THE HOCKEY PLAYBOOK

e I just said something offensive. "You really don't expect me

t to convince her since she was a crazy fan of hot guys but then C

le lecturer that walks

to the side, convinced I had just made a sol

lly meant that she was about to get serious with the conversation. "He's a ner

hat." I continued stubbornly. "Y

e tw

lighter, clicked it open and clicked it shut withou

sessed, I j

e obse

and she laughed sarcastically, dropping her head

s loud, with conversations layered over each other in a way that you co

going off twice in a row then a group of boys that fille

or

essor wa

y remembering where they were, phones disappearing, the laughter from

hall staring at us for a moment

frown-the specific look of disappointment I had

in work that I can only describe as a sincere and very baffling commitment to missing th

y single column one after the other. "And I have never, ever, in nineteen years, read an

ed and his face screaming anger

He's been like this sinc

rmured back. "It's s

ting ours. We straightened up

e a transfer student joining the mix today." He looked toward the door, a smile

dropped. I must say, I was

d before anything else, before the broad shoul

ete and total absence of any expression th

and looked straight down without

ning his warm smile. "He'll be joining you

ere I was and took

ack at her since I already knew what her face would loo

en your apparent talent for the social workings of this camp

d, a small smile t

h." Adler said, somehow amused, whic

ng. "Maybe I'll find one for you too,

ed at me with his pen-a small smile tug

ed to

ith a conversational tone. "I'm Connie Rei

rd without paying even the

ile before sp

to walk you around

ted look that communicated

one," he said and tur

as I silently prayed that n

, please report t

crackled the

at the side of Kyrian Maddox

ky

up my bag

ered his face the way it did at first. On second thought, he wasn't the slig

going to leave him so alone he'd forget I existed, which given that h

, knocked on the doo

f the table with two other pe

ir across from him, a smile tugging at

en though I didn't exactly fe

note of things I had learnt about adults, those stateme

rm-up first-my academic standing, my campus presence

ss, I noted mentally, thanks to the huge metal plaque with her name insc

living, breathing organism on this campus knew."The matchmak

dn't feign ignorance. "Six students, three couples. A

le," Harlo

y impressive," Pren

e. "You have a gift for reading people, Miss Rei

aid, a small smile tuggin

e to make

xpression at all. I wondered why they had called

s entering a period of heightened media visibi

university's reputation directly." He paused for a moment,

und, but thankfully no one heard i

ds people and can build a genuine connection." He folded his hands. "You'd b

I interrupted, my

nce with Prentiss then sh

match someone wit