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Fight. For. Love

Chapter 3 The Road to Resilience

Word Count: 2764    |    Released on: 20/12/2024

o's

eam and the football captain, Eric, until the last

irked at me, sending cold chills down my body as he gr

o avoiding him and his group

the gym, and I knew from Maddox saying s

d to reason with him, but

with all the other guys that were with him, then he shot me one last lo

any less than the other times, it felt like he broke my jaw as I cradled my f

f my way next time, fag!" He spat b

anting to just go home and cry like I usually did and try and forget ho

o let Maddox down either, not

bike was and then ride home, my jaw aching as where Eric hit me

tonight as they always worked late, even on weekends, so I quic

ing by myself, luckily, he gave me free clothes and a brand-new gym bag, wh

us stop, it was only a twenty-minute trip into town and a five-minut

once I saw just how obvious it was that someone hit me, as a br

he time and play games but now that he's popular, and captain of the football team, his a

was no way I would consider being friends with him, not when he's made my l

t there are more people than last time working out and every single machine, and all I

making him grin before his eyes go to my jaw, then his face

r was coming as much as possible, I didn't want anyone to know what was going o

nt desk, gripping my bag tightly in my han

ing at me like he wants to

ished, you can

ept my head down and made my way towards the bottom stai

t me hard, but usually it only took a fe

e just stayed home and waited for the br

and feel sorry for me, especially not som

shirtless and hitting a punching bag with his hands wrapped in

like nothing I had ever seen before, just from looking at him you would kn

how to think about it other than accept that some people are just that

ng the punching bag, I smiled at him, and he nodded to me as he wiped

rying not to stare at h

coming up to me, his eyes on m

rabbed my jaw, making me wince as the pain was still

a frown on his face as he loo

laughed nervously, feeling the back of

knew my excuse was so pathetic that nobody would believe me, not

nful." He said, as I followed behind him w

e out an ice pack, he then grabbed a cloth and wrapped it around the ice

over the icepack on my jaw, looking

understanding gets yo

about it, especially not to Maddox, who I really didn't want to

my cheek. "Really, it doesn't hurt." I said, tak

wn to the lockers and grab a black t-shirt from inside and then put it over his head, then

feeling he wants t

I would understand if he told me he didn't want to train me anymore, this wasn't exac

dox said, making me jump

n relief, take those before we start." He said, before heading back int

n't kicki

king a sip of the water, he gave me, then I get up and go where Maddox was standing,

He said, standing on the mat as I nodded my head and mirrore

art with

squats with sidekicks that I was severely out of shape, so much that I

I could only do six at a time before I needed a dr

ght me, eventually I got better at it despite my whole body aching fro

said as I sunk to the

grin and hand me a bottle of water, which I took

lk just from how much my legs felt like jelly, but as I looked over at Madd

t even break a sweat, while I w

ant to push

k on your stamina." He said, sitting down o

est of my water, not wanting to think about an

ay it does get better." He said as I smi

o." I said, trying to get u

mine and pull me up, without so much as a blink I was on my feet, feeling

aid as he helped me to the bench, and he went off to grab

ike I had just been crushed by a bus,

imits, which I was so happy for, because I was sure I'd w

nother bottle and sat

ing around someone so famous, but the more I trained with him, the more I saw how ea

" He suddenly asks m

ok th

one out and looked at the time, I saw that our hour was up

hurry before I miss my b

bench, until I bended down and grabbed my gym bag,

said as I stopped and turned around to look

office and then grabbed his own gym bag and then put on a blac

l take the back way." He said, as I followed

it led straight to the underground car park, under where the gym was, as Madd

ric I had hated going to places like this, I always avoid

the car, seeing it as an Audi Spyder, a car that was probably worth thousands

car and sends me a look once he lo

o open a door, Theo?" He jok

weird I'm sitting in an expensive car with the famous k

closed the door and back

why he was being so nice to me, I knew it might have something to do with

give a damn about me, but I think he

h into it as I sit back and try and relax, as my heart beats

e... that's all thi

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1 Chapter 1 The Road to Transformation2 Chapter 2 The Unexpected Connection3 Chapter 3 The Road to Resilience4 Chapter 4 A Glimpse of Vulnerability5 Chapter 5 The Weight of Self-Discovery6 Chapter 6 A Step into the Unknown7 Chapter 7 Theo's Inner Turmoil8 Chapter 8 Crossing the Line9 Chapter 9 A Moment of Truth10 Chapter 10 A Night to Remember11 Chapter 11 Morning After12 Chapter 12 Bottling It Up13 Chapter 13 A Painful Reality14 Chapter 14 Turmoil15 Chapter 15 The Weight of Secrets16 Chapter 16 Desire17 Chapter 17 Living in the Moment18 Chapter 18 Internal Conflict19 Chapter 19 Exploration20 Chapter 20 Treading Carefully21 Chapter 21 Theo's Reflections22 Chapter 22 Facing the Truth23 Chapter 23 Falling Deeper24 Chapter 24 Beyond the Bell25 Chapter 25 The Underdog's Heart26 Chapter 26 The Wait is Almost Over27 Chapter 27 Nervous Anticipation28 Chapter 28 Uncontrollable Desire29 Chapter 29 The Perfect Gift30 Chapter 30 Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone31 Chapter 31 A Turning Point32 Chapter 32 Maddox's Dominance33 Chapter 33 Maddox's Darkest Hour34 Chapter 34 Growing Confidence35 Chapter 35 A Threat to Their Love36 Chapter 36 A Sense of Unease37 Chapter 37 Protecting Theo38 Chapter 38 Heartbreak 39 Chapter 39 Moving On40 Chapter 40 A Life Unfulfilled41 Chapter 41 A Step Back in Time42 Chapter 42 Ready to Rumble43 Chapter 43 A Glimpse of the Past44 Chapter 44 Growth and Reflection45 Chapter 45 A Weight Lifted46 Chapter 46 A Shot at Redemption47 Chapter 47 Unfinished Business48 Chapter 48 A Second Chance49 Chapter 49 Taking It Slow50 Chapter 50 Morning After51 Chapter 51 Breakfast with Ronda52 Chapter 52 Falling Back into Old Habits53 Chapter 53 Following My Heart54 Chapter 54 A Life-Changing Moment55 Chapter 55 A Life on the Line56 Chapter 56 A New Lease on Life57 Chapter 57 Together Forever