Cruel Summer - C. Sturniolo

Tweleve | Battle of the Title

Again Stella woke up to her alarm, her head ached with pain. She dug into her nightstand and grabbed an Advil, chugging her water down. Stella wanted to stay in her bed and try to remember last night. Her mind was messy trying to memorize what she did with owen.

Getting up out of her bed and taking a cold body shower to wake up and snap out of it. When she got out the shower she put on shorts and a random hoodie, grabbing her keys and going to the rink. All of her gear being in the trunk since went out with Chris to the rink. Once arriving to the rink she made her way to the dressing room and saw everyone else there, they all looked miserable.

"Hey Demko" Vanessa greeted Stella

"Hey Nessa" Stella groggily greeted her

"Sounds like you woke up on the wrong side of the bed today" Vanessa joked

"Sorry, I'm not mad or woke up with a stick in my ass. I just need to sort out some things" Stella shook her head

"Alright" Vanessa shook her head

They both put on their gear and went out with their twigs in hand, Stella being the first one on the ice as Vanessa went out to greet someone. As she went onto the ice she saw the rest of the guys hockey team. They were doing warm ups as she walked out.

"Yo! Demko!" Owen yelled

"What?" she turned around

"Can we talk somewhere?" he asked

"Yeah" she nodded

Owen took Stella back to the girls lockeroom, making sure everyone was gone. Quickly Stella checked her phone and saw a text from Trevor, it was an odd one but she did what he told her to do.

"Okay what?" she asked exiting Instagram

"Yesterday was no fluke right? You meant to do that?" he asked

"Meant what?" she asked with a scared looked on her face

"You didn't hook up with me because you were drunk right?" he asked

"Owen" she paused "That's exactly why, I'm mean you're really attractive and the alcohol and true intentions got the best of me" she sighed

"What I thought" he sighed

"I'm sorry Owen. I've got a lot going on right now" she lied

"Yeah, I'll go" he awkwardly said leaving the lockeroom

Stella went back on her phone, seeing the dozens of likes and comments. Responding to everyone who was there along with Nic and Matt, putting down her phone before speed walking to the rink.

"Demko!" Vanessa yelled

"Yo!" Stella yelled back

"It's them versus us" Vanessa said skating up to her

"Alright, did coach give out roll?" Stella asked

"Yeah you're on a line with me and Chloe" she said pointed at number twenty-two

"Alright, first line?" Stella asked

"Yeah, it's the first time I've ever been on the first line" Vanessa said excited

All of them got their warm ups done, soon people flooded the stands of the rink. Having their snacks and talking to one another.

Whenever Stella would come close to the end boards people would bang on them trying to get her attention. Those same people and pretty much the whole crowd cheered for her during introductions, along with cheering for other girls who were big names.