#Chapter 21 Growing Close

“Uhm, so. After this sss-season, you’re expected to play. In the playoffs?”

“Yeah,” Alex hums. His hands are still wrapped with bandages, though he seems to be able to move them just fine. The bandage on his nose may come off soon as well, though he flinches when he scrunches his nose.

Ever since the most recent game, we’ve been hanging out in school more often. If we pass each other, we might even walk to class. It’s strange, not taking the back hallways like I usually do, but the natural light coming in the windows makes things look brighter.

“We’ve got a few more weekend games, but playoff should start a bit after April 1(st). We’ve got this, though.” He grins, flexing his arm. “We don’t go down easy, and that last fight won’t stop us.”

“Hmm… Just be carrr—hmmh. Careful to not, uhm. Get too hurt.”

“Yeah, yeah, no worries. I’ll be safe. Ah, this is my turn here.”

With an easy we didn’t have before, he pulls me in and kisses the top of my head. Despite feeling my heartbeat ramp up im