All Chapters of In bed with the ruthless Hockey Captain: Chapter 21 - Chapter 29

I stir awake from slumber the following morning to the familiar smell of coffee and toast. Ava's doing, no questions asked. And I need no soothsayer to tell me she’s the lingering presence I feel around my bed. I can literally feel her gaze drilling into my face. While I didn’t want to open my eyes, honestly, I get fed up when I don’t hear any receding footsteps in the next two minutes. It obviously means she’s still standing by my bed, waiting to voice her concerns. I haven’t forgotten how we called it a night yesterday. I know she has a pile of questions waiting for me, and Lord knows I’m not in the mood to talk. But since I don’t want her to worry, I snap my eyes open and shift into a sitting position. "Good morning," I say warily, not looking at her. "Good morning, Whitney." Ava takes a seat beside me on the bed, her gaze scrutinizing as she studies my demeanor. She hesitates, then raises a hand to my forehead to check my temperature. "I'm not sick," I tell her flatly

"What?" Ava's bewildered exclamation cuts me out of my trance. "Selective amnesia?""Yes," Dave affirms solemnly. "We are hoping he recovers from it soon."Disbelief courses through me as I process the bad news. God, I can't believe it.A tidal wave of disappointment crashes over me, washing away the optimism I once had about this investigation. What do you mean we had to endure Jayden not speaking for weeks only to end up with this?Selective amnesia… what the fuck?How did we even get here?I don't even know what to feel right now—only that I’m overwhelmed with pain and anger."H-how come?" I hear myself ask Dave after some time. "What caused the amnesia?""Trauma," Dave responds, turning to me."What do you mean?" I press, casting a glance at Jayden, who's now drinking from a bottle of water.Redirecting my gaze to Dave, he explains, "The brain tends to block out certain disturbing memories as a way of coping after a traumatic incident. We all know what happened to Jay, so this is

I step out of the hospital, heading nowhere in particular since I have nowhere to go.Although I'm pissed, abandoning Jayden and returning home isn't the solution I need at the moment.There's a bitter chill in the air — and in my chest — as I stand rooted at the hospital entrance. My hands are tucked into my jacket pockets, and my boots unusually feel heavy beneath me.My expression is solemn because of what just transpired back in Jayden's ward. I'm still thinking about it, yet I still can't wrap my head around his bizarre decision. In fact, at this point, calling it 'bizarre' is an understatement. It's an absurd decision — very stupid, to say the least. And I cannot believe he actually suggested that.The Jayden I know would never back out of a fight, especially when he's not the one in the wrong. We've been friends for a few years now, so I can attest to the fact that he will always retaliate against anyone who wronged him or any of us. Who do you think taught me revenge is a dish

Two days ago, I meant it when I said I was starting over. For someone who's been so hellbent on getting revenge from the start, I think I'm doing pretty well at letting go so easily. Or that's what I like to believe.I've been so obsessed with finding justice for my friend to the extent that I forgot I have other important things to do with my life and time.I haven't been studying, and I have Mrs. Jill's test coming up in roughly two days. I haven't been hosting nor attending group studies with my coursemates either because I've been so occupied lately. However, it's time to put an end to all that unseriousness. It's high time I remind myself of the reason I'm in college and focus strictly on maintaining my grades.I couldn't give two fucks about what Jayden wants now — that's his problem to deal with. I'm not sure if Ava later told him what I shared with her, but since there has been no new action taken to proceed with the police investigation, I'm guessing it's one of two things. E