Enchanted- jj mccarthy [UNEDITED]

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I immediately felt bad for Val. As soon as she posted on the UMich hockey account and we all commented she got hated on for no reason. The only reason why people were hating on her was because she was friends with Luke and I and now she is also getting close to the rest of the guys on the team. The one comment that got to me and I knew would get to Val the most too was the one about her weight. She's always been self-conscious about her weight and the things she's been through in the past with previous coaches and past boyfriends hasn't helped. After reading those comments I knew how Val would be feeling so I stuck up for her and now am on my way to her place to be the shoulder to cry on and protect her.

Although we tease each other sometimes and Val can get annoyed at my protectiveness she knows that I love her and would do anything for her. Before arriving at Val's place I stopped at the grocery store to buy sour patch kids, chocolate, some jalapeno chips, cookie dough ice cream, and some chocolate chip cookies. I also ordered Chipotle for pick up and after buying all of the treats at the grocery store I picked up our food. Now that I had everything I walked up to her apartment and knocked on the door. Val opened the door and her eyes were puffy and red. I instantly knew she had been crying from the comments.

I walked in and gave her a big hug. We walked over to the couch and sat down. I brought out all of the stuff I brought over. I also pulled out a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt for her because I know she loves wearing my hoodies and sweats especially when she's upset. As she put those on I put on her favorite disney movie which happens to be Tangled.

When she walked back in she sat down and cuddled up to me. She grabbed her chipotle and started to eat. I could tell she was still upset so I ran my hand up and down her arm. Throughout the movie I heard Val singing along to all the songs and it felt great seeing her starting to smile again.

In the middle of the movie I felt my phone buzz multiple times. I checked to see what was going on. I saw that it was the groupchat with the boys and also a message from an unknown number which I was confused about. I decided to check and reply to all the messages. I first checked the group chat

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Hughsey: Fridge how is she doing? Is she okay? I know how the comments hurt her and made her feel

Luca: yeah how is she I know we arent as close with her as Hughsey is with her but we're still worried about her

Rut: she's okay still upset but she's getting there. We are just eating her favorite foods and watching her favorite movies. It means a lot that you boys care this much about my little sis even though you boys aren't that close with her

Ethan: of course she's your little sister and important to you which means she's important to us and also she is now apart of our team due to her being our social media manager so of course we take care of our own

Adam: lets us know if we can do anything or if either of you need anything. Let Val know that we're also here for her and she shouldn't be afraid to reach out to any of us if she needs anything

Rut: Thanks so much guys and I'll definitely let Val know

After responding to the group chat I looked over at Val. I saw that her eyes were getting droopy and she was trying not to fall asleep. This happens when she is emotionally drained so I let her put her head in my lap to fall asleep because although she would deny it when she's like this she likes having physical contact as she is sleeping.