All Chapters of A TASTE FROM THE POPULAR HOCKEY PLAYER: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

ACE The moment Professor Leo stepped into the conference hall, I knew I had already lost.I didn’t need Sky to say anything.I didn’t need him to explain.I saw it.The way his body turned toward Leo like the entire world had just shifted direction.It didn’t matter that he had been walking toward me seconds earlier.Didn’t matter that he probably noticed how pale I looked standing next to my father.Didn’t matter that he was about to say something.Didnt matter that he was probably wanting to introduce his father to me I didn’t matter all the crazy thoughts he made me feel within a blink of secondIn the end I remained the foolI was always the fool, and the replacement anytime the professor wasn’t available at the moment Because the second that fuc… because the second professor Leo appearedSky forgot everything.Forgot me.Forgot the world.His eyes stayed glued to him.I clenched my jaw and looked away before the bitterness could show on my face.Of course he would look at him

SkyThe end of the semester was supposed to make things easier.Fewer lectures.Less chaos on campus.Professors busy preparing exam questions and grading instead of crowding the lecture halls.Students relaxing before finals.At least, that’s how it was supposed to be.For me?It felt like my life had somehow gotten more complicated.The biggest problem was my dad.Or more specifically…The fact that my dad had decided to temporarily move closer to the university.When he first told me, I didn’t know how to feel.Part of me was happy.Of course I was.He was my father. Being able to see him more often meant something to me.But the other part of me…The part that was already losing its mind trying to deal with Ace leaving…That part of me wished he hadn’t done it.Because the moment he arrived, my life became a trap.Dad had started his matchmaking plan.And he wasn’t even subtle about it.Every single day it was the same thing.“Sky, Professor Leo said he’s free today.”“Sky, why do

LeoJeremy.That name hits me like a shock, why won’t it? I never knew, I never thought that far either, it’s not like it makes any difference now if I know or not, but Hunter… married Jeremy?My chest tightenedI didn’t know, I didn’t know it was him, but like I said, what would that do to either of us?I don’t know the details of his words or what he meant by he caused Jeremy death, I know he can’t physically cause it or anything, since he is not that type of guy, so to me, it wasn’t that logicalDestroying himself over something that isn’t entirely his fault, and I realized something, that blaming himself won’t bring Jeremy back, it won’t make anything better, it’s just killing him slowly, and I can’t watch that, not againI get I am the main root of all this, with my ego, so the person carrying the burden should be me, snd me alone, but I just couldn’t lose him again ti some madness, not after losing him once Love isn’t about letting go, I don’t know who is the fucker that invent

SkyI don’t even remember how we got here.One second I was outside, barely breathing, my heart about to tear out of my chest…The nextMy back hits the wall, hard like I was used as an hammer to want to break itAce’s hand is still wrapped around my wrist.His chest rising and falling like he just ran a marathon.We’re in some quiet corner in the school Away from everything, his car, the bodyguard that looked like he was going to murder me if I touched his precious master, but that wasn’t the point, cause now, now he was in front of me, too close, way too close At first we are just… staring at each other.And I swear, I have never seen him like this before.His eyes aren’t just angry.They’re breaking, actually breaking into complete pieces, this guy, this tough guy that I always knew, that was always so mean and cold, that had ice built up was in the most vulnerable state he might be in his entire life, and i couldn’t help but to think it was because of me, of course it was becaus

Hunter You know, there is something about clock, and the time, it never stopsTick… tock… tick… It keeps on moving, over and over again No rest, no peace, just like me You see, no one has ever said how exhausting that is, until they end up in that situation, until they become a Hunter, who was nothing more than a living dead, and when I chose not to think anymore, as if that would solve it, I just… sit.That’s all I’ve been doing lately.Sitting, then thinking, then not thinking.Then thinking again until it hurts so badly I wish I could just rip my own head open and take everything out.Because maybe… just maybe if I empty it completely, that would give me the completely freedom i seek. Maybe there would be no Leo, no Jeremy, no guilt, no… me.Fuck! My phone rings, right when I feel this overthinking was finally going to make me go mad, or even better kill me The sound is loud, it feels to real, like it doesn’t belong in this quiet, suffocating space I’ve built for myself.I