Crave_Ladies of Death by Tiki Kos

Author:Tiki Kos [Kos, Tiki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

“Why are you helping me?” I gasped, taking in a long, deep breath. With the back of my hand, I swiped at the beads of sweat on the top of my forehead. “I mean, why are you helping me train?”

A slow smile spread across Sho’s face. “I believe every family deserves to continue their lineage. If you don’t train and learn to fight, yours will be over. Everything your dad, mom and you ever accomplished will vanish.

“In a few years, your family will be forgotten. Like you never even existed. Your legacy is everything.” Sho shuddered, as if the room had cooled down—which it hadn’t. It was smoggy and could use a good blast or two of air conditioning. We had been training in the gym at the reservation for the past hour. The room itself was nice, except for the overwhelming smells of sweat, blood and vomit, which made my head spin at the beginning of the session. I hated to admit it, but the smell was growing on me. It was evidence of the prior attendants’ workout success. There was a small part of me that felt a little motivated from it—if they could work out and train, so could I. I knew I had the potential to be great, I just needed to tap into it before I found my father’s killers.

He swayed back and forth, then swung his fist at me. I jerked back, cursing that I wasn’t fast enough. His fist pounded my shoulder.

“Are you afraid of being forgotten?” I whispered as I jabbed my fist towards him.

He was faster than me, and smoothly moved to the side without batting an eyelid. Or getting hit.

“Yes, I am. Aren’t you?”

“No,” I said, breathless. “I figure I’ll have a good run at life and hopefully someone will remember me for something other than what happened in this town.”

His black eyebrow shot up as he circled around me with his fists in the air, ready to engage once again. “What kind of things?”

I scuttled to his right side as fast as I could and jabbed his ribs in one swift motion. A little oomph escaped his lips, which made me smile. My heart flickered with a little burst of victory.

“Oh, you know…Dad got eaten by wolves and I’m labelled the town slut.”

His eyes met mine and a flicker of sadness passed over him. “Once you get out of high school, those things just disappear.”

I nodded, and tried to keep my smile casual. “Do you they really, though?”

“Of course.” He winked, then kicked my feet apart until I was off balance and landed on my butt, making me thankful for the cushioned mat. “High school is just a tiny blimp in your life.”

Sho offered me his hand and pulled me back to standing. I shook my arms out and twisted my back to break the kink that was brewing.

“That’s what people say when they haven’t been bullied in school. That shit has a lasting impact. I can almost guarantee that you were popular in school.

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