RIVER
I stood there for a long time after Lexi left, just staring at the empty hallway while everything she said echoed loudly in my ears.
I should have gone home but I couldn’t. I couldn’t go back to that space, to her room; I’d be even more haunted. So I walked out of the hockey block and drifted toward the rink instead.
There were a few people there watching the game now… some of the guys’ girlfriends and a couple of friends from school.
I took a seat further away from the little clusters because I didn’t want anyone looking at me, let alone trying to talk.
The team was on the ice now, drills in full swing, and I could see myself out there.
But I'd be lying if I said I could focus on any of it. My eyes were on the game, but I wasn’t seeing it. All I could hear was Lexi, her voi
