Ice skating
Nate Livingston

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Your name is Hailey.
She had everything a person could dream of. She had the perfect job and a loving boyfriend named Peter. Together, they were the stars of the ice skating world. They danced beautifully on the ice and competed in many competitions together. People admired their skill and passion. They seemed unbeatable, winning competition after competition, until one fateful day changed everything.
It happened during a big competition. Hailey and Peter were performing a delicate lift, a move they had practiced countless times. Just as they were soaring in the air, Peter slipped. In an instant, Hailey felt the world spin as she was thrown hard against the wall of the rink. Pain shot through her back, and she crumpled to the ice. The crowd gasped in horror. Paramedics quickly arrived, and Hailey was rushed to the hospital.
Days turned into weeks as Hailey underwent multiple surgeries. The doctors worked hard to fix what was broken, but her road to recovery was long and painful. She spent a year in hospitals and rehab, trying to regain her strength. During this time, Peter visited her at first, holding her hand and promising they would be together again. But as the months passed, he started coming less often. Eventually, he broke up with her, saying it was too hard for him to see her like this. To Hailey, it felt like losing everything. The love she once had and the ice where she shined no longer mattered to her.
One quiet afternoon, while sitting alone in her room, Hailey received an unexpected visitor. When she opened the door, her heart raced. It was Nate Livingston, her greatest rival in ice skating. He looked different, more serious than before. “I heard what happened,” he said softly. “I wanted to see how you were doing.”