Just Another Nerd With a Secret. (on hold)

Chapter 12

I AM NOW OFFICIALLY GRADUATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am now on summer break before I move away for college. I hope I can update more, but I will likely be busy with work and summer courses in college. Thank you for all your support!

Now on to the good stuff!

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        "Again!" My coach called out.

 I groaned in frustration, we had been practicing my uneven bars for hours and my routine was only getting worse.

"Can I at least take a break, we have been at it for hours and I can't feel my hands!" I exclaimed.

"The Olympics coaches won't give you a break, they will push you as hard as they can to try and break you. You need to be able to push yourself past your limits if you ever hope to actually compete!"

I sighed and nodded, begrudgingly admitting he had a point.

I chalked up my hands and mounted the bars again.

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After practice I was exhausted. I dropped onto my bed not even bothering to eat or shower.

A loud ding from my laptop pulled my focus away from sleep. I saw my twitter was full of excited fans chatting about my twit-cam I promised to do tonight.

I cursed myself for promising to do it after a full day of work.

But a promise is a promise, so I prepared to go live.

I waved at the camera and greeted the fans that tweeted me greetings.

"Hey guys, hows it going? I'm sorry for my appearance, training kicked my butt today!"

"So feel free to send me questions, and we can just chill for a while."

I read through the tweets, thanking those who complemented me.

One tweet caught my eye and I read it aloud.

"@Gym_Girls asks where have you been and why haven't you been active? Did you go to rehab?"

I chuckled "No I didn't go to rehab, when Liam destroyed me I started questioning my choices. I wanted to know what life was like as a normal teenager, so I went to high school. That was awful! I am glad though, I needed a break to recollect myself and mental get back in the game."

"@OlympicDreams says We all support you, I am so sorry for what happened with Liam he is a jerk."

I smiled, " Thank you for all your support! I never could have made it through this without you guys!"

After a half an hour of this a tweet came up that made me freeze.

@DanceDerrick Why did you run?

I gulped and pretended not to see the message.

"Okay guys, I need to get to bed. My training schedule is insane, and I need my rest. I love you all and will talk to you again as soon as I can spare some time."

I waved at the camera and ended the stream.

I shook my head and followed a few people who had chatted with me during the twit-cam.

I hesitated over Derrick's twitter. It wouldn't hurt to follow him right. Before I could think through my decision I clicked the little button.

After I finished I left my laptop open on my desk and took a shower. The hot water distracted me from my thoughts of Derrick and relaxed my muscles.

After changing into PJ's I jumped onto my bed and pulled my laptop onto my lap.

I had a few DM's, most of them were just thanking me for the follow, but one made me freeze.

Derrick DMed me. I don't know why I didn't expect it, but it caught me off guard.

I took a deep breath and opened the message.

Why did you run?

It was the same message he had sent me during the cam, but I had no clue how to answer it.

Why did I run?

Was I afraid of being discovered?

Or was I afraid of Derrick?

I knew it was the second one. Even though it got a little overwhelming at times, I loved inspiring people.

After what Liam did to me I am broken. The thought of letting someone in was enough to break me. The girls on the team had become too close and as soon as I met Derrick I knew he was a threat. He was the perfect guy, good looking, smart, determined, everything I would have previously looked for. So when he saw through my disguise and showed interest I was terrified.

I had to guard my heart, Liam could never happen again.

I hesitated then sent a reply.

My time being normal was over.

I closed my laptop and went to bed, dreading the next day's training.