The Run (Book 2) (Paused)

2

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Lucinda reached over and turned off her alarm. She sighed and closed her eyes.

"Wake up," She heard a deep husky voice said. She got up immediately to see who was there. She saw Benjamin standing there against the wall.

"What the fuck are you doing in here? Isn't this invasion of privacy" Lucinda asked. He chuckled.

"Hurry up, get dressed. You have training today, and I rather not be late," He said and walked out of the room.

Lucinda sighed and got up from the bed to quickly cussing her to fall on the floor. She groaned and got up.

After getting showering and getting ready, they set out the training room to get started.

"Alright, the first task, think fast," Benjamin said and threw a tennis ball unexpectedly that hit Lucinda in the arm.

"OW," She yelled.

"Should've thought fast," He said and threw another, which hit her again but this time in the leg.

"Can you not give a warning?" She said as she rubbed her leg.

"That's not the point. You're supposed to be able to detect the ball coming your way and be able to stop it from hurting you," He said and threw another one which hit her again.

"Oh fuck you," Lucinda said. Benjamin sighed, knowing it was going to be a long day. After an hour of throwing tennis balls at her, Lucinda finally began catching the balls back to back.

He threw another one directed at her face, and she caught it. She tossed it up and threw it at Benjamin. It hit him right in the face.

Benjamin picked up the ball and gave her a mug. She snickered and crossed her arms.

"Should've thought fast," She mocked him and turned. They then moved on to stretches, jump ropes, running, and other things involving flexibility.

Lucinda had no trouble with that because she used to take gymnastics classes, and she was very flexible. It left Benjamin impressed.

They then went to the gym and brought her to the punching bag. She gave a punch, but it wasn't a good punch.

"Punch harder," Benjamin said.

"Oh no fucking shit," Lucinda said. Benjamin moved behind her and placed her arms in position.

"Think of someone that did you the dirtiest once you think of the picture that they are standing right in front of you. Then began punching," Benjamin instructed and backed up.

Lucinda stared at the bag, and her thoughts began working. All of a sudden, she saw Calvin. She immediately began punching the bag over and over. Her hits became more brutal as the punching increased.

Benjamin leaned against the wall as he watched her punch the bag. He was impressed and wondered who she was thinking about.

After about an hour of that, he led her to the treadmill and all the other equipment in the gym. Finally, after hours of training, Lucinda dropped to the ground.

"Tired already?" Benjamin asked.

"We've been doing this for six hours. It's eleven am," She said while panting.

"Your point exactly?" Benjamin asked. Lucinda rolled her eyes, causing him to smirk a little. He held out his hand, and she placed her hand in his.

He pulled her off the ground, and she dusted off her back.

"I'm guessing you're hungry, so go get cleaned up. Then, I'll take us to get food," Benjamin said.