HOCKEY ALPHA'S FORBIDDEN AFFAIR
I stare back at Emily, letting her know I want to win just as much as she does.
The ref blows the whistle, and the game resumes at full speed.
Rachel slams a Blue Shadow player into the boards, stealing the puck. She sends it flying toward Ava, who passes it perfectly to me. I take off, adrenaline surging through me. The goal is in sight, and I try to do what I did in the second period, but as I raise my stick, my skate catches on a rut in the ice, causing me to fall.
The crowd gasps as I hit the ground hard. Fear envelops me, and I try to stand up, but I am too slow. The thought of being too fat creeps in, and I feel like a thousand men are sitting on me.