By the time Sia opened her eyes, she realized that her head was still on Nate’s lap. She stood up slowly staring at Nat who seemed totally undisturbed. He dropped his phone and turned to her.“Sleep well?” he asked.“How long did I sleep?” Sia asked.“Enough” Nate replied gulping lightly. With this girl, he wanted to talk more and the times he didn’t speak, she still understood him perfectly.“You missed practice today because of me” Sia revealed and Nate shrugged.“Don’t sweat it” Nate replied and Sia nodded her head a small smile at the corner of her lips. Wide awake now, she could smell Nate better than in her dreams, the smell of old books mixed with a new house, made her feel refreshed and made her want to climb onto him and hug him till she died. The small smile at the corner of her smile spread a little bit more at her thoughts.Her wild thoughts towards Nate were becoming alarming and it was even more alarming that whenever they came, they always came strongly and she would ha
It had been a little over a week since Sia came home with bruises decorating her face. Every night, Samantha would seat her down, clean the bruises apply cream to them, and then proceed to offer Sia painkillers like the first night without a word. Sia had first been on her toes wondering when Samantha was going to pop the question but it never came. The bruises had been almost healed and her face was almost back to normal, Sia had to allaud whoever had come up with such a cream that worked miracles in less than one week. She had told Doctor Tyler to fill her mother in, in the past week. She was going to cause another trouble for the sick woman if she had gone to the hospital in that state. During this one week, Sia and Samantha barely had any conversation and when she tried having a conversation with Samantha, she knew that the latter was hurt.It was match day between Orleans High School and Solen High School and the outdoor basketball court was crawling with almost every student of
Sia could feel her blood boiling as she walked out of the basketball court and started rushing towards the car park. She knew that Samantha had probably finalized whatever she was doing and had driven her father and stepmother to a wall but no matter what they couldn’t meet her or reach her. Zurie must have somehow found out that Samantha would be coming to school and had her parents come and accuse her and try to gain some leeway.And just as Sia had guessed, by the time she was at the car park; Samantha had been surrounded by a much older man and woman, and seeing the close similarity between Zurie and the woman; Sia needed nobody to tell her that they were Samantha’s father and step-mother. Men dressed in black suits had also surrounded them as if preventing Samantha from leaving.“What do you think you are doing to your father you evil witch?” the woman yelled on top of her voice.“While you lazed around in school and failed your subjects over and over again, your father ran the c
Sia and Samantha didn’t know how long they had hugged each other but by the time they were walking back into the basketball court, the competition was halfway done and the boy was just having a break. Samantha glanced at the scoreboard and shook her head.‘Why are they so merciless to them?” she asked a small smile on her lips. A glance at the scoreboard also told Sia that she had been right, these boys needed no good luck. They were more than capable.“Let’s eat out tonight,” Samantha said with a smile and Sia shook her head.“I’m afraid we won’t be able to do that today” Sia replied and Samantha furrowed her brows. Sia hadn’t said that she wouldn’t be able to join her, she had said we.“Where are we going?” Samantha asked gulping while Sia pursed her lips at her.‘You’ll see” she replied choosing to pull her eyes towards the game that had now resumed.She knew that she couldn’t keep hiding the truth from Samantha, she had decided the moment she had seen Samantha stuck in the middle
Although she kept conversing with Caleb and Phillip, Samantha was a mess. She knew that Sia probably wanted to show her or tell her why she came back with bruises every now and again and it made her feel terrified and made her feel happy at the same time. Terrified that she would find out that Sia’s life wasn’t all that rosy, terrified that she wouldn’t like how Sia had been living all these years. And happy that finally, Sia was letting her into her life, it made her feel like she was her best friend.She coiled her fingers around her hair remembering when Sia had first taken her to meet her mother and how all the nurses and doctor was surprised and even accused Sia of paying her to make her mom feel better that she had a friend. And how Sia’s mother had treated her, Samantha felt a small smile crawl up her lips.By the time they got home, it was almost dark and while Samantha chose to eat, Sia didn’t. She waited for her to finish eating and Sia grabbed her bag and turned to Samantha
Sia sat down and she allowed Tyler to flash his torchlight or whatever into her eyes. She knew that Tyler was livid but she couldn’t blame him. Apart from being a doctor to her mom, he was almost like the elder brother she never had. “I’m fine right?’ she asked and Tyler met her gaze calmly.“I won’t ask you for any explanation Sia, but you should take care of yourself” he replied.“I’ll prescribe for you, pick up at the pharmacy when you are leaving” he added before walking away. Sia slid her hands into her pockets watching him walk away. She walked back into the ward to see her mother and Samantha conversing. A huge smile was plastered all over her mom’s face.“You still aren’t going to bring your seatmate to see me?” her mom suddenly asked and Sia froze.“You want to meet Nate?” she asked and her mom nodded her head.“Samantha said he’s better looking than you described” she added while Sally burst into laughter.“I’ll tell him,” Sia said eager to finish the conversation.“You sho
Sia didn’t know how long Nate and her mother spoke, all she knew was that her mom was beaming with smiles by the time Sally was tucked into sleep.“Your mom is much more talkative than you are” Nate muttered and Sia smiled.“Hmmm,” she replied.“Will she be alright?” Nate asked and Sia stared at her mom through the door glass and turned to Nate with a small smile on her face.“She will be” They both walked into the elevator and Nate pressed the button for the lowest floor. “What did you talk to my mom about?” Sia asked turning to stare at Nate again.“Why don’t you ask her?” Nate replied a sleezy smile on his lips. The elevator came to a stop and Sia watched as Nate walked towards the Admins section. She had an inkling of what he wanted to do and quickly stopped him.“I can pay for my mother’s medical bills. You don’t need to do so” Sia said firmly meeting Nate's eyes.“Who said I was going to pay for her medical bills?” Nate replied by passing Sia and walking towards the office. He
Like Penny had said, Sia knew that she aroused the anger and hatred of some people and there was nothing she could do about it. She needed to find him and so she had to enter the championship, the championship was held every three years and that was the reason why in the first place, she had fought for almost three years. Now it was here, she would not allow anybody to take the opportunity away from her, she didn’t care who the person was. She was not just going to get into the championship, she was going to win it. By all means possible.With Samntha’s grandfather’s help, she was finally able to take a prolonged break from school. It was to help her train well without arousing attention from others. Nate didn’t ask her why she taking a prolonged break but she knew that he didn’t like the fact that he hadn’t told him. They had gotten so close to each other, indulging each other and showing each other side of themselves that no one else knew.Caleb would complain every time that she ha
The silence in the car was almost deafening. Sia couldn’t even stop the thoughts running in her head. Since when had he found out that she was his daughter? Why didn’t he say anything? Why did he teach her boxing? She had thousands of questions but she couldn’t bring herself to ask, she couldn’t even bring herself to hate him.Tyler had been stupefied when he saw Sia with a strange-looking man, he was stunned when he saw the resemblance. He didn’t say anything and told Sally to excuse them. Sia walked into her mother’s ward sighing softly.“Mom, there’s someone you should meet” she muttered and she watched as her mother stared at the man behind her in shock.“Jon.. Jonathan…. Jonathan… Jonathan….” she called repeated and Bone Crusher stood in front of her trying to smile.‘I’m so sorry Maya. For leaving you that year. I had no choice, they were going to kill you if I didn’t comply, they were also responsible for the death of your brother. They had planned the accident, so I was terrifi
It had been a tough fight but Sia had won in the quarter-final shocking a lot of people, nobody would have thought that a small girl like Sia would have lasted till the quarter-finals, but she was in the semi-finals and was close to the finals. The semi-finals and finals were always fought closely together and the shouts in the underground ring were deafening Sia won the semi-final. There was a bruise on her lip as she stared panting at the man lying below her.She was even more eager to find her Bone Crusher and then her father. Tyler had sent word that her mom doing a bit better but missed her, she had to rush whatever she was doing and Sia understood. Mother and daughter had come such a long way and they both unconsciously relied on each other.“It’s the finals okay?” Penny said and Sia nodded her head.“Let’s get this” she whispered and Sia walked into the ring.Even when she had been adamant and told Penny that her goal was to find Bone Crusher and win the championship, there wer
By the third day of the tournament, Sia’s name was slowly getting popular, she was getting more fans with huge amounts of money used as bets on her head. She had won every single battle from the first day without breaking a sweat. She soon realized why Bone Crusher always wanted her to be on her toes. It made her swifter, made her faster, and made her able to dodge punches easily and if she was hit, she could easily bounce it off. Penny had been stunned and had almost fallen after seeing her first fight. She almost couldn’t believe that Sia had gone through exponential growth. It was crazy. The people who had usually watched Sia fight were also likewise surprised.They soon concluded that one of the ghost trainers must have found her and even if that were to be true, that was the higher-up management of the underground ring acknowledging that a girl had potential. It drove people to her and soon her name was slowly becoming a household name.Had lovers and haters at the same time but
The championship week started and Samantha was still super nervous even after attending one of Sia’s training seasons. She knew nothing about boxing but watching her fight and train; she knew she had greatly improved.Sia had improved so much that it felt her surprised. Penny and Lewis had always told her she had a talent for boxing and that she was why she could easily grow in the boxing world. Some other people took years to get a hang of it while she grew through her fights. There was no explanation and Penny had even joked that maybe her father was aboxer and that was why he was related to Bone Crusher.Her intense training with Bone Crusher had also proved that again. Bone Crusher’s training seemed to be tailored for her and she knew that getting through the early stages of the championship would be easy for her. “Samantha said you got so much better” Penny commented helping Sia tie her white bandages around her hand and Sia chuckled.“She’s no professional, yet she noticed that
By the time Sia was out of the hospital, she knew the next thing for her was to train like her life depended on it. Penny had told her that a lot of people had been shocked she ended up qualifying for the championship and while she had successfully earned her spot and also gained the approval of a lot of people. There was a forum for underground boxing but Sia had never bothered herself to look at it. She certainly didn’t want to see videos of her plumeeting someone else or someone else doing that someone else.In summary, she was racking in supporters and her enemies or haters? They seemed to be taking a break after their gross defeat in the ring. Sia had started classes with Bone Crusher and this man was so mysterious because his training style was so different from the usual. Her training was hellish and he seemed not to care that she was a girl or boy.“I will not consider whether you are a girl or boy during this training, there’s only one thing I’ll look at. You are a fighter, a
CHAPTER FORTY18+ CONTENT AHEAD There was silence in the room for over ten minutes, each left with their thoughts and their speculations but there was a mutual understanding between them. Vivian excused herself after a while and Sia turned to Nate who gave her a comforting look.“You’ll find him, don’t worry too much,” Nate said in the hopes of making Sia feel better. And Sia nodded her head.“I know I will” she replied watching as Nate stood up from his seat and walked towards Sia sitting beside her on the bed.“You okay?” he asked with care in both his tone and voice making Sia feel sweet all over.“Hmmm. I’ll feel better very soon” Sia whispered reaching out her arms to hug Nate. She would be lying to say she didn’t miss him. She missed him, his blank face, him running his fingers in her hair, she hugging him, she missed it a lot.Unfortunately, her arms were brought down as Nate closed onto her, eliminating any distance between them. Without allowing her to think, he arched his h
Sia found Samantha huddled on a staircase she didn’t think she had seen before. The latter shoulders were shaking and she sobbed quietly. Her hair had fallen all over her shoulder and Sia couldn’t imagine how she felt at that moment.“Hey,” Sia called out and Samantha froze. The tears and shaking of her shoulders seemed to come to a sudden stop and Samantha slowly raised her head.“Anna?” she asked as if unsure of who was in her front.Sia tried to smile but her lips constricted painfully and she nodded her head.“You ran out before you could see me win” Sia replied and Samantha jumped on her bursting into fresh tears hugging Sia and wailing like a baby. Sia could feel pain all over her body as Samantha hugged but she made no sound.“I…. I …. I…. was so terrified” Samantha hicupped quietly while sobbing.“I was so scared that I would lose you”“I was so scared” Samantha choked out again still sobbing while Sia just rubbed the back of her head quietly. She knew that Samantha had been t
Like Penny had said, Sia knew that she aroused the anger and hatred of some people and there was nothing she could do about it. She needed to find him and so she had to enter the championship, the championship was held every three years and that was the reason why in the first place, she had fought for almost three years. Now it was here, she would not allow anybody to take the opportunity away from her, she didn’t care who the person was. She was not just going to get into the championship, she was going to win it. By all means possible.With Samntha’s grandfather’s help, she was finally able to take a prolonged break from school. It was to help her train well without arousing attention from others. Nate didn’t ask her why she taking a prolonged break but she knew that he didn’t like the fact that he hadn’t told him. They had gotten so close to each other, indulging each other and showing each other side of themselves that no one else knew.Caleb would complain every time that she ha
Sia didn’t know how long Nate and her mother spoke, all she knew was that her mom was beaming with smiles by the time Sally was tucked into sleep.“Your mom is much more talkative than you are” Nate muttered and Sia smiled.“Hmmm,” she replied.“Will she be alright?” Nate asked and Sia stared at her mom through the door glass and turned to Nate with a small smile on her face.“She will be” They both walked into the elevator and Nate pressed the button for the lowest floor. “What did you talk to my mom about?” Sia asked turning to stare at Nate again.“Why don’t you ask her?” Nate replied a sleezy smile on his lips. The elevator came to a stop and Sia watched as Nate walked towards the Admins section. She had an inkling of what he wanted to do and quickly stopped him.“I can pay for my mother’s medical bills. You don’t need to do so” Sia said firmly meeting Nate's eyes.“Who said I was going to pay for her medical bills?” Nate replied by passing Sia and walking towards the office. He