Page 4 of Scoring Chance

“Great. Thanks, Amelia. I’ll send you an email with some employment forms. I’ll see you soon.”

“Thanks, Madeline,” I gushed before hanging up. I kept dancing around my room until I realized I had to tell Elena. Hopefully she was serious when she said I could move into her guest room.

I took a minute to calm down before calling my sister. I didn’t know her schedule, but hopefully I’d catch her.

“Hey, sis.”

“Elena! Guess what?”

She chuckled. “What’s up?”

“You have a new roommate.”

There was a pause before she cheered. “You got the job? You’re moving here?”

“Yeah! I’m starting on Monday, so I’ll be driving up in a few days.”

“This is the best news, Amelia! I’m so excited to have you here.”

I laid down on my bed with a contented sigh. “Are you sure you’re okay with me moving in? I don’t want to get in the way.”

“Don’t worry at all. I can’t wait to have you here and introduce you to everyone.”

I smiled at the thought of meeting her friends. “I’m excited to meet Nikolay in person.”

Elena wasn’t the type to fall in love so quickly, but she seemed to have fallen head over heels for her neighbor. It might have helped that he just happened to be a ridiculously handsome hockey player.

Not that she was shallow, but it couldn’t have hurt his chances.

“He’s looking forward to it. Plus, you’ll get to meet his mom and sister.”

I remembered they were in Salt Lake for his sister’s cancer treatment. “How are they doing?”

“Yula’s feeling better. She’s almost done with her first course of treatment, so they’ll do scans and tests next to see how well it’s working.”

I shook my head. She was only thirteen and going through something I couldn’t imagine. Once upon a time, I thought not being able to compete was the worst thing that could happen to me. Since then I’d grown up and realized how lucky I was. I was able to move and walk without pain or assistance. I may not have been able to flip off a beam anymore, but I was healthy.

“Will she be able to leave the hospital while she waits?”

“I’m not sure. It depends on the results and what the doctors say.” She was trying to stay strong, but I could hear a bit of trepidation in her voice.

“Hopefully she can, at least for an afternoon or something.”

“I’m sure she would love that.” I could hear the smile in her voice. “Now, are you going to need help driving up here? I could probably fly down to help you drive the moving truck.”

“Well, do I need to bring my bed or any other furniture?”

She sighed. “No, Chloe and her designer made sure my place was fully furnished within a few weeks. I told them I was fine with just the basics, but they took over. It took me a little while to learn that if you give them an inch, they will take a thousand miles.”

I giggled. “And you love not being in control.”

She laughed. “I’m learning to relax and let them take the lead on things. It’s nice not having to plan everything all the time.”

“Wow. I’m impressed. I’ve got to meet these women. They got you to relax. That’s a miracle.”

“Hey I’m not that bad.”

I rolled my eyes. She was totally type A. Her room was always organized to perfection, and if she noticed anything was out of place, she came after me. I may have enjoyed messing with her when we were growing up. I’d move or switch things just enough to drive her crazy trying to figure out what was off.