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I felt free. I am gliding. Everything around me disappears, as it always does when I'm in the rink. This place is my heaven. It's my safe haven. Nothing else exists. Not my problems. Not my worries. Nothing. *********** Meet Alysson Snowe. Honor roll student, nail art junkie, and aspiring figure skater. Alysson is the best daughter, friend, and sister anyone could ask for. She's obedient, caring, and just fun to be around. ************* "I frown and open my eyes, only to see a boy dressed in hockey gear barreling towards me. " ************** Enter Jesse Winters. Rebel, badass, and aspiring hockey player. Jesse is a rebellious, arrogant prick. He doesn't get good grades, and he's not very polite and doesn't have good manners. ************ Jesse and Alysson are polar opposites, pun intended. They are completely different. Little do they know, they have one thing in common. The Ice.