We walked up to the porch.“So, you plan on staying here forever?” I asked him.“Yip, if that keeps me near you.”Every time… every time he gets me speechless. What do I say back to that? I stood there with my mouth open gapping like a fish…“What’s wrong Amore, the cat caught your tongue?”“You…!” I pointed him on the chest with my finger.“Me?” He said, tilting his head while chuckling.“You are always so smart with that mouth of yours! I will see you tomorrow, good night.” I turned and headed inside.“Meet me here tomorrow morning at five, good night love…” He shouted from behind.“Shaking my head, I kept walking ignoring him.”Oh, I hate mornings, I hit my alarm clock off the bedside table that was screaming at me to wake up. Rolling out of bed I walked like a zombie to my closet. Heading to the bathroom to freshen up, I got dressed in my purple sports bra, black sports tights, and running shoes, putting my hair up in a high ponytail, I grab my bag with fresh clothes in and I skipp
He pressed his finger on my bottom lip… moving his lips towards mine…I stopped breathing, holding my breath in, my heart beating at 1000 seconds per minute, closing my eyes I waited for THE kiss… feeling his breath moving towards my ears.He whispered… “To be continued.”He turned around greeting some other guy looking to be a few years older than him.‘Wait… what?’It felt like he poured a bucket of cold water over my head.“Hey, James.”“Nathan you are late!”I’m standing at the back of Nathan still recovering, or more like hiding from shame.James peeked around Nathan looking curiously at me. “Who is this beautiful lady?”Nathan took me by the hand and tucked me into his side… “This is Amore, Amore this is my coach, James.”James has short black hair roughly styled, brown eyes, also very muscular built but not as much as Nathan. He is quite good looking but standing next to Nathan he looks ordinary.“It’s good to finally meet a woman …” He moved toward me, whispering behind his han
“Okay… First, always trust your instincts, if something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t safe.Second, practice target denial, when you have the opportunity to escape from a situation before it turns bad, take it.Third, present yourself with confidence even though you are scared. Be aware of the message your body sends to those around you. Attackers mostly search for women who appear frightened, confused, or distracted.Forth, set strong verbal boundaries, this skill is effective as a self-defense tool. When an attacker engages with you in a conversation, he’s actually “interviewing” you to see if you’ll make a good victim. Most attackers will use their words to freeze you into fear, reducing the chance for you to try and defend yourself.Five, keep a non-confrontation posture. It’s a secret weapon in the element of surprise. Most attackers have the confidence that you will not defend yourself, you should take advantage of this misconception.Six, keep yourself at a safe distance
Feeling my phone vibrating in my backpack I took a quick look at the caller id before picking it up.“Hello, Carolyne.”“Hello Mia, where are you?”I looked over to Nathan, smiling to myself…“Mia are you still there?”“O sorry yes, got a bit distracted”“By what? Where are you?“We are still at the gym. Nathan is almost done with his training….”“O let me guess your busy eye candying him.”“Of course, I am.”“You two are quite something…”“Uhuh… aren’t you busy with your shoot today.”“Yeah… we’re having a break right now… just wanted to know how things are over there… but looks like you’re enjoying yourself?“Oh yes, I am.” I nodded my head dramatically.“Good… good I will see you tonight?”“Why? What’s happening tonight.”“Oh Mia, we have four years to catch up on… oooo I know let’s go play paintball.”“Sounds good, see you tonight. Bye”“Okay, bye.” She sang over the phone“Hey, there sweet lady.”I looked up seeing one of the other fighters in front of me. I did not like the weir
We took Nathan’s car to Dr. Martin’s house… I’m quite nervous and keep fidgeting with my fingers on my lap.“Why are you nervous…?”“I’m not.” I looked out of the window.“Every time you’re nervous you start fidgeting with your fingers.” He pointed with his eyes towards my hands, he then looked forward focusing his attention on the road.“Okay… fine… I do not know why I am feeling like this. I have this weird feeling inside of me that something is going to happen, and I do not know what. I’m not nervous about meeting him, it’s… it’s just this feeling inside of me.” I looked down at my hands.“I… I just can’t explain it.”“Do not worry Amore, I will be with you no matter what.” He still concentrated on the road ahead.I looked confused over at him. “What do you mean Nathan? Why… why would you say something like that to someone you only met two days ago?”“The first time I saw you at the fight Amore, I know it was you…”What does he mean? Now I am even more confused… have we met before?
We said our goodbyes and Alfred led us to the front door. On our way back I got a call from Carolyne.“Hello, Carolyne.”“It’s already dark, where are you two?” O shucks, I forgot.“I’m so sorry Carolyne. We are on our way back… I forgot to tell Nathan. Send me your location and we will see you later. I almost forgot to ask, who will be joining us?”“A few other friends of mine.”“Okay, good. O yes, do you know James?”“YES! Why? Oh please don’t tell me you also invited him, Mia?”I bit down on my bottom lip. “Yeah… I kind of did.”“MIA…!!!”“O, Carolyne. I met him for the first time today… his not that bad… anyway you are wasting time… send me the location, see you, bye!”“Mia…” I ended the call before she could continue.Nathan started laughing. I looked at him confused.“What?”“James and Carolyne used to date.”“What? How was I supposed to know that? He kind of invited himself… What was I supposed to do, say no, and besides he is your coach and friend.”“I don’t mind, but I bet yo
What a night… Carolyne and James started arguing again, which caused Carolyne to explode and chase James around the field while shooting at his head, at the end Nathan and I separated them before they really started killing each other.“He makes me so angry, Mia… every time I see that face of his, I want to hit it!” She bends down picking up a stick, snapping it in half. “Oooo and the nerves he has to blame me… he blames me… me Mia, ME!! She screams while pointing towards herself almost poking a hole in her chest.Oh, these two are really starting to work on my nerves... I rubbed at my temples hoping to ease the headache that is slowly starting. I closed my eyes. “Can you please tell me what happened between the two of you? I really can’t take it anymore, being the only one not knowing what went on.”She looked down at her feet… “Nothing.”“What?? … what do you mean nothing. Carolyne, I swear I will be the one to punch you in the face if you do not start talking right now!” I said gri
I wake up to the smell of bacon, thinking… finally it’s Friday. It was the day of Nathan’s match, so I planned to spend the morning with Nathan and then go over to Carolyne’s to get ready for the match, she insisted that we get ready at her apartment.Throwing the covers off I quickly washed up and skipped down the stairs. Walking into the kitchen Nathan is standing in front of the stove.“Take a seat, the food is almost done…” I walked over to the table taking my seat.“I thought you left early this morning?”He turned around looking confused at me. “Why would I leave home without you?”“Oh, is that so?... You do actually know this is not your home?”He ignored me, turned around, and continued with the food.“Do you know when Joe will be back? I tried phoning him, but his phone is off…” I asked concerned.“I got a hold of my dad last night. They seem to be having a bad signal over there, but it sounds like they’re having a good time. They met up with some old friends there. He told m