All Chapters of Craving My Best Friend’s Brother: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

***~~~RIVER~~~***I place a knock on Coach Hazard's door."Come on in," I hear.I open the door and step inside."Dawson." He closes the book in front of him and focuses on me. Coach Hazard extends his hand to the chair in front of him, and I walk to sit on it. "How is your health?""Good, sir." I nod."You did really well today, sport. I do hope you will be okay for tomorrow's game?"That word sends a jolt through me. I'm still weak but recovering, but what is making me feel this scared — not that I'm scared, though, but I'm really tired — is facing Daniel. He will be brutal and will want me out of the rink before the first half even ends. Then I'll be a fucking laughingstock in front of my family, friends, and fans. My reputation will be gone.I guess that is the con of playing hockey. Getting defeated. And walking with your head down when you lose.I groan inwardly. I don't even want to think about that word right now. But hey, my teammates have my back now. They know what they're

***~~~CHANCÉ~~~***One thing I know: I'm going to be in so much trouble when people find out I made the list.Actually, it's not entirely my fault. Mr. Fetch made me do a Zoom call with him the moment I entered my house after my little meeting with Ricky.Mr. Fetch sent me the list for Class A and also presented the list for my class. He asked me to partner people together. Since I don't know anyone other than Ricky, I had to choose him as my partner.As for Sasha? Absolutely not. She'd make me do all the work and still want to share the credit.Cortney is someone Sasha can't try that with. Anyone but Cortney — she's the only one who can handle Sasha Macklin. I get that Cortney hates her, but she's also the only one who can handle her.And yes, I planned on telling Cortney about it tonight. I do hope she forgives me for making this move.After dinner, I enter the kitchen.Mom looks shocked. I don't volunteer to do the dishes without getting yelled at or bribed — not since Mave still

The bell finally rings, and the noise begins again. Everyone involved in the play runs down to the auditorium.The class we just finished was pottery — an elective, so River didn't show up. He's not taking it.Cortney and I find our way to the auditorium and take our seats. The hall is still very noisy. Mrs. Cetera isn't in yet. Same with Ricky."Do you think he'll make it?" I ask Cortney."Who are we talking about?""Ricky. He has a rehearsal and a game.""Oh…" Cortney trails off. "He'll make it. It's Ricky.""Yeah." I sink into my chair. It's Ricky. He'll make it. He multitasks. So this is no big deal.My mind drifts back to River and what happened this morning. I thought about it during every class that went by. During lunch.He had bitten back words. I wondered what he wanted to say. If they were harsh words and that's why he stopped himself."Excuse me. Excuse me."I finally hear his voice and jerk up. Ricky is trying to squeeze through the row where Cortney and I are sitting. Sh

My jaw is clenched as I pace back and forth in the locker room."I can't take this anymore," Tom says as he bangs on the locker, sending a loud echo through the room. "Captain, say something. These people are leading us. If we don't take back our place and they win, we're back to square one.""Yes, I'm with Tom," Mason says. "And will you stop pacing?"I stop and look at them all."You're right." I take a breath. "I've tried to reason with Daniel. I've taken all his brutality, thinking we could come to an agreement. But…" I shake my head. "He doesn't want an agreement.""So we can't play it cool anymore." Tom steps forward. "If they come with a fight, we give them a fight. Captain?"I smirk. "Let's fight back."We skate onto the ice.The announcer's voice booms through the speakers. "And welcome back, hockey fans! The Ice Gladiators are back on the ice for the second half, and they look like a different team. Let's give them a boost!"The crowd roars.Marcus raises his hands to the au

***~~~River~~~***The sound of beeping is all I hear. It starts to get louder and louder — like a bomb has been set to blow off.A bomb!I gasp awake. At first, everything is blurry, but I'm quick to feel the pain shooting through my body. A low groan leaves my lips, and now I can see my surroundings clearly.My head turns to the beeping that continues. I see a machine.My head jerks as I look at myself — my body in a blue gown, the rest covered by a white blanket. A needle is also inserted into my vein. I trace it up to a drip hanging on a stand beside me.I'm at the hospital?But how?Suddenly, the memories flash back like a kaleidoscope. Daniel's angry voice. His fists punching me in the corridor. Punch after punch after punch — until I blacked out.Who brought me here?For a moment, I thought I was going to die. I guess I didn't."You're awake. Finally."I hear a familiar voice and look up. Riley walks through the door and comes to me.I look at him in confusion. "How did I get