Page 110 of Risky Play

Horror coursed through me when I saw the medical team race out toward Matt, bringing on a stretcher.

I looked at Dinah. “What’s going on?” My voice was shrill, panic rising inside me.

Dinah shook her head. “I don’t know.”

“Shit,” Luna swore as she stared down at her phone. “He’s really hurt.”

“Fuck, fuck, fuck…” I rambled.

Dinah had her phone to her ear while the arena watched in silence at the medical team getting Matt off the ice. My heart sank to my stomach at his unmoving body. Luna squeezed my hand in comfort, but it didn’t help the anxiety building up inside my chest. I sucked in a nervous breath at the sight of the medical team lifting him onto the stretcher, but then I exhaled in relief when he gave a thumbs up to the crowd. That was good and likely meant not a concussion, but if he couldn’t get up by himself, something was really wrong.

After a couple of minutes went by, Dinah turned to me. “Okay, let’s go.”

“Where?” I asked.

“Hospital. They’re taking him as a precaution, but they think his leg’s broken.”

“Oh no!” I cried.

A broken leg meant he would be out for a while. Maybe even the whole season. This was bad.

“Let’s go. He’s asking for you.”

“He is?” I asked.

“Because he loves you,” Luna sang with a grin across her lips.

Dinah pointed at me. “Something like this happened to Noah, and I freaked out, so you’re not doing that. We’re gonna go make sure Matt’s okay, and then you two can figure out what’s going on between you. You got it?”

“Man, she really cracks the whip,” Luna laughed.

Dinah stood up. “Come on, let’s go.”

I let Dinah take charge of the situation. We rushed out of the arena and got back into her car to head over to the hospital.

All I could think about was how stupid I had been. How I never got to tell Matt how I felt, all because I feared my brother. Now Matt was injured, and I was so scared for him.

When we got to the hospital, they wouldn't let me or Dinah see Matt, but Luna demanded the doctor tell her what was going on since she was family. She had disappeared behind one of the doors hours ago and hadn’t returned yet.

I stared down at my phone, ignoring all the sports app push notifications, and instead kept reading back that message from Matt about wanting to talk. He had to be okay. I couldn’t forgive myself if he wasn’t.

The sound of footsteps approaching made me look up and see Luna coming back over to us.

“How he is?” Dinah asked.

Luna waved us off. “He’ll be fine.”

“Luna! What’s going on?” I cried.

“Broken leg. They had to x-ray it, but my brother’s fine,” she explained. Her gaze shifted to the exit, and I turned my head to see what she saw.

Noah rushed inside, his coat whipping behind him as he came closer. “What’s the verdict?”

“Broken leg,” I muttered.

He winced. “Oof. Season ender?”

Dinah cringed. “Not sure yet. Luna, what did the doctor say?”