Secrets

Chapter 10

He has on a black, skin tight T-shirt and gym shorts. He is turned away from me, gulping down water as sweat drips down his face and neck. I slow down as I watch him. Rhys sits the bottle on the bench behind him and lays a small white towel on his shoulders. He turns and looks at me and I lose my footing a little and turn away.

"I see you have a thing for Rhys," Kaitlin says, nudging my side with her elbow. I laugh a little.
"Pshh. Not even," I say following her as she walks to the end of the room. We walk into a changing room and she immediately drops her bag and strips. I turn my head as my face heats up.

"You can wear something in my bag," she says, pulling up yoga pants. I slowly open her bag and find black sweat pants and a navy blue sports bra. I sigh heavily, hoping to find something different but coming up short.

The conversations around me help drown out my thoughts and nervousness and I slowly pull off my shirt as girls walk by. I quickly pull the sports bra over my head and hope no one sees me remove my pants. I pull on the sweat pants and I look up to find Kaitlin waiting for me to finish by the entrance.

I settle for just socks as I follow her back out the room. I very tall man stops in front of me and I stumble back.
"Who are you? A new student?" He asks, his strong, deep voice rumbling throughout my body. Everyone around me drops what they are doing to see what's going on.

I gulp. "Yes. I'm Laura," I say. Everyone speaks at once, laughing and growling. "Fresh meat,", " She has nice tits, ". I groan and rub my temple. The man raises his hand and everyone stops speaking. He looks me up and down and I look at everyone but him. I spot Rhys watching intentively.

" My name is Mr. Jones. You may call me Coach J. I want you to get started immediately, " he says. I nod.

"Natalie! Front and center!" He calls. A short form walks from the crowd and stands beside Coach J.

"Give Laura here a lesson on what we do here," The girl nods as he backs away. She quickly ducks down and kicks my calf, causing me to lose my balance and I fall. She stands over me and I groan as pain shoots through my body. "Get up," She says calmly. I push myself up and stand. She kicks me in the jaw and I fall again. "Fight back!" She yells. The room is silent except for the ringing in my ears. I hold my jaw and sit up. I see Rhys slide down the wall and turn his head. Natalie grabs the strap of the sports bra and pulls me up, punching me in the nose and letting me fall again. I whimper and my hair falls into my face. I feel blood trickle onto my lip. I groan and stand up again. The girl is laughing to her friends and I quickly kick her in her crotch before she notices I'm up. She cries out and her stance wavers and I tackle her. She immediately struggles under me and I try to hold her down. She screeches and scratches at my arms. I wince and punch her hard in the nose. Pain shoots through my hand and I shake it, giving her a chance to throw me off and get on top. She proceeds to punch me in the face and I try pushing her over and covering my face but she's too strong. I cry out, pain shooting throughout my face. Someone pulls her off of me and I hear screaming. I groan and roll on my side, hot tears streaming down my face. I look through the tears and I see her run back and she kicks me in the gut. I scream and someone pulls her away again. Black spots cover my sight as sleeping becomes more appealing.