All Chapters of Rejected By The Hockey Star: Chapter 51 - Chapter 58

AriaMy phone rang in the library, making me recoil from the way I sat, adjusting to properly bring my phone into view. I glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Mallory.It rang continuously, and I didn't think to swipe to accept. I didn't want to talk to anybody. But I also didn't want to make things harder or cause serious worries that might involve Ryder.I stared blankly at the ceiling and listened until the call ended. Mallory still persisted. And I had to look around, just to be sure I wasn't disturbing the library. Biting my lips, I answered the call.Mallory's voice was sharp, concern laced underneath. "Why did you leave like that? And I was trying to call you back. You didn't answer. Where are you? I need to come now to get you. You..."I blinked. The tears blurred my vision. I brought the phone down from my ear, trying to breathe in and out, steadying my voice and not allowing it to give my emotional state away. I was having a series of thoughts, and she couldn't find out.

AriaMy phone rang again, interrupting the moment. Believing it was Ryder, I thought he had kept on persistently calling. I picked it up, about to swipe on the reject button, but when I saw the caller ID, I halted.My heart leaped, even when I didn't want it to. It felt like an impulse. It was Kael who was calling. I stared at the screen for so long until Mallory nudged me and said, “Won't you pick up?”Mallory pretended to browse her phone, though I knew she was secretly keeping tabs on my reaction.I unconsciously placed it on speaker, my nerves feeling wrecked as I swiped to accept. Then a cool, unmistakably Kael voice cut through the line.“Get to the gym.”I was instantly frozen where I sat, realizing I had forgotten. I gasped, then the call went off.Mallory had sat properly beside me. She exchanged the same glance with me, then I stood up abruptly to shed the clothes I was putting on, then threw on one of the few other gym wear Mallory had picked out for me.It still felt stra

AriaI flinched as the door slammed closed. Mallory pulled me closer.We exchanged glances, then she raised her brows in question. I shook my head, not understanding either. Then we got into Mallory's room. I cleaned up as neatly as I could, while Mallory, already dressed up, just helped me.Then, picking out a few things I would need, she said, “Hasten up to avoid cold.”Mallory stood by her desk near the far wall, organizing her makeup kit. But I realized that she was still stealing glances at me, and maybe she didn't want to ask what she had in mind, so I decided to just ask instead.“If you have anything to say, you can do that,” I told her bluntly.Mallory relaxed, then leaned back, resting slightly on the desk to face me.“What's going on with you and Serena? Why is she reacting that way?”I sighed, dropping the towel out of my hand and moving to adjust my wear.“Really, I don't know. I think there's something else that I can't really understand underneath everything. But I gues

AriaJust when I pushed through two females who lashed out at me, I tuned their annoying voices out, but a hand lunged forward to hold me.I thought it might be the bartender who came back and saw my line of vision, then decided to hold on to me, but the touch felt tender and not rough.The slender, delicate grip immediately gave her away as female. I tried to yank my arm free.“No, you're hurting me. Let go…” I thrashed, but my mouth got covered before I could make a scene.By now, the face of the hand's owner was clear as they hushed me to stay quiet.Mallory gave me a bombastic side-eye, then motioned for me to just trail behind when she let me free.I nodded, standing still till she freed her hold on my arm and mouth. Realizing it was just Mallory, I stopped struggling and let out a breath, though my steps remained wobbly.“You don't listen, do you?” Mallory held me by the neck, stopping me dead in the tracks and made me laugh out loud.I turned around to see her expression formed