Rival Hearts.

emy

uck in my direction missing the net, coach claps

nce we have our first game tomorrow. I hear him muttering to himself about hiring an assistant, he's been complaining about it for a month now yet still has

some studying in. It's been seven weeks since class begun a

e. There is a guy sitting on his phone scrolling aimlessly on one of the seats, a girl loudly talking to someone on the phone while flicking pieces of paper across the table. The other seats have two girls talking toge

e

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hair droops past her shoulders and she is wearing a light blue top that matches her eye color- I cou

me to sit on. Unless she wants me to sit on the floor- actually she'd probably love that because for whatever re

empty seat that just so ha

e "You've got to be ing me." She says under h

y no other seats in

me." She says

pulling up a chair, her fri

"Lovely to meet you, I'm Fiona." She h

used to be practically inseparable, she has dyed

o meet

looking pointedly at Elena, "Mr J

e is now fully pink- maybe red and I can't tell

smirk, "So you've

our dreamy eyes and your perfect-" Elena sm

for now." She grinds between her teet

re time- a wide, toothy grin spread across my face

say before she

- I don't even do it on purpose it's j

ke "Let go of me!" from un

h Fiona." She reluctan

u are s

," she stands up. "I'm getting some water, be right back." We wat

ey player?" She lo

o begin a new word document, "

." she smiles

ia when I hear Fiona's voice again, "Did you know-" she looks

grade because Anthony Greenblatt shoved her on t

I know that?" I

ace as she looks back into her no

of yours?" Asher a

ream- I got mango and Asher got rainb

I hold my cone above my

lla. Why can't it taste li

e rainbow isn

vel, "It bloody

coop." A wide grin spread across his face. I swear he a

n the book s

nce when are you i

l the other day." We cross

s covering the entirety of the shop, Ash

r with two hockey sticks crossed together with a puck in the middle. "A r

is is le

r price tag stuck on the paper, h

buy the damn book it's

his legendary manual when I become th

h can only be described as Elena. She is wearing a white puffer jacket and

er to her

s in her hand. "Seriously?" Her face deadpans, "What i

anyway? I didn't take you as one

one." I look around, "Looks

thought existed." She puts her hand on her chest, "You are n

e, "Very

s in her hand, "Wha

be delusional Steve. T

all

hm

, "What the hell man!" Asher walk

to him, "Also lower your voic

s brows, "It's

my eyes. "Elena, this i

ays, his eyes

ena- I've heard so much-" I stomp

lena says uncertainly. "W

"Hockey: a manual."

ntly got

ot a rea

rds, it's a book." Asher say

e way was probably written by some washed

books, "At least I do

"I read good shit fo

weird analogy." I

. Five survive. "I can't wait to read that book." She

you read it yourself and find out?" She looks down to her phone, "I'm

ving?" A

y board out

?" He asks-

the five books then heads outside. "Here's my

" Ashe

Hopefully we don't bump

ally annoying." I watch her glide her foot acro

k into the

ou going man

uying

I hear Asher whisper behin