Ice, Love and Everything in between

Chapter 40

HIS POV

THURSDAY

For the past 30 minutes of this lesson I've just been sitting in my usual spot and staring at the wall before me

I'm still trying to process what exactly happened yesterday

Our match ended as tie which in some cases is an acceptable term but looks like not everyone was satisfied with that result

I knew then already that it was Theo who demanded a rematch

Now, because of him, the match will be held on the same day that me and Gia have the ice skating competition

Yesterday, after we heard the announcement, both of us didn't know what to say

But we did had a talk in the car since I insisted on taking her back to her dorms

YESTERDAY

"you know" Gia started, breaking the silence that formed between us

"if you want to compete against Theo, I understand"

How could she say that when her face clearly tells me that is not what she wants to happen

"I made a promise a long time ago that I'll attend the competition with you, I'm not breaking it now, we'll figure something out"

"but your match and the ice skating competition are held at two completely different ice rinks, two different cities"

"we'll make it work" I said with certainty in my voice

"how? there's at least an hour distance between the cities and your match ends 30 minutes before the competition starts"

"I know but that doesn't mean it's impossible"

"you can't abandon your teammates"

"yeah but I also can't abandon you and I won't, so believe me when I say that I'll be there"

She went quiet, not knowing what to say back

The rest of the ride was quiet

We didn't say another word to each other but I know for a fact that the same thing remained on both our mind for the whole time

'but will it work?'

PRESENT

Yeah, a lot happened yesterday so I wasn't really able to get much sleep

The match against Theo's team will be the last match of the season, making it an important one

Coach expects me to be there, so does my teammates

But I keep questioning myself, do I want to be there?

For the past 2 months my days have been full of figure skating and I have to admit, it's growing on me

Just the thought of not making it to the competition, no, that just can't happen

And it won't, I won't let it happen

"earth to Nathan" a voice suddenly said, causing me to stop spacing out and look to the side

Isaac was looking at me with a kind of concerned expression

"sorry what did you say?" I asked

"the class has ended" he said, pointing to the people who were starting to leave the classroom