Long Shot

<p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Before my junior year at Lincoln U I promised myself three things. </span><span style=color: var(--N4QdCheV6mGo#0f1111); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Dig into the whole sorority girl bit. Stay away from athletes. Seriously stay away from athletes.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>When Professor Taylor posted our chem midterm p</span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>artners and I got stuck with the captain of Lincoln's Ice Hockey team</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> I was sure I'd be able to abide by rules 2 and 3. After all I was immune to Leo's whole </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>'hottest guy on campus' </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>thing. I grew up with him- </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>my brother's best friend</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>That I've been obsessed with since I was eight.</em></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>It's my senior year. I'm captain of the hockey team already engaged to the NHL and with the perfect union months away my whole life is mapped out ahead of me. All my dreams have come true.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Except for the one with Eleanor Rhodes.</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>That one's reoccurring staring her in </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>nothing but my number and that perfect little blush</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> that shows up every time she looks at me.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>No biggie. I've worked that one out. </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>In the shower.</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Numerous times.</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Never had a reason to get any closer </strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>than her Instagram until Professor Taylor assigned us as chem partners.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>