The Tough Road

Chapter 3: Emotions Overload

      "See you soon coach." I said my goodbye.
"You too. And REMEMBER you have a little debt to pay tomorrow for breaking your promise!" Then he left.

Fu*k! What an amazing start!
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     Okay Ashley take a deep breath, it can't be that bad, right? He won't be harsh on me, right? I'm new! I tried to calm myself down when heading toward the car.

      As I sat in the car, I subconsciously started shaking my leg. I was overthinking the last sentence he said to me. Why did he say it like that? What did he mean by debt? What kind of debt?

     Oh my mind is so messed up! And, I couldn't tell dad. I literally cursed in front of my trainer! And, that just before my first session! Okay! I was wrong. It can get worse.

      "You're shaking your legs too much, Ashley. What's wrong? Are you alright?" Oh no!
"Umm... I'm new. Everything looks new! When I looked at everyone, they all were so good. Dad... I'm... I'm not even close to them!"

      I smoothly tried to pass his inquiry.
"No one becomes an athlete from the beginning. You'll reach there slowly but gradually. The key is hard work, persistence and listening to your trainer's advice." He smiled to me.
His reassurance made me a bit just a tiny bit calmer! I'm glad that I talked to him about it. I felt at ease enough not to shake my leg constantly, at least. 

      We arrived home, and I went straight to Alec's room. I needed to vent out to my very dear brother! I reached his room, and as my usual habit I opened his door with a bang.

      "Alec!" He jumped a bit at my high-pitched sound.
"What?! Can't you knock before entering? Maybe I'm naked!"
"Then, I would take a picture of your naked body for later. It'll come in handy later on in the future." I replied smirking.

      "Yeah... yeah... anyways... what is it that you entered like a bull!?"
"Hey!! You can't just call me..." I stopped midway in my sentence, when I remembered what I came here for on the first place!

      "Alec! Bro! You can't guess what did your brilliant sis do!" He snickered.
"Probably made a mess at the gym." I laughed. He knows me too well for my liking.
"Kinda did, but I was polite too."
"You and polite? I don't believe it." I rolled my eyes.
"You should believe it since that is exactly what happened." I reasoned.
"Aha! Okay, who are you and what did you do to my sister? She isn't polite most of the times."

      "Well... you see..." I told him from the beginning to the end. At the end of my tale, his jaw was on the ground.
"You don't know when to zip it Ashley, do you? " I sighed.
"If I knew, I wouldn't be in this shit now!"

      "You see? You're saying it again. If you don't control it, you'll earn not so much of a good image there. You should really work on it." I sighed again and sat next to him on his bed. I put my head between my hands.
"Easier said than done! I've bean doing for fourteen years." Suddenly, he did something that he hadn't done in quite a while.

      "Were you scared?" He side hugged me while asking me softly.
 I didn't know he had that tone! Nevertheless, I'm gonna use this opportunity.
"Ummm... I'm not sure how it will go, or how I'm gonna feel."
"It'll be fine before you know it. Don't overthink it much, or it kills you mentally before you even start"
I nodded then enjoyed the rare affection I got. It was once in a lifetime opportunity that Alec hugs me!

      After dinner, I went to my room, then I remembered I had some chemistry assignments to revise.
"Ugh... I hate it." Seriously, what is the use of these stuffs?
I sat and revised it while huffing in between.

      After I was done, my mind went to tomorrow's session with Coach. Wait! When did he become Coach in my mind?
Maybe it's because of his strong personality that was shown to me. Not sure.
I'm the rebellion type! I can't change all of a sudden for just I met a person. I'm not the type to obey or do what exactly others say, specially teachers at school.