Lexi
The friends we have as children shape us. Some of them we keep forever, some of them we lose along the way... but all of them leave something behind... or in his case, take something as they leave.
Mason Jennings held my heart in his hands at...
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*1 hour earlier*
"And this is the rink!" Lia announces as were burst through the front doors.
She's taken me on a tour across campus today, tactfully staying away from any and all hockey players.
After Mason and I's public showdown last night, the girls made me tea and we all got to know each other a little better. Turns out Kate is an incredible singer and got scouted by Bridewell's music department for a scholarship after NYU's previous showcase. She sings while she moves around the apartment so even though it's only a small taster, it's not hard to tell she has serious talent. Lia skates on the team with me and is doing an English Literature degree because in her words she 'loves books more than people'. Sophia is a Bio-Medical Sciences major and wants to become a researcher in the future but she's undecided about a field of study as of yet.
Seb came over pretty soon after we'd gotten home to make up with Soph and they seem to be good now. He apologised for trying to tell her what to do and she reiterated the point that she wouldn't be going back to the hockey house for parties until I was welcome there too. I tried to jump in and tell her it wasn't necessary but she was pretty adamant about it. The atmosphere between me and Seb was pretty frosty though I think he tried to hide it from Sophia. I can only imagine what Mason's been telling the guys he lives with about me but clearly none of it was good.
Now Lia and I are at the rink because Grinsky wants to meet with me before the joint figure skating and hockey practice begins. Lia said she probably wants to check she's still getting the skater she gave a place to two years ago. So no pressure.
It's easy to spot her as we approach. Coach Grinsky is a tall, lean woman with a jet black hair up in a refined bun. Everything about her screams 'not a hair out of place', both figuratively and literally. She wears the same thermal clothing most figure skaters do, the only difference being her jacket has 'Coach' on the back.
"Coach, this is Lexi" Lia says as we walk up to her at the side of the rink.
"I know who Lexi is Ophelia" she replies with a sigh. "Your team jacket is on the bench but before you take it I want to make sure I'm still getting what your scholarship pays for so skates on Turner. Let's see if you can live up to your name"
No wonder Lia calls her grouchy.
I shed my coat and lace my skates up as quickly as I can, sensing Grinsky isn't the kind of woman who likes to be kept waiting.
"Warm up with laps of the rink and then I want to start with your double lutz, sit spin and flip jump" she calls out as I skate onto the ice.
