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The smile in his eyes said enough that he saw her in my eyes. “Do you need me to take any bags for you or are you loading everything on the bus?” He held his hand out to me.

I frowned. “You aren’t going back home?” I couldn’t expect him to miss out on his life to be at my every game.

He shook his head shooting me a grin. “The season is over for now—I have a few weeks to watch my girl kick-ass and teach me some cool new moves.”

I caught both Jaylin and Camille’s smiles.

“What about getting back to your life?” I questioned.

“It’s in this room,”

CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE

3 weeks later…

I was at a point in my life where I never imagined I will ever be.

During the first few weeks of my relationship with Brandon I kept on waiting for the spark between us to fade, but over the course of each day, I felt the spark getting more electrified.

I got to the point where I was complete, mind, body, and soul in love with Brandon. At a time, I thought things were moving too fast, but then I stopped caring because we were without a doubt a perfect match. We didn’t smother each other to the point where we got irritated or frustrated.

There are certain boundaries to a relationship in which we respect each other and it made our relationship grow.

I respected his time with the guys while he respected my time with the girls.

My team didn’t win the regionals championship, but we did land a spot on the top sixteen teams who without a doubt got a ticket to the National Field hockey league.

It’s the tournament that is going to change our lives as professional hockey players forever as it is the most elite level in junior field hockey. For us, it is the pathway that could lead to better things next year when we join the big leagues.

I might be born with nerves of steel, but I was starting to get a little bit psyched.

We even got sponsors lining up that want to sign with us since we were starting to make a name for ourselves.

The rebels gave the globe a bit of a shake when we didn’t stop for anyone or turned down any challenge.

Brandon and my relationship were all over social media since we kissed live on a kissing cam where the whole world could see. That tiny thought didn’t come to mind when I agreed to kiss him on a live screen.

A few had positive comments to deliver and they thought we were a perfect match made in heaven because of our passion for the sport.

They called him the ice king while I was called the rebel who owned the turf.

Many believed we are just a tabloid crush and expected our relationship to come to a dead end.

There were other bad remarks that aren’t even worth mentioning. They were mostly from jealous people and people who couldn’t get over what I did years ago. They were quickly informed by fans all over that I had an excuse for acting that way because of the loss of my mother, but I didn’t expect them to understand anything.

Everyone had an opinion these days and it’s not worth it to start an argument that is going to turn into a full blowout.

I stayed rooted in my beliefs. Kept pushing the boundaries until they cracked under me. Fixed my past mistakes and focused on making new memories every single day—believing my mother looked down at me with a proud smile.

Every game I dedicated to her.

My birthday still didn’t come easy though. I still couldn’t get up on the morning of my birthday and my father didn’t try to convince me to get up because was aware of the drill.

I stayed the whole day in my room, call it pouting if you like, but that’s what I did.

Every year growing one year older without having her to witness wasn’t something to celebrate.

So, I stayed in bed under the covers falling asleep now and again or just lying there drowning in my own petty tears.

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