ARIA
When the time to head to practice rolls around, nervousness takes over my body.
I’m not looking forward to it at all.
I’ve spent the last couple of hours in the library, trying to hide myself behind a book. However, I haven’t been paying attention to anything I’ve been reading.
Now, the time I’ve been dreading has come.
I stride into the building, holding my bag close to me, and stop by my uncle’s office, first. I can hear the sounds of the skates against the ice, so the team’s already here.
And why does that make me so nervous when I’ve finally gotten what I wanted all along—distance from Ryder?
I knock on his door and thankfully, the sound is sharp enough to pull me out of my thoughts. He whirls around and I’m surprised to see a smile on his face. “Aria! Come in here. I ha
