week because this isn't the first time the two have been involved in a fight.The last time it happened, they were given a one week detention. We talked to them and agreed that if they repeat the same mistake, the punishment will be severe.” I remember clearly when the last fight between the two happened. It was in the rink during the last match between Python and Hawkers for championship qualification’

JACKSON " While your weak side is left, his weak side is right.” Her words are still loud in my head. I stare at the door for a while even though she has walked out of my room, the faint smell of her perfume still lingering in the air. I wasn't expecting her to give me such important information. Not that easily. I know fucking well that it's a trap. She's giving me a piece of information that I have been trying to find for months. Or rather, two years since I became the captain of Hawkers. The winning team gets the opportunity to represent Hillcrest Academy in the hockey championship and the players of the losing team act as substitutes in case of injuries or inconvenience. " Damn it!” I curse through gritted teeth, the thirst to find more about the opponent's weaknesses growing inside me. Too strong, hard to suppress and I hate every bit of it. I hate that I want to go and ask her more. It seems like she knows me too well. Or maybe she played a gamble and I hate that

JACKSON It has already been three damn days without skating on the ice. Even though I don't want to admit it out loud, it feels like forever. I have been dry practising every single day after school back at home using the tiny information that Eliana gave me. I have been trying my best to perfect my left side and strengthen the right side so that it would be easy to kick Ethan's ass the next time we meet in the rink.I look across the big hall and spot him. It's all his fault that all this is happening. It's his damn fault that I have missed the feeling of being on ice for fucking three days. As though he senses my eyes on him, he turns to look at me and I don't miss the little curl at the corner of his lips. My jaw clenches and I’m tempted to walk to him and punch the stupid smirk away from his face but…I take a deep breath to calm my nerves. I know damn well that he's doing all that to get a reaction from me.The supervising teacher clears his throat intentionally and I turn my att