Illusion on Ice by Grey S.R

Author:Grey , S.R.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: SR Grey
Published: 2019-05-27T16:00:00+00:00

Vegas, Baby

I touched down in Las Vegas early the next day.

Robert, as promised, had given me a few hundred dollars in US currency so I could make my way home to Two Palms.

Yeah, right.

I had no intention of ever going back to Arizona. That‘s where my jilted mother was. And after all her betrayals, she was the last person I cared to see.

I decided instead to use the cash to rent a cheap motel room in Vegas. I figured I’d just stay there till the money ran out.

Or maybe I can get a job and stick around for as long as I like.

That sounded like a better plan.

So over the next few days, I applied at a bunch of different places. Thanks to my cashier experience from back in Two Palms, a small convenience store hired me right away.

It sucked a little, as it was kind of far from my crummy motel.

But just as I’d done when I put in the application, I’d simply take the bus.

Maybe it was for the best. I’d be working in a safer part of town. The convenience store was right where the bus line ended, and a fancy new suburb of freshly constructed homes was located just around the block.

It would be like it always was for me—I’d be on the outside, looking into a life I’d never have.

You were so close, Maisie.

Too bad I’d blown it.

Lies, deception… Noel was probably happy to be rid of me.

Too bad I still loved him and missed him like crazy.

“I can cover any shift you need,” I told my new manager.

I planned to work as much as I could. Not just for the money, but to help me forget about Noel. Hopefully it would work.

Unfortunately, it didn’t.

As the first couple of weeks of my new employment dragged on, I still felt sad and lonely. I missed Noel every second of every day. I knew I should try to make connections, find some friends.

But I couldn’t.

My heart just wasn’t in it. It ached far too much.

The people at work were nice, but I kept my distance, leading my life of solitude.

That was fine. I deserved nothing more.

My new existence consisted of taking the bus to work, putting in my hours, and returning to my motel room, where I slept and sometimes watched TV.

The only thing I allowed myself that was in any way reminiscent of how I’d lived my summer in Sweden, was to learn everything I could about hockey.

It was my last and only connection to Noel, and I could feel close to him without the possibility of hurting him again.

My mom, surprisingly, was still paying my cell phone bill, so I had an internet connection. And Google was my friend. All my searches were hockey related, and I began to learn a lot more about the sport.

It pleased me to think how, if things were still good with us, Noel would have been so impressed.

Too bad he’d never know.

Besides my own commitment to stay away from him, he’d already given up on me.

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