Fantine

The noise inside the campus lounge was loud enough to vibrate right through my shoes, and the entire hockey team was crowded around the main bar shouting and spilling drinks while the bass from the speakers overhead rattled the plastic cups on the tables.

I stayed near the edge of the room with my hand shoved deep into my pocket where my fingers were wrapped around the cold glass vial, and every time I looked toward the center of the crowd, I could see Riley’s dark head rising above the others as he laughed with Jayden and accepted another congratulations from the fans.

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