𝙎𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙉𝙄𝙏𝙔

two

Thursday, 3:45

It's my first day at the new gym, and I'm not sure what to expect, but I'm eager to find out. I asked Mason to wait for me outside when he arrives, so I won't be alone after my dad leaves.

With about 15 minutes to go, I've already changed into my gym clothes and am currently making a shake to bring along.

Loud steps echo from the stairs – probably my dad.

"Hey, are you excited?" he asks as he sits down at the kitchen island across from me.

"Yeah, I think it'll be fun to try something new." I pack my things into my bag.

"Good to hear. We're leaving in 3 minutes, be ready." He gets up and heads towards the door to grab his keys.

I pick up my bag and follow him.

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The car stops as we reach our destination. I look for Mason, and he's standing right outside the entrance.

My dad and I get out of the car and start walking towards him.

My dad needed to be there to sign me up, as he was the one who initially contacted them.

"Myla! There you are, I've been waiting for 5 minutes." I give him a small side hug. "5 minutes? That's not even a lot."

"For me, it was." I chuckle at his response. "Good to see you, Mr. Flores, it's been a while!" "Yeah! Good to see you too, kid."

We enter the building and head to the reception. A tall man with black hair is sitting there, looking at his computer.

His eyes shift to me, and then to my dad. "How can I help you?" His voice is deep, a bit intimidating. "Hello! I've been emailing about my daughter starting here; training MMA?" My dad smiled at the receptionist.

"Just a second, thank you." The man turned around and entered the back door.

I heard someone shouting '14 more pushups, then we're done.'

After about 30 seconds, the man comes back, an even bigger man following behind him.

"Welcome! You must be Myla!" "Yes, sir, that's me." I stand proudly. "I'm Dj."

"I see you've already met our other MMA performer?" Dj's eyes shift to Mason. "Yes, we used to practice together."

"Follow me; I'll show you around. Mason, you can come too and help her get started."

I say bye to my dad and go with Dj, following him through a door on the side wall.

We enter a big room with lots of equipment and a boxing ring in the middle.

"This is where we train." Dj turns to me, and I nod at him. "Over there are our boxers." He points at some guys sitting on a bench drinking water. They look at me, probably wondering why a girl is there.

I study each one of them, my eyes stopping at one.

I lock eyes with Javon.