Page 131 of Breakaway Lies
I hug my best friend and then leave the auditorium from the opposite exit.
I walk around the campgrounds without a precise destination in mind. My mind is caught up in a spiral of negative thoughts.
How is it possible that I always end up making a mess of my life? After what happened in Hemlock Beach, Star Cove was supposed to be my fresh start.
Instead, I managed to fall for three hockey players. And if I follow my heart, I might not only lose my spot on the team, but I could end up hurting their careers too, if they get benched.
Tucker has an NHL contract, but he could get dropped if he got caught up in a scandal. I don’t know what Colsen’s situation is, but I doubt it’s much different.
Then there’s Nash. He was unsure about wanting to date me with Tucker and Colsen in the picture. I think about what he said to me when we had dinner together in the Japanese garden.
“Hockey is still my priority this year. And the second I think this thing is gonna go south and cause problems with the team…”
And,“The thing is, Trouble, that I’m not very good at sharing. When I want something, or someone, I want everything.”
This is why he can’t even look at me since he saw me coming out of that room with Tucker and Colsen last night.
I stop in the middle of a path. My elbows hit my knees as I hunch down to catch my breath.
My phone vibrates in the pocket on the side of my shorts.
Without even thinking, I take it out to check who’s texting me.
Unknown: Roses are red, violets are blue, someone’s a slut and I bet it is you.
Another text comes right after.
Unknown: I know what you did this summer. End it with them, or everyone else in town will find out who you really are. XOXO.
