Unsteady

by Peyton Corinne

I even spot Lukas Bezek—one of the new star players for the Bruins—with

The ten-and-up group is with the Bruins for media today.”

She’s slight, covered in tight black leggings and an oversized blue sweatshirt that she’s practically swimming in, her ponytail loose and fluffed up by the hood hanging around her shoulders. The undone, barely-there look on her face makes me wonder when she last slept.

I almost snort, partially because I’m now imagining a Sidney Crosby poster in her childhood bedroom.

I hate it, feeling like her cat-like gray eyes can see everything.

She blows a raspberry; her bangs and the multitude of loose tendrils of silky brown hair whip and whirl around her face.

She’s beautiful this close, even with her haphazard look—her hair is shiny and dark, skin flushed but pale with a unique little patch of freckles under her right eye.