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00:00Vous avez perdu Liam's diplôme d'application ?
00:03Ethan, vous m'invieriez !
00:06Ethan, je n'ai jamais voulu venir ici, mais c'était moi.
00:09Je n'ai pas voulu. Je l'expliquais plus et plus, mais personne n'a écouté.
00:13Ils ont toujours pensé à Liam. Le soleil poudre plus dur.
00:16Je suis allé par le roadside avec ma chaise. Je n'ai pas vouloir.
00:20Le soleil pierced le soleil.
00:22Un bleu bleu sur moi.
00:25Je n'ai pas voulu.
00:26Je n'ai pas voulu.
00:28Je n'ai pas voulu.
00:30J'ai pas voulu.
00:31Je n'ai pas voulu.
00:34Je me suis allé dans la chaise,
00:36J'ai mis en tête dans la chaise,
00:37J'ai mis en douleur en un pote.
00:39J'ai pensé que c'était mon salvation.
00:42Pour les trois dernières années,
00:45nous avons été le meilleur duo sur le terrain.
00:47Par jour, nous nous aîtrissons à l'autre sur le rink.
01:04J'ai mis en douleur épicé par les équipes d'Overseas Témi,
01:08J'ai mis en douleur épicé par les équipes d'Overseas Témi.
01:10Je n'ai pas voulu.
01:10Parce que je ne pouvais pas se laisser.
01:12J'ai pas voulu.
01:16Tous s'amant.
01:18J'ai été désiré par le père de la Lange.
01:23Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
01:50I want him on the ice five days from now, and I want him starting.
01:53Ethan is our starting forward. You want Liam replacing him?
01:57Put Ethan on support. That game belongs to Liam.
02:00Both his family and his girlfriends treat him like he's nothing. I'm getting a win.
02:03My hand froze around my phone. Coach spoke again, cautiously.
02:07Ryder, I've always wanted to ask, what is Ethan to you?
02:12I know you're together, but never made it public.
02:15Rain pounds against the car. Every word Ryder said hits me like a hammer.
02:20You really think I like him? I only care about Liam.
02:24If he weren't straight, I never would have been with Ethan.
02:28Don't you think the two of them look alike?
02:30My fingers go numb. A low sneer drifts through the speakers.
02:34Cover the mole under Ethan's eye. He looks almost like me.
02:38I thought Ryder loved my face.
02:41Every time we had sex, he'd caress it so tenderly.
02:45Now I know I was only a substitute.
02:48I can't stop shaking.
02:51I look at my rumpled collar, then the spot he kissed moments ago.
02:56Everything I thought was love had been nothing but a lie.
03:02It was so obvious.
03:03He'd see someone else through me every time.
03:06I never knew.
03:08I gave him everything like a fool.
03:10The call keeps playing.
03:11Then what about Ethan?
03:13I hold my breath, still hoping for a different answer.
03:17To put it bluntly, it's just physical.
03:19Nothing more.
03:24His words are like a dull blade, hacking away at the part of me I thought was still alive.
03:29I cover the mole beneath my eye with my thumb.
03:32In the window, my reflection becomes Liam.
03:35All that separates me from the man Ryder loves is a mole.
03:40Nausea hits me.
03:41I turn away, unable to look at myself in the window anymore.
03:44Outside, Ryder is still on the phone, his back to me, rain soaking his shoulders.
03:50Suddenly, he turns and looks at me.
03:52There's no warmth in his eyes.
03:54That is his real expression.
03:56Cold, detached, and appraising.
03:59Every tender look he ever gave was meant for Liam.
04:02My body trembles, but my hand stays steady as I open the email.
04:07I've ignored it twice and hit call.
04:09I accept the offer.
04:11Ethan?
04:12Great.
04:12We've waited two years.
04:14On one condition.
04:15I need a new identity as soon as possible and wipe my identity here.
04:19Are you sure?
04:20That means cutting all ties with this place.
04:22I am sure.
04:23Alright, it'll take time.
04:24You'll receive a confirmation email in five days.
04:26Once it arrives, you're all set.
04:28In five days, I hang up and look at the calendar.
04:31That's the league's most important game.
04:34After that, I'll disappear for good.
04:36Ryder, you won't have to look past my mole anymore.
04:39This face will be gone from your world.
04:47Why are you so pale?
04:48He reaches for my forehead.
04:50I instinctively pull away.
04:52It's nothing.
04:52I'm just cold.
04:53Before, those words would have made my whole day.
04:55Now they only make my chest ache.
04:57Everything he said on the phone still echoed in my head.
05:00Ryder doesn't press further.
05:01He takes out a gift bag.
05:03This is for you.
05:04Wear it at the game in five days.
05:05I open it.
05:06Inside is a pair of custom wrist guards.
05:08My number, 17, is stitched into the ice blue lining.
05:12It's beautifully made.
05:14Don't get hurt.
05:15That game matters.
05:17Of course, it matters to him.
05:20It's the stage he's built for Liam.
05:22I close the box without thanking him.
05:25Too caught up in his own excitement.
05:27He doesn't notice my coldness.
05:29Oh, one more thing.
05:31Liam's joining our team.
05:32My hand freezes.
05:34He continues cautiously.
05:36Coach approved it.
05:37Liam's starting in five days.
05:40Ethan, you'll be on support for that one.
05:42I turn and meet his eyes.
05:43Do you remember why I was cast out of my family?
05:47Liam accused me of stealing his scholarship application.
05:50No one believed me.
05:52And my dad threw me out.
05:53He was just not that mature back then.
05:55Now he's learned his lesson.
05:56Besides, the team needs fresh blood.
05:59He pauses, then adds.
06:00If you're really against it, I'll tell Coach to pull him instead.
06:03As he speaks, his fingers tap the steering wheel twice.
06:06That is his tell when he lies.
06:08I've known him for three years.
06:09He's never turned Liam down, and no one can change his mind.
06:12No.
06:14Let him join.
06:15Ryder blinks in surprise.
06:16Then the corners of his mouth lift.
06:18He hides it quickly.
06:19But I still catch that flash of joy.
06:22He rarely smiles.
06:23But he does for Liam.
06:25My phone buzzes.
06:27A new email pops up.
06:29Subject, green card application instructions.
06:33What's that?
06:38Nothing.
06:40Just spam.
06:41I flip my phone over.
06:43Ryder watches me for a couple of seconds.
06:45Then starts the car.
06:46I stand in front of the photo wall.
06:48Three years of memories.
06:50The day we won our first league title.
06:51Him carrying me on his shoulders.
06:53Me smearing birthday cake on his face.
06:55In every picture, I was smiling.
06:57Riley never was.
06:58I thought he was warm underneath.
06:59Now I knew his heart just never warmed for me.
07:01The shower stops.
07:03Ryder walks up behind me.
07:04Warm from the shower.
07:05And wraps his arms around my waist.
07:09About what we started in the car.
07:11His hands start moving down.
07:13Sudden.
07:14Rough.
07:15Forceful.
07:16As always.
07:18I'm not feeling well.
07:20I stumble into the bathroom.
07:22Lock the door.
07:23And slide down against it.
07:25I've secretly kept track of every time Ryder came looking for me.
07:29I thought it was our sweet little secret.
07:31But now I see.
07:32I open my notes.
07:33Then Liam's social media.
07:35And compare them one by one.
07:37Every time Ryder wants me.
07:39It's right after Liam posts about his girlfriend.
07:50Have you lost it Ryder?
07:52Someone could see us.
07:54I don't care.
07:55I want you.
07:56Now.
07:57Even then.
07:58It felt like he was looking through me at someone else.
08:01So I'm not even a substitute.
08:03I'm just his outlet for desire.
08:04Someone who uses whenever Liam makes him jealous, desperate, or heartbroken.
08:09I crank the shower full blast and sink down under the water.
08:13Hands over my face as silent sobs shake my body.
08:16Ryder.
08:16It was never because you wanted me.
08:18It was because you couldn't have him.
08:20Then what am I?
08:21Three years.
08:22More than a thousand days and nights.
08:24My love.
08:25My trust.
08:25Everything.
08:26Was a joke.
08:27I look up through the steam at my face.
08:29The mole beneath my eye looks like a stigma.
08:32Ryder.
08:32From now on.
08:33I won't love you anymore.
08:37I stay in the bathroom until the water washes away my tears and until he falls asleep.
08:43What is he dreaming about?
08:44Not me.
08:46I didn't wake him.
08:48I used to wait for him so we could leave together.
08:50But not anymore.
09:07I practice alone for hours before the rest of the team arrives.
09:18Ethan?
09:18You're here early today.
09:20Where's Ryder?
09:21You always show up together.
09:23I'm on the bench drinking water when Ryder walks in.
09:26Dark practice gear.
09:27Hair immaculate.
09:28Steps unhurrient until he sees me.
09:31He frowns and heads over.
09:33Why didn't you wait for me?
09:35His voice carries a hint of blame.
09:37Waiting for him is always expected.
09:39Not waiting somehow made me wrong.
09:41I cap my bottle and look up calmly.
09:43I got up early for extra practice.
09:46Ryder is about to say something when coach's whistle cut him off.
09:50Gather up.
09:51I've got an announcement.
09:54Coach grants is meaningfully at Ryder.
09:56We've got a new player.
09:57Liam will start it forward in our game against the Panthers in five days.
10:00I notice Ryder tense up.
10:02He swallows.
10:02His fingers curling and relaxing at his side.
10:04It's the kind of anticipation your body feels when you're about to see the person you love.
10:08Liam?
10:08The guy who quit years ago?
10:10The game against the Panthers is huge.
10:13Is he up for it?
10:14I listen.
10:15Look at Ryder.
10:17Then speak calmly.
10:18Liam quit because he couldn't get up for morning practice.
10:20I assume he's improved since then.
10:25Ethan, stop bringing up the past.
10:28A faint smile tugs at my lips, too faint to reveal what I'm feeling.
10:31Okay, I won't.
10:33After all, I'll be gone in a few days.
10:35You can protect Liam all you want.
10:37It's not my concern.
10:56Ryder brings us to meet Liam.
10:57But the first to arrive are my father and his wife.
11:01We're staying here before the game, and they bring Liam's things.
11:04After my mom died, my father brought home his mistress and her son.
11:08He stopped loving me.
11:10He never carried a thing for me.
11:11When he kicked me out, he left my suitcase in the rain.
11:14My father glances at me like a stranger.
11:16Then he turns to Ryder with a warm smile.
11:20Ryder, Liam's counting on you.
11:22He's always looked up to you.
11:24Lead him to victory.
11:25Don't worry.
11:27One more thing.
11:29Be careful around Ethan.
11:32He's envied Liam since childhood.
11:34He even stole Liam's scholarship application.
11:38Just be careful.
11:40I didn't explain.
11:41I've done it countless times.
11:43The application was mine.
11:44Liam blamed me because he didn't get one.
11:46No one trusted me.
11:48Explaining would only humiliate myself again.
11:50Ryder's face darkens.
11:52He steps away from my father.
11:54Ethan's my best partner.
11:56I trust him.
11:57I know him the best.
11:59Ryder defends me.
12:00Once, I'd have been touched.
12:02Now I only feel humiliated.
12:04You trust me?
12:06Yet you love Liam and see him in me?
12:10Liam wears a brand new practice jersey.
12:12His hair perfectly styled.
12:14Spotting Ryder, he hugs him at once.
12:17Hey, Captain Ryder!
12:18When they part, Ryder's hands hang awkwardly in midair.
12:21Friendship is easy.
12:22Love is careful.
12:23He never hesitates with me when we hug.
12:25Long time no see, brother.
12:27His smile looks harmless, but I know better.
12:29That smile hides all kinds of cruelty.
12:33This is what we've trained for!
12:35Let's go!
12:36We've got to beat the Panthers!
12:39Ryder and Liam stand side by side, soaking in the cheers.
12:43Liam is the center of attention, wearing a confident smile.
12:47Liam's going to put a shine today.
12:49A win will be great for the family business.
12:51Of course.
12:52That's our son.
12:53They never looked at me.
12:55We walked right past them, but I was like invisible to them.
12:58Ryder sees them.
12:59His grip tightens around his stick until his knuckles turn white.
13:02His jaw locks into a hard line.
13:04Whenever he sees you in with his girlfriend, he comes to me.
13:06His eyes, red with jealousy, lock on mine.
13:08Then he prints me against the nearest wall, bench, or locker.
13:11He needs a body to pour his desire for someone else.
13:13I used to think it was love.
13:15Now I know it's release.
13:16He wants Liam, but takes it out on me.
13:19Ethan.
13:20I know that desire in the air too well, but I feel nothing.
13:24You.
13:24His hand reaches for my shoulder, then stops.
13:27We're on the rink, the last place he can force me.
13:30After a pause, he slowly pulls back.
13:32I meet his eyes, calm enough to make him falter.
13:37Game on, Captain.
13:41Ryder, I'll give this last game all I've got.
13:44Consider it my thanks for taking me in.
13:46When it's over, so are we.
13:52Less than three minutes in, I strip the puck from their forward.
13:55Liam is wide open on the left, so I pass.
13:58He hesitates, and a defenseman pokes it away.
14:01Great steal by Ethan.
14:02He feeds Liam.
14:03Oh!
14:05Wide of the net.
14:07Liam just isn't himself today.
14:09Sighs sweep through the crowd.
14:10I glance at the scoreboard, down by two, with little time left.
14:14The next time I get the puck, I keep it.
14:16I'm taking the shot.
14:17Just as I swing, someone slams into me.
14:19It's Liam.
14:20My pupils blow wide, my balance gone.
14:22I am sent flying, crashing toward the ice.
14:24I'm falling toward a downed opponent, his skate blade pointing straight up.
14:27Liam is headed for the boards with nothing in his way.
14:29Ryder is only a few strides away.
14:31Panic flashes across his face.
14:33His eyes dart between Liam and Liam.
14:38Before Liam hit the boards, Ryder catches him.
14:41They slide safely across the ice together.
14:44The blade pierces my shoulder.
14:45Blood spills onto the ice.
14:47What was I expecting?
14:48That he'd save me?
14:50I'm nobody.
14:51Of course he'd choose Liam.
14:53Strangely, my shoulder barely hurt.
14:55Nothing could hurt more than my heart.
14:58As my teammates help me into the locker room, an argument breaks out.
15:04We're down this bad.
15:05How are we going to win?
15:06Ethan's hurt.
15:07A huge gap.
15:09The Panthers have all the momentum now.
15:11I shove my teammates aside, grab Liam by the collar and slam him against a locker.
15:15Blood seeped through my bandage.
15:17Liam!
15:17Why did you hit me?
15:19I had that goal.
15:20I fed you again and again and you blew every chance.
15:23So I went for it myself and you hit me!
15:33Liam's eyes reheading instantly.
15:35His lips tremble as if he's terrified.
15:39I didn't mean to.
15:41You should have passed to me.
15:44That's why I...
15:45Passed to you?
15:45Could you even score?
15:50Ethan, enough.
15:57I stare at Ryder in disbelief.
15:59The hand that has yanked mine away now rests gently on Liam's shoulder.
16:02Liam's eyes are red, his voice trembling like he's been wronged.
16:06I'm sorry, Ethan.
16:07I really didn't mean it.
16:09You should have passed to me.
16:10When you didn't, I panicked.
16:12Ryder gently patted Liam's shoulder, like soothing a startling pet.
16:15Don't cry.
16:16It's not your fault.
16:17Ryder, Liam is never wrong to you.
16:19Not when he cost us the game.
16:21Not when he got me hurt.
16:23Ethan, you're forward next period.
16:24Liam stays in the starting lineup.
16:26No more hurting teammates.
16:27He gives me a warning look.
16:28No matter who, he knows exactly who hurt whom.
16:31Yet he makes it sound like I'm the threat.
16:33He can't bear to blame Liam.
16:35So he warns me instead.
16:37Fine.
16:37It won't happen again.
16:39Ryder freezes.
16:40He didn't expect me to agree so easily.
16:42After a moment, he walks over and looks at my shoulder.
16:45How's your shoulder?
16:46His voice softens.
16:47I know.
16:47I should have saved you, but...
16:49He's still pretending he cares.
16:51It's fine.
16:52I'm okay.
16:52The pain is unbearable.
16:54Every breath pulls at the wound.
16:55But I have to finish this game.
16:56For what I owed him.
16:57And for my coach and teammates.
16:59Good.
17:00Get ready then.
17:02I look down.
17:04Blood has soaked through the bandage.
17:05I tighten it.
17:06Pick up my stick.
17:08And head back out.
17:09As I head to the rink.
17:10I hear a noise from the storage room.
17:12I stop.
17:13The door is slightly ajar.
17:14I peer through the narrow crap.
17:16Liam wipes his mouth.
17:17The label on the bottle is unmistakable.
17:19A banned performance enhanced using drug.
17:26Liam!
17:26You took a banned drug?
17:28Liam panics for only a second.
17:29Then calms down.
17:30Nothing like the man crying in the locker room.
17:32He tosses the empty bottle into the trash.
17:33Are you insane?
17:35Doping his band if they catch you will lose everything.
17:37The whole team could be suspended.
17:38I'm telling Ryder.
17:44Liam's mask dropped.
17:46His eyes gleamed with smug satisfaction.
17:48You think anyone would believe you?
17:50He yanks a chain off the shelf.
17:51Grabs my wrist.
17:52And chains me to the metal rack.
17:54I try to fight back.
17:55But my injured shoulder gives out.
17:57Liam!
17:58Aren't you afraid Ryder will find out?
17:59Liam smiles at me.
18:01The grin sends a chill down my spine.
18:03Afraid?
18:04Of what?
18:06He crouches close and whispers.
18:08Soft as a snake's hisk.
18:10Don't you know how much Riley loves me?
18:15Don't you know you're just my substitute?
18:17Even if you died here he'd never blame me.
18:19So he knows.
18:20He knows Ryder loves him.
18:21He knows I'm only a substitute.
18:23And he's enjoyed it all.
18:24Watching me make a fool of myself around Ryder.
18:26The final period's about to start.
18:28I have to win.
18:28As for you my dear brother, stay right here.
18:31Liam walks out and shuts the door.
18:33I hear the key turns twice.
18:41The coach blows his whistle, urging everyone onto the ice.
18:44Game's starting!
18:45Move it!
18:46Coach!
18:47Ethan's not here yet!
18:49The coach frowns.
18:50The team exchanges looks.
18:52Only Liam speaks up.
18:54Maybe Ethan got chewed out and bailed out of spite?
18:59We have no time!
19:01Move it!
19:02The team head out.
19:04Ryder glances back.
19:06I'm still nowhere to be seen.
19:08Disappointment flickers across his face.
19:10He believes Liam.
19:11He really thinks I walked away out of spite.
19:17I yank at the chain with all my strength.
19:20Metal screech against metal as it tears into my wrists.
19:23I push the pain aside.
19:24I won't let Liam ruin this game.
19:28We're champions!
19:30Not just for Ryder.
19:32For the team and coach.
19:33We fought too hard to lose everything to Liam.
19:36At last, I break free.
19:38My shoulder is soaked in blood.
19:40I stagger to the door and shove it.
19:41It doesn't pudge.
19:42Liam has locked it.
19:43I kick it.
19:44Once, twice, three times.
19:45The door shakes but the lock holds.
19:47My legs give out and I drop to my knees gasping.
19:49There is a window.
19:50Small, but maybe big enough.
20:08What a game from Liam.
20:10This is nothing like we've seen before.
20:12What's gotten of him?
20:13He's a completely different player today.
20:25What a coast-to-coast goal!
20:30Ryder, what are you looking for?
20:32For someone?
20:33Don't you think I walked out?
20:35Then why do you keep looking this way?
20:49By the time I got there, it was over.
20:58Ethan?
21:00What happened?
21:00Why are you covered in blood?
21:05Concern flashes across Ryder's face.
21:08But anger quickly takes over.
21:10Ethan, where the hell were you?
21:11You're on this team and you just don't show up?
21:13Without Liam, we wouldn't have won today.
21:15I look at Ryder and take a deep breath.
21:17My voice is rationed but steady.
21:20Liam locked me in the storage room.
21:22Silence falls.
21:23And he used performance enhancers.
21:25The team is shocked.
21:26Some gasp.
21:27Others stare at Liam in disbelief.
21:30Liam's smile freezes.
21:31His eyes re-heading and his lips begin to tremble.
21:34I don't know what you're talking about.
21:36I know I'm not as good as you, but I tried my best today.
21:40Why would you accuse me?
21:41I didn't use anything.
21:43I never locked you up.
21:45You skipped the game on purpose, didn't you?
21:48Then prove it!
21:49Take the test!
21:51Let go!
21:52Let go of me!
21:53Ethan, stop!
21:59Enough.
21:59Both of you.
22:00Ryder waves everyone off.
22:02Pack up!
22:03Head to the celebration.
22:05Don't keep coach waiting.
22:07Before Liam leaves with teammates, he glances back with a smug smile.
22:11I know it too well.
22:12He wore that same smile when my dad cast me out.
22:24Give me your hand.
22:26He dabs antiseptic onto my wrist with a cotton squab, careful not to hurt me.
22:33He's always gentlest at moments like this.
22:36Ryder.
22:36Yes?
22:37Do you believe me?
22:38It doesn't matter now.
22:40Why?
22:41I pull my hand away.
22:42He looks up at me.
22:44If Liam really doped, our records would be wiped and we may even get suspended.
22:49Everything we earned will be gone.
22:53Ethan, when are you going to end this farce?
22:54Freeze.
22:55Why'd you quit on the team?
22:57Because Liam played better than you?
22:58Because I gave him your spot?
23:00Now that he's proven himself, you're accusing him of doping?
23:02Just test him.
23:04Then you'll know if I'm lying.
23:05Enough.
23:05I'm not wasting time on baseless accusations.
23:08At least Liam won us this game.
23:10He didn't run away.
23:11He looked at me, like a final warning.
23:14Stop this.
23:15And this never happened.
23:17We're still partners, on and off the ice.
23:19We always work well together, don't we?
23:21He still thinks I'm throwing a tantrum.
23:23I lower my head and reply softly.
23:25We're done.
23:26Ryder freezes.
23:28What?
23:30What did you say?
23:31He hasn't heard me.
23:32It doesn't matter anymore.
23:36Come on, everyone's waiting at the celebration.
23:38I don't take his hand.
23:39He probably never expects me to refuse him.
23:43Ryder, I have a question.
23:44I look up in the eye.
23:46The application incident from three years ago.
23:48Do you believe me or Liam?
23:49Ryder looks away.
23:51You already know.
23:53I freeze.
23:54So you never believed me?
23:56Ethan, I know you've always resented your father's favoritism.
23:59So I understood the scholarship incident.
24:01But today, you went too far.
24:04So he never believed me.
24:06Three years ago, he showed up with an umbrella.
24:08And I thought he was the only one who believed me.
24:11I was wrong.
24:12He wasn't.
24:14I don't need his trust anyway.
24:16Yeah.
24:16On my way.
24:18Ryder turns back to me.
24:20Calm again.
24:21I'm heading over first.
24:22Clean yourself up and come.
24:24Apologize to Liam.
24:25And everything will go back to the way it was.
24:27Apologize to Liam?
24:28Ryder, you make me sick.
24:36Green card approved.
24:37Flight details.
24:38Identity removal confirmation.
24:41Dear Mr. Ethan.
24:42Your green card has been approved.
24:44Please arrive at the airport by 8pm for flight DL-773.
24:48Once the flight exits national airspace, your old identity will be erased.
24:52Safe travels.
24:53It's finally time to leave.
24:55Back in the storage room, I recorded everything.
24:57I set the video to send in 30 minutes to the league committee and the banquet organizer.
25:01I know they'll replay the game's highlights on the big screen.
25:04When they do, my video will play for everyone to see.
25:06Goodbye Ryder.
25:07Goodbye my three-year joke.
25:12Ethan.
25:13Where are you?
25:14No reply.
25:15Don't keep everyone waiting.
25:17Still no reply.
25:22Ryder, I really owe you one.
25:24For the first time, Liam's approach irritates Ryder.
25:27He waves him off, steps into a corner, and makes a call.
25:35Ryder's expression changes.
25:37Unease creeps into his eyes.
25:41Ryder makes another call.
25:44Track Ethan's phone.
25:46Now.
25:47Ryder keeps a tracker on my phone.
25:49He never let me out of his control.
25:51But this time, it's beyond his control.
25:53Everything goes smoothly.
25:55I go through the gate.
25:57I board an international plane.
25:59It takes off.
26:00Everything is over.
26:02Mr. Ryder, we can't locate Mr. Ethan's phone.
26:04But we just found-
26:05Go on!
26:05Mr. Ethan is on an international flight.
26:08It just took off.
26:08One way.
26:10The celebration goes on, but all sound fades for Ryder.
26:13What?
26:14His reflection stares back from the glass.
26:16Fear fills his eyes for the first time.
26:18Is he afraid of losing me, or losing control of me?
26:22Ryder's eyes flare as he shouts into the phone.
26:25Where did he go?
26:26What country?
26:27What city?
26:28Rapid typing fills the line, then silence for a while.
26:31We can't find anything.
26:32All of Mr. Ethan's records are invalid.
26:35Ryder frowns, his voice turning icy.
26:38What?
26:39Phone number, social accounts, bank records, immigration records, everything's gone.
26:42It's as if-
26:43He doesn't finish, but Ryder knows.
26:45It's as if Ethan has never existed.
26:47Impossible!
26:48Keep digging!
26:49You must find him!
26:51Ryder!
26:52Congrats!
26:53I knew you'd make it!
26:54Trusting Liam to you was the right call!
26:57Ryder ignores the toast.
26:58He looks past Ethan's father and fixes a cold stare on Liam.
27:02Liam's smile freezes.
27:05I'll pass.
27:06The room falls silent.
27:08Ethan's father hand hangs frozen in midair.
27:11His stepwoman's smile vanishes.
27:14Ryder, come on.
27:16Cheer up.
27:16We're champions.
27:18I said I'll pass.
27:20Liam stiffens.
27:21He doesn't expect Ryder to treat him this cold.
27:24Panic flickers across his face.
27:26The highlights are on!
27:27Come!
27:28Liam's big moments!
27:29Ryder, cheer up!
27:30Come watch!
27:31Today's our championship day!
27:32Liam stands in the middle.
27:33basking in the cheers with a smug grind.
27:36But it doesn't last.
27:38Everyone stares at the screen in shock.
27:40A glass shatters on the floor.
27:42Liam's smile vanishes.
27:43His face turning white.
27:45You think anyone would believe you?
27:46Don't you know how much Riley loves me?
27:48Don't you know you're just my substitute?
27:50Even if you died here, he'd never blame me.
27:53Ryder stares at the screen.
27:55Face drained of color.
27:56Something inside him snaps.
27:58He grabs Liam by the collar.
27:59What did you do to Ethan?
28:15Liam goes deadly pale.
28:17He shakes his head wildly.
28:18Grabbing Ryder's wrist.
28:20His voice is trembling.
28:22No.
28:22It's fake.
28:23Ryder, please believe me.
28:25Ethan framed me.
28:26He's always been jealous of me.
28:28He faked that video.
28:29Whispers sweep through the room.
28:31Liam's performance is far beyond anything he's shown before and raises suspicions.
28:36There is only one explanation.
28:38Doping.
28:39So no one believes him.
28:41Ryder lets go of Liam.
28:43A sharp pain hits his chest.
28:45Ethan, I know you've always resented your father's favoritism.
28:48So I understood the scholarship incident.
28:50But today, you went too far.
28:52Those words come rushing back.
28:54Ryder could barely breathe.
28:55I should have trusted him.
28:57Ryder, I made a mistake.
28:59I just wanted to prove myself.
29:01Help me.
29:01Just this once.
29:03Ryder looks down at the man begging him.
29:04For the first time, he feels nothing but disgust.
29:07He's hurting him for him.
29:08He violently shakes Liam off.
29:10Don't touch me.
29:11You disgraced this team.
29:12You'll pay for this.
29:14Despair fills Liam's eyes.
29:15His parents and girlfriend are staring at him in utter disappointment.
29:18You?
29:20You took performance enhancers?
29:22Liam lowers his head in silence.
29:24You locked Ethan in the storage room?
29:26You caused his injuries too?
29:28Yeah!
29:28I did it!
29:30So what?
29:30Liam completely snaps.
29:32Ethan was always better than me.
29:34I finally got you to throw him out, but the family still didn't see me.
29:38That spotlight was supposed to be mine!
29:43You've disappointed me!
29:44Liam's girlfriend shakes her head and walks away.
29:47Liam drops to his knees.
29:48Clutching his hair.
29:53Mr. Liam, you've been reported for doping and assaulting a teammate.
29:56You're coming with us for investigation.
29:58The committee escorts Liam away.
30:00The celebration ends in utter disgrace.
30:03On the bench lies a pair of bloodstained wrist guards.
30:05The one Ryder has given Ethan.
30:06He cruddles it carefully in both hands.
30:08His chest aches in sharp bursts.
30:10Then his phone rings.
30:11Mr. Ryder, it's confirmed.
30:13Every record tied to Mr. Ethan has been erased.
30:15His phone, social media, bank accounts,
30:18exit and entry records.
30:19All gone.
30:20Mr. Ethan isn't coming back.
30:22Ryder stands frozen, chest heaving, fingers clenched white around the wrist guards.
30:25No way!
30:26Keep looking!
30:26Tear the world apart if you have to!
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