Pucking the Captain
She was a twenty-year-old nursing student who knew absolutely nothing about the brutal politics of college hockey, the toxic locker room culture, or the fact that my boyfriend had just killed a man in the woods.
To her, I was just Jules, the quiet transfer student with a bad wrist and a mysterious ankle monitor.
She didn't judge the plastic bracelet; she just asked if it chafed and offered to buy me anti-friction cream. She was my anchor to a reality that didn't involve blood, snow, and psychotic coaches, and I was desperately clinging to her.
"Thanks, Allie," I murmured, taking a sip of the coffee and forcing a small smile. "And yeah, I think my brain is officially mush. I've been staring a