MARCUS

I watched Dri enter the club. Fuck she is so pretty. The dress hugged her waist and accentuated her ass. I saw her talk with Niamh and walk up to the bar and I couldn't help but to stare at her in awe.

She caught me looking absolutely awestruck, so she mouthed the words 'what?' at me. Niamh whispered something into her ear and she walked away with Ethan, so she was left alone. I had to go up to her, to keep her company.

'By the way, you look gorgeous Dri'

'Thanks Marcus' she flusters a little, but manages to cover it.

'Drink?'

She smiles and nods. I got us 2 tequila shots and we walked over to a secluded area. I forgot about my friends by this time. They're probably looking for me, but it doesn't matter.

'so why am I here? I'd rather be at the rink' she giggles.

'well Niamh was coming to celebrate our team's success, and I didn't want Niamh to be alone and stuff'

She squints and narrows her eyes and chuckles, 'tell me the real reason.'

The sparkles on her dress shone in the lights as she leaned back into the seat, and I cleared my throat. 'That is the reason, Alexandria'

She shook her cup, and the mint bounced around the corners, 'Sure.'

 I chugged my drink. 'I just wanted you to be here.'

She guzzled the rest of her shot down quickly, 'sorry I just need to go to the bathroom'

I nodded. But I wasn't gonna just let her walk around in a club alone. So I followed her discreetly. I know that that sounds really bad, but its for good intentions. I leaned against the wall outside the hallway to the restrooms. She adjusted her dress and soon the clinking of her stilettos came to a stop.

'Marcus why did you follow me.'

'because' I rubbed the back of my head.

She strutted off, and brushed her soft skin against me. I had to go after her again. And then she turned around and laughed.

'proved. you're chasing after me again' she chuckles.

'God' I chuckle, 'I can't help it Dri'

She stood there silently for a few seconds, and then her face lit up like there was a light bulb above her head.

'Hey, come with me' She eagerly clenched my arm, and took me outside.

'What're you doing?' I said, slightly concerned.

She moved me to the side of the building, and pinned me against the rough bricks, with the sounds of "Is there Someone Else" echoing out the wall. Her kisses set me on fire, overstimulating me. Her heavy breaths repeating on my neck as my mouth trails down to her breasts and she grasped my hair tightly. I turned her around so that she was on the wall, and as her legs wrapped around mine tightly, all of the blood in my body rushed down into my dick. I moved up to her soft lips again and her dark chocolate-coloured hair draped over my shoulder. I kissed her neck with collected passion, and my hands trailed up her dress so that my hand gripped her ass, and she groaned quietly in my ear.

Shortly after though, her cold hands gripped my neck, and she pulls away and placed her feet back onto the ground. 'Marcus I am so so sorry I don't know what got into me, I need to go.'

I watch her walk away, pulling her dress down her thighs and flattening her hair out in a panic. She was power-walking on the pavement scrolling away on her phone, calling an Uber. I stayed here for a few seconds and collected myself again. I took a deep breath in and fixed my ruffled hair, and pushed it down from my pants. I walked into the club again, the bright lights blinding my eyes. She probably hates me now. I finally found my group, and Niamh of course. I walked towards them

'Dude where were you' Connor yells through the music.

'I was just calling someone' I said impulsively.

Teddy walks towards us, holding two whole bottles of apple juice. 'But I saw you go out with Alexandria?'

'Alexandria?' Ethan furrows.

'ALEXANDRIA?' Niamh yells, and then quietly mutters, 'fucking alex'

'She was getting an Uber. She went back to her dorm'

Matteo frowned his eyebrows. "Teddy, why do you have bottles of apple juice."

Teddy places it down. 'Just incase someone doesn't want to drink' He stays silent for a few seconds, 'Yeah it's for me'

Normally that would've made me laugh but it didn't. I think I should go apologise to Alexandria.

'I'm gonna go.'

Enzo ran behind me. 'Marcus where are you going'

'Getting out of here.' I turn, 'Just tell them I'm in the bathrooms.'

'they won't believe me.'

I walked off. I contemplated whether or not I should apologise on text or in-person. If I texted her I wouldn't need to bare seeing the face she's making, but that would make me a dick. So I made my way to her room.

I knocked repetitively on her door. 'Dri, it's me'

The door squeaked open. 'come in.'

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'I am so sorry Dri.' I say with guilt.

She looks at me. 'I should be sorry.'

'You didn't do anything.'

'I'm the one who brought you outside, and I'm the one who ruined your celebration. How aren't you sick of me yet.'

'You didn't ruin anything, And i'll never get sick of you. You get more interesting every day.'

'Well I'm sorry anyway.' She looks up at me. 'Can we forget that ever happened?'

'I can't promise you that' I smile and bend over to reach her height, 'goodnight Alexandria.'

I walked away from her room, and made sure to close it behind me.

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As soon as I got back to my room, I immediately sat down near my desk, to start sketching her in my book. How she looked so beautiful in that dress. I will never forget what happened.

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I woke up in a daze from all the knocking and the attempts of twisting my doorknob, outside my room. All I heard was:

"MARCUS YOU DUMBASS" "YOU MISSED THE MEETING" "COACH CRUZ IS GOING TO KILL YOU BUDDY!" 

I pulled my phone from the plug. It was 11:25. Oh no. The meeting was 25 minutes ago. I missed breakfast and I missed the meeting with coach.

I took my duffel bag filled with my hockey gear and hockey tapes and made my way to the scariest room on campus. Coach Cruz's office.

'Morning coach.' I sat down uncomfortably on the seat.

He pushed back in his chair and crossed his legs. 'Why weren't you here for the meeting Mr Cartwright?'

'Sorry sir I was busy this morning'

I was in fact, not busy this morning. Hopefully coach doesn't ask me what I was doing.

'So, what occupied you this morning?'

Oh my god. 'I was repairing my skates.'

I was in fact, also not repairing my skates.

He squints his eyes, 'Okay.. Well you missed out on some info'

I leaned back in the seat.

Coach Cruz flicked his fingers up, 'you're team has a match with an excellent team next week, and so, I'll be getting you guys to train extra hard these days, and there were free muffins this morning because they were gonna get thrown out. choc-chip to be exact.'

The one day I don't go to this stupid fucking meeting, they get free muffins. choc-chip muffins.

'Well thanks for filling me in, is it alright if I go now?' I stood.

'yep.'

I shut the door chivalrously behind me. I thought I was about to be in massive shit.

I was walking down the hallways and I saw all the figure skaters on the rink at the same time. Even the ones that I fucked. Now I know it'll be really bold for me to walk down the stadium seats because quite literally they were all there. Including Brian who is rarely in there with the others. But I just wanted to watch Dri. She always looked so elegant and dainty when she skated. I'll just watch from up here.

 As she was skating, with her hands interlocked with Jonathans and they accelerated quickly, but then in a blink of an eye, she clashed instantaneously with another skater. Her leggings ripped and soon after, I realised that blood was pooling out of her thigh. I started panicking and I started brainstorming ideas to help her because everyone at the rink stood there in shock and didn't do anything except Jonathan who closed her eyes so she wouldn't see the amount of blood dripping down her leg. I pulled a jersey out of my bag and immediately put my guarded hockey skates on as fast as possible. I ran down to the scene and I tied the jersey around her thigh tightly, to slow the bleeding down. I carried her from behind her knees and her pale face rested in my chest. I got us into the closest first aid room I could find, and put her down to examine the cut.

'You okay Dri?'

She didn't respond. She definitely needed stitches for that.

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She soon got to the hospital to get stitches. I really hope she's okay.

Theres minus one jersey in my closet. I get a notification on my phone when walking to get lunch. It was from her.

alexandria ⛸️: Thanks for the tourniquet. I still have your jersey

marcus c: are you okay?

alexandria ⛸️: i'm completely fine marcus.

marcus c: good, because it physically hurt me seeing you in pain. read 12:15

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I went back to the rink again, and I put on my gear in the locker rooms.

'I heard about Alex.' Teddy says, while tying the last knot on the shoelace of his skates.

'Yeah. She should recover soon. Is it just crossovers today?'

'yep' Enzo replies.

'Is Alexandria alright?' Matteo adds.

'I literally just said she's recovering. dumbass'

Matteo rolls his eyes, 'Sorry cap.'

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We get on the ice, and Coach is getting us to do some hefty crossovers and step-overs. He wants us to get speedy before our next match. 

'bit sloppy there cartwright'

I roll my eyes, and continue my crossovers. I fucking hate doing these only because Coach doesn't think we're at our full potential. I already know that we'll absolutely demolish them. 

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I get a text from Alexandria. 

alexandria ⛸️: I'll be back on the ice in a few days!

marcus c: thats good

alexandria ⛸️: amber's blade was blunt so it didn't cut me too deep

marcus c: amber did this?

alexandria ⛸️: weren't you there?

marcus c: yeah but I didn't see who did it

alexandria ⛸️: well yeah. ttyl.

marcus c: cya. read 3:29

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I can't even text her anymore without the images of her all over me in my head. I remember it all so clearly. I have never wanted someone so badly before.

I walked back to my room and I filled a cup up with water alongside a paracetamol tablet, to ease the pain from my massive bruise engraved all over the side of my chest. 

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electric eels

matteo: why was coach so grumpy today

marcus: idk what ur talking about he's always grumpy

teddy: he's sweet and kind to me all the time 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

enzo: shut the fuck up teddy

teddy: 🫃🫦

connor: what is going on..

ethan: wtf

teddy: 👅🍆

marcus: haahha

enzo kicked teddy out of the groupchat.

ethan added teddy into the groupchat.

enzo kicked teddy out of the groupchat.

ethan added teddy into the groupchat.

teddy: I hate you.

enzo: u love me don't lie

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Enzo and Teddy always fight over the stupidest things. 3 weeks ago, they fought over who had a bigger piece of Kit-Kat, even though its always in 4's and they had 2 pieces each.