CHAPTER 21.   "At the rate she's going, she'll get injured one day." The first girl said, talking about the white woman who was doing a back walkover on the beam and sweating profusely.    "She's been this way for the past few weeks. I bet her whole body must be aching badly." Another girl said with a shake of her head.    "She's about to do a handstand split on the beam balance!" Another girl gasped with shock as she watched the white woman stand on her hands, raising her legs up.   "But, we haven't been taught that because we are yet to reached that stage!" Another girl whispered, stunned.    Most of the gymnasts gathered together to watch Raine who was oblivious of their shocked stare and in a complete world of her own, as she stood on her hands on the thin pole and spread her legs wide in a split.    There were lots of gasps around her

 CHAPTER 23 'My Everything?'  Serena felt so angry. She didn't know why all these is happening. She and Raine finally got back together, they finally agreed to be together.....really be together, then suddenly everything is tearing apart. The worst of it all is this accident that didn't only spoil her night with Raine but it's also on the verge of bringing back her greatest rival, Dane.  The reason she'd held onto Lorraine's phone was to search for the contact of Dane first and delete it, so there will be no way of contacting him. She'd deleted two of his numbers but apparently, she'd missed this third number. And she was sure it's Dane's. Who other person is Raine's everything if not that man!?  She hated this, dammit! ********* Cynthia wiped the tear that dropped from her eyes and smiled sympatheticaly at Dane. "I'm really sorry

CHAPTER 25 When Raine's breathing picked up, Raymond proceeded to take Raine's temperature. All the while his eyes were at her friend who had lowered herself in a chair next to Raine.  Frankly, Raymond didn't like what he saw in the eyes of the woman as she looked at the patient lying down on the bed. There's pain, concern, pity and something else.  Something that closely resembles dislike....hatred....lust.  Raymond caught himself from the thought. What the hell am I thinking anyway, he chided himself. This woman is here to stay with her injured friend. "Dane....." Raine murmured as she stirred. She was still under the effects of the drugs she was given. Her eyes were still closed.  "Dane.... I want Dane... Where is Dane....?" She cried, pushing her friend's feminine hand away from hers. She reached out with her hand...searching. she swiv

CHAPTER 27.     "Whatever you're thinking about is not healthy for you. Your face is all screwed up."   "You've lost a little weight" He said instead.    She averted her eyes. "What did you expect? You abandoned me."   Gently, he placed her on the bed and lowered himself to it. "I had to leave, Raine. You know why." He spoke softly.    She took a shuddering breath, "I never knew... I never knew you had feelings like that for me."   "I know you don't, honey. I'm not blaming you for what is not your fault."    "But you left all the same. You punished me for it." She persisted.    He raised his hand to her hair, caught the strands that escaped from their bums and pushed it behind her ear. "My leaving was never to punish you. I had to get my life together and try to move on."  

 CHAPTER 29. "It does, baby. But you'll be healed in no time." he answered and she nodded.  They went at it for several long minutes until they heard the doorbell ring.  "That will be all for today." He announced. He walked to the mat and helped a sweating Raine in pain to get up from the floor. "You did an awesome job today, Sugarplum." he said with pride and kissed her forehead.  "My thigh hurts though." She said as they walked out of the gym. She went to get a water to drink while Dane walked to go get the door. Dane swung the door open to see Raine's girlfriend at the door. They stared at each other for a few minutes. "I wanted to check if Raine was here. I went by her house and the hospital but I couldn't find her, the hospital said she was discharged." "Serena?" Raine said as she poked her head out from behind Dane. "What are