Black Ice
Ever.
I pointed to the rest of the stuff, and he started moving it all, quiet and strong. The room felt smaller with him in it, but not in a bad way. Still, my mind wouldn’t stop.
What if this was a trick?
What if he got tired of me and left? The tension in my chest made it hard to breathe.
After a few minutes, he broke the silence. “So, you like hockey at all? Or is it just something you clean up after?”