KURISANI
"I can't believe I let you talk me into that,"
"I wasn't exactly going to take no for an answer and you needed this, you can't restrict yourself to work and your bedroom the entire time,"
"I hear you but that was torture and now I'm my body is going to feel it,"
"It'll hurt less once you do it a couple more times,"
"A couple more times? Justin? Are you kidding me? I'm not doing that to myself again. I'm good with jogging but hiking? No thanks, never again,"
"Oh come on, don't be a sissy," He throws a bottle of cold water my way and I quickly catch it before it hits my face.
"You threw it high in purpose didn't you?" I ask and he laughs, not denying it.
"I'm just keeping you active,"
I'm too thirsty to continue arguing with him so I quickly down the cold 500ml of still water he threw my way while he does the same.
It's been an emotionally rough couple of weeks and the people in this house have carried me through it, even when I tried convincing them that I don't need any hand holding, they still offered and made sure I always know that they've got me. I expected that from my aunt because she always shows up for me without fail but as for Mark and Justin, that was just... New, and it took a while for me to get used to them checking up on me but I eventually got used to it and quickly fitted into being this blended family of four in the house.
Which led to this morning's hike at Hennops hiking trail. For a first timer, I feel like Justin could have started me off smoothly but he just had to throw me into a challenging hiking trail and now I just want to crawl to bed and nurse all my aches, this can't be life.
"But this was good, right? Going out getting fresh air,"
"Yeah, it felt good,"
"The we should do this more often and no, not just the hiking. You could link up with my friends and I and we could grab some drinks,"
"Now that I think about it, I haven't done that in the longest time, I'd like to unwind a bit,"
"Now we talking," He says happily.
"How are you still standing up straight? Where do you get the energy?" I ask him because for me, it was a challenge to even get on this high chair next to the kitchen island.
"I'm used to it, I usually go hiking to clear my head, it's quite relaxing," it's not completely a lie. Except the climbing from time to time, we got to speak and it just felt refreshing venting to someone who had no ties to my life. I don't think I could ever manage sitting across a shrink and speaking about all the things that make me angry, I have nothing against that but I feel that it's just not for me so this was good and Justin listened for the sake of listening, not because he thought I would expect a some sort of advice from him, I appreciate that, not all venting sessions need a solution. Sometimes we just need people to listen and that's just it but as for the physical part of it? No, not when I'm now feeling this way and not when he judged me for being unfit.
"Relaxing, you say. I beg to differ, my thighs are shaking and not in a good way, Justin, not in a good way,"
He laughs at this "Once you get over the cramping that you're feeling right now then you'll get the big picture of it all." his phone beeps and a smirk forms on his face "Looks like I have to go make someone else's thighs shake, and I mean in a good way," He winks at me while still smiling widely.
"Again I ask, where do you get the energy?"
"Listen,I'll outsource energy for this girl if I need to, it's always worth it. Catch you later, don't forget to either go for a swim or cool shower before you head to sleep, it'll help with the muscle cramping,"
