All Chapters of Where the ice melts : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

IVY POVFinally… the exams were over. My brain felt like mush, my body heavy, and my emotions all over the place.I wasn’t even sure if I did well. I kept thinking about my grades, wondering if all the tears, the heartbreak, and the late nights had messed everything up. My goal… I needed at least a 6:9. No.. zmy goal was a 7:5. I had to hit that.I shook my head, trying to push the worries away. There was nothing I could do now. All I could do was hope. Hope that the hard work, the stress, the sleepless nights weren’t wasted.And then… it done on me today was the day. today was the school final hockey game.My stomach flipped.I hadn’t seen Ronan in weeks. I didn’t even know if he would show. But I couldn’t stop myself from hoping. Maybe today, I’d see him. Maybe… things could feel different again, at least for a little while. Maybe he missed me.It was the final match of the year… Frostmont versus PK hockey team. My stomach

We are done, Ivy,” he said, his voice flat, final. “You wanted me to say it in person… There it is. I’m breaking up with you.”My chest tightened like someone had grabbed it and squeezed. “If you didn’t hear me clearly in English,” he added, voice still cold, “let me say it in Spanish.. Estoy rompiendo contigo.”I froze. My breath caught. The words stung worse than anything else.Then I heard a voice calling out his name.Vienna. Of course, it had to be her. She strutted toward us, a smirk on her lips, eyes gleaming with that mocking, knowing look. She wrapped her hand around his waist… and then he kissed her.I felt like the ground had disappeared beneath me. My stomach churned, my legs felt weak, and all the air seemed to leave my lungs.“Are you done here?” she asked, still smirking, her voice dripping with mockery.“Yeah, I’m done,” he said, barely looking at me. Then he turned and walked to his car.He drov

IVY POVBy mid-afternoon, I forced myself to step outside, just for a breath of fresh air. The campus was buzzing with students finishing exams, laughing, hugging… it felt like everyone else had moved on while I was still stuck in yesterday.I walked slowly, letting the sun hit my face, trying to shake off the heaviness in my chest. But no matter where I looked, no matter what I did, my thoughts kept drifting to him. That cold, impossible expression when he told me he didn’t care anymore. The way he had kissed her in front of me. The way he had left me standing in the rain.I sank onto a bench under a tree, hugging my bag to my chest, letting the tears I’d been holding in all morning finally fall. It wasn’t loud or dramatic…just quiet, steady, like the ache inside me spilling out in tiny droplets.“Hey…” a familiar voice called softly. I looked up and froze.It was Zoe. Her eyes were full of concern as she walked closer, sitting down besi

IVY POVFinally… graduation day.The day I’d been waiting for, dreaming about, working toward since I first set foot on Frostmont.I adjusted my cap nervously, smoothing my gown one last time. Mrs. Reyes had pulled me aside the week before.“Ivy, I want you to give the speech for your class… Class of 2023,” she said, eyes warm but serious. “You’ve worked hard, and you’ve earned this moment. 7:8 CGPA. Wow, I'm super proud of you.”My heart had leapt, but now standing there in front of the crowd, with families, professors, and classmates all staring at me, I felt a swirl of nerves and pride.You can do this, I whispered to myself, taking a shaky breath.I took another deep breath, trying to steady my nerves, when a loud, familiar voice cut through the murmurs of the crowd.“Ivy! For fuck’s sake, we’re running late!” Max shouted from the back of the auditorium, his face flushed, waving frantically. “Zoe’s waiting…t

IVY POV This has to be a dream… a crazy nightmare. I closed my eyes, then opened it again, reading the words for the tenth time. My hands shook. This couldn’t be real. This had to be some crazy-ass joke. And it wasn’t funny. “What… what is this?” I asked, my voice tight, trembling. Blake’s smile turned wicked, almost triumphant. “Just as you read, Ivy… you’ve been transferred.” My chest tightened. My mind raced. Transferred… where? Why? And more importantly… why me? The silence hung heavy, and for the first time in my years of certainty, I felt completely out of control. “You can’t just transfer me! Are you doing this to spite me? This is low, Blake!” I yelled, my hands gripping the envelope so tight it crumpled. “Oh, honey…” Blake’s voice was icy, sharp. “If I wanted to spite you, you’d be fired. But you’re an asset, so I can’t.” Crazy. Absolutely c