Page 207 of High Stick Heartthrob

This time it took Henry to pull me away.

He dragged me away, screaming at me.

I didn’t hear a word he said.

All I wanted to do was to get back to Hatch and keep smashing his face.

Henry finally spun me around.

“That’s enough, Atlas!”

“Fuck you!” I yelled back.

“Hey!” Henry pushed at my chest. “You have to go right now!”

“Are they kicking me out?”

From the corner of my right eye I saw Coach Denny standing on the bench, waving his hands. Pointing at me.

“What the hell is going on?” I asked.

My heart sank.

The trade went through.

I’m no longer part of the Sola Empire.

My contract and career now belongs to Boston.

“Get off the fucking ice,” Henry yelled to me. “Go take care of her.”

“Take care of who?” I asked.

Henry grabbed my jersey. “I’m trying to fucking tell you something, Atlas. It’s about Hazel!”

“Hazel? What’s…”

“She’s having the baby right now!”

Chapter Thirty-Eight

HAZEL

I remember Charles’s voice.

Calm and soothing.

Touching my upper back.

Giving me his hand to hold and squeeze.

He told me we need to get to the hospital.

He promised he was a great driver and knew where to go.

But we had to get to his car.

Unless I wanted him to call an ambulance.

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