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1000 Words
HUNTER
I was tired, so tired
He followed me, he was everywhere, everywhere i go.
I couldn’t get away from him, that one guy, that it felt like I had entered into one cult or something
He followed me all the way to the same university I got accepted into
That even the fame I got from everyone for being the high school hockey player that was still out chasing his dream was not enough to subside the pain I felt in my heart anything he was around me…
Not too close… not too far instead
“You are flopping!”
I was called in on a random not so good day and was ask to get my ass back together
I was falling apart, I was no longer happy, and those who could really peak into my soul couod see it, like my coach… or should I say ex coach now
He was ask to stop coaching me, and was blamed for my lack of motivation
It wasn’t his fault tho, it was always my fault, but the higher ups didn’t understand.
They just didn’t want this spark, they didn’t just want me to die
“As from today, Jeremy would be your new coach”
I traced my eyes to the side of the room, and saw a tall dark skin bright blue eyes mab walk in, he looked like heaven, it was enough for my heart to skip a bit, but that was all
The rest of the emotions were blank
He walked towards me and stretched out his right hand
“I didn’t know the world upcoming best hockey player was this young”
He joked
Even from his face, he was everything Leo wasn’t, straightforward, jovial, and readable
I could see it in his eyes
Those eyes that he wanted me..
I knew it…
I could see how badly he wanted to see what was under those baggy clothes of mine, but would I be willing to let a new face into my heart
A new face that wasn’t his
I hesitated, that was why after every solo practice I had with him, I always knew my lane.
As soon as practice was over, I was gone
But i wasn’t improving, and then that one day came
I fell on the ice.
Blood oozing on the white heaven, I saw Jeremy eyes opening widely
“Oh f**k, they gonna kill me”
He rushed up to me, telling me not to panic, even though he was the one having the panic attack
“You can do it, just hold on okay?”
He reached for my face, and that was when I realized I was crying, oh f**k me
His eyes were teary as well, and he…
At that one moment, it felt like I was the only one that existed in his world, he was…scared
“Am sorry I scared you”
My leg had being bandaged up, I was in the hospital and he was right by my side
That motherfucker came… surprisingly
That was the first time I had seen him this close in a long long time
“This is why I quit the ice”
Leo looked at me, ignoring Jeremy presence
To be honest, it felt like he was somewhat angry and just trting to hold it in, but it was all just in my head, right?”
He didn’t ask me who Jeremy was, nor if I should get well soon
All he did was move closer to my face
Jeremy tried to protest, and he slapped his hand away, until he was close enough to my left ear
“You are pathetic”
My body shivered to his insult, and my eyes shook and I begged it not to spill waters
I looked at him, my lips chapped, I wanted to shout at him, gige him a piece of my mind that if this was all he came to do, then he shouldn’t have bother
I wanted to..
His lips met mine
He kissed me right in front of Jeremy, my head went blank, then before I knew it, he was gone
But no doubt, he smiled, that same awful smile a year ago back in high school, and intentionally hit Jeremy a bit before walking out of the door like a drug man
Anger reaching it peak, yet I couldn’t do anything
“I need some time alone”
I spat out to Jeremy before I could think, cause i didn’t wanted to face any of his questions, not now at least
And he… obeyed, but his eyes spoke something else
Fuck no!
I closed my eyes and wished things were just different
When I opened them back, it was already evening time, and beside me were some food with medicine, and then as if he had been watching me through the window, he came in immediately I was up
“The doctor said you fractured your leg, so you can’t play for now”
He told me plainly, i didn’t even know how to react, then I said something else
“Are you in trouble with the officials”
He didn’t expected it, infact it took him off guard, cause no human un their right senses would ever take it easy, the fact that they might never poay on the ice again, theh might never talk it easy that their dream might probably becrushed, they’d even blame the f*****g coach for it, but here I was, different from the rest
Maybe because I knew deep down it was my fault, it was my heart that was faulty and it was never any of them cause, I was the problem
“We cool, am just suspended for the time being”
“What?!”
I shouted despite my lack of strength and his face litted up again
He was amused by the slightest things I do, and it made my heart flutter in a strange way
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