Days later
Starting work is not as easy as I thought it would be. I thought that, although things would be complicated, I could take my time. But, the girls are pretty dedicated to this. So much so that they had half the town in chaos.All these days, they had been trying to work out by their own means, the realization of their dream. So, they had collected prizes for bingo and raffles while some non-profit organization gave them the help they needed.I wanted to help them with that and so I sold bingo and raffle tickets as the boys went back and forth with more people contributing to the cause. It was amazing how every bit of help raised hopes and how little by little, the hard work paid off.Every problem we had faced was like a nightmare that only by seeing the marks on my body, I could remember as something that really happened. It was amazing how everything improved and how the small town had more greatness in its heart than the place I came from.You cI was exhausted, Aninka was trying hard to make the day pleasant, but, playing board games while clearing the driveway of accumulated snow, was not pleasant. And we were already about to go crazy with so much excessive merriment to ignore the inevitable: the farewell."We must stop playing this nonsense. It would be good if we rested or did anything that would help distract us without dying of boredom" commented Michael and we all nodded.We had already talked too much to not know something about our lives. So, talking about the same thing, was unnecessary and what was worse, was that Aninka insisted on following the excessive excitement."Well, we could play in the snow. Throw ourselves from the second floor and climb a little" Camilo proposes and then he looks at me, as if apologizing."You mean I can't?" I ask as a challenge and Viktor smiles."Make it a challenge then. We'll see who makes snowmen and all sorts of nonsense out of snow. Whoever can stand it the most will get a rewar
The next dayAll the joy that had been in the cabin had evaporated. Camilo and Michael were about to leave and Aninka had to return to the city because of a problem in the company. Esteban had offered to accompany her and with them, Viktor would go with the intention of visiting his family.Everyone was getting ready to leave or waiting for them to finish clearing the entrance so they could leave. The family home, was starting to feel cold and lonely."I promise I won't be long, guys" says Aninka embarrassed about having to leave early."Don't worry, take your time." I mumble knowing that I can't be a burden that they should always take care of because I'm useless."I'll see you soon. I really hope we see each other soon guys." says Camilo hugging me and I reciprocate his hug."I know we will and even if it takes us a while to see each other, I know we're always going to feel like family. We'll even be able to write and make phone calls to feel close," I reply."Promise you're going t
No one is outside the school except us, but fortunately, there are no teachers to bother about it. So, being calm and wanting to talk to the one who was my mother-in-law, she took her hand to lead her outside the school."Let's go outside and talk a little. You've come so far to just hand me a letter and leave.""You're in class.""I can come over later. Everything will be fine" I say and she nods "Let's go home. There's my brother.""David brought me. The three of us can go" says my ex-mother-in-law, as we walk to the exit.On the way, David walks several meters away from us, so we can talk quietly. In his gait and even as he smiles when he sees everything, it makes me feel that he has truly healed."Recovering from the loss of Julian, it was complicated. I slept alone in his room and didn't do it for long, because I only cried when I remembered him.>> Because of that, I lost my family. My sisters wouldn't talk to me, because they didn't know what to do with me anymore and my partne
I take a deep breath as we make our way to the ice rink closest to the town where I now live. Nervousness, completely invades me as each kilometer we advance, accelerates my heart in a way that could cause it to jump.The transport drops us off near the track and I sigh deeply, knowing who I must face. Knowing I can't prolong this any longer, I move towards the runway I haven't stepped on in years.I arrive at the rink, it brings back many memories. Seeing the ice, being skated by a few, brought me back to the past, where on rinks in other countries, I danced and flew in the air to make a perfect landing."Come on, Sofia. You can do it," my brother says and I nod.Slowly, I sit in the chair to change my prosthesis for the one with the skate and on my other leg, change my shoes for the matching skate. Just looking at my feet (a real one and one that strives to be real) makes me remember the thousands of times I looked at my feet, anxious for my moment to shine.
Months laterMid-year break had arrived and with it, the first skating class I was going to teach. My heart was beating frantically as I watched as my students were ready for me to teach them.During all this time, I had been striving to skate better and I had succeeded, I was no longer in so much discomfort from the prosthesis and so I was welcoming my students to the ice rink. Our ice rink."Wow, this is beautiful," murmurs one of the girls."Building an ice rink, it's not a simple thing. But, at least, now the town owns half of this rink and so, they must give it to us when it's our training. Here, no one can come in to atone for us and so, David, my brother, will be in charge of watching that no one enters the place if we are here.>> We will practice behind closed doors. So that any mistakes or things that cause you embarrassment will be forgotten when we leave this place. So, I need you to show me what you know or think you know, so that, from there, it will be one-on-one or gro
Six months laterNervousness invades me, although I am not the one who competes, but, it is not for less, today the first student of the academy, will make her first solo presentation. Something that has us all anxious."You'll be fine, honey.""There's a lot of people," murmurs the seven-year-old girl."That will be your audience today. But, fear not, because that crowd is just as harmless as the one we had at the academy. Remember, last week we were performing in front of...""To a good audience and a bad audience.""What's the difference between them?" I ask, and she denies."Neither is. It all depends on whether or not I allow myself to be affected by what the outside shows me" she replies."Exactly, honey.""Are you going to let those unknown people who don't know our struggle, hurt your moment?""No, Coach." she mutters."Say it again, but before you do, close your eyes and believe your words. You need to be sure and confident in yourself so none of this will affect you. Remembe
Our bodies connected in an incredible way, to the point that the moans were impossible to avoid. I had arrived at the life I had longed for myself. Clearly, it was not with the man I dreamed of, nor being complete.But, I had managed on this hard road, to find my way back to being the optimistic Sofia who enjoyed the pleasures of life.Something, extremely incredible as it was to be his and to be able to prove to me that I am still a woman in her entirety who enjoys sex with her fiancé and does her job well as a trainer.Esteban, grips my hips tightly, as we both let ourselves be carried away by the overwhelming orgasm that consumes us completely. Exhausted, we lie side by side, and then Esteban pulls me into his body."I was looking forward to this day," Esteban murmurs."What day? Where were you inside me?""Yes, but that's not what I mean. Sofia, when I first made you mine, I knew we would end up like this.""Why are you so sure?" she ask
It wasn't a joke. What that man had told me, it wasn't a fucking joke and what pissed me off the most, was that the guys would be so calm when evidently, this was news to go crazy about."Sofia...""No, no one is going to be in danger, let alone get into that fucking bullshit business!" she shouted in annoyance."Not now, Sofia." says David."Not now, no. I need someone to understand the seriousness of the matter and demand that all these men leave.""It's not possible to ignore this, Sofia." says Esteban to me."So what, you're going to play heads or tails to see which of you will leave?" I ask annoyed."It's not necessary. Because I..." says Esteban."They are going to leave now." interrupts my brother "Thank you for the information. You may go."The man looks at my brother and then sighs deeply."Okay. Have a good night." the man replies and then walks away.The boys, behind me, sigh deeply as I stared at the men in front of