Under Quiet Skies

HER

EPILOGUE

I walked inside the gym and scanned the area.

Not bad

I thought.

Three people were hitting the heavy bags, two were sparring near the ring, and a coach was correcting someone's stance in the corner.

I glanced at myself in the large mirror across the room. My baby-pink fitted gym shirt and pastel blue Muay Thai shorts looked cute.

"Yes, ma'am? Good morning, member na po ba kayo?"

It felt like a snap back to reality when the receptionist approached me.

"Not yet."

"Here are our rates po a——"

"I'll take the monthly rate, this one"

As I pointed out the MMA course.

"Okay Ma'am, beginner po ba?"

"Yes."

I settled the plan she offered and she then introduced me to a coach. They let me signed the waiver, toured me around the gym and informed me the time of the class and all the shenanigans.

"Ma'am, do you have hand wraps po?"

I nodded as I signaled him to wait for a moment as I'll get mine sa bag ko along with my gloves.

"Here."

He hand wrapped each of my hands and I watched him intently as if I'm memorizing how it's done.

"Thanks."

He introduced me with some of the basics and checked my stance.

Now it's time to execute them.

"Ma'am, just hit the pads, okay? Make sure to rotate your hips."

I nodded with his instruction as I prepared my stance.

I guarded my jaw with both my hands.

I saw how the coach nodded his head like he was saying I did the right posture. I pivoted slowly and turned my hips as I landed my kick on the kick pad he was holding.

"Good! One more, ma'am, this time let's add power"

Di ko alam pero parang natawa ako when I heard him say that.

I tried again but this time with a little power.

I saw him move from his position.

"Nice! Nice! Again and let's do 5 kicks."

I saw him adjusted himself as he held the pad next to his body.

I kicked one, two, there, four and ended the last one with a clean strike as I crashed my shin into the pad.

The coach fell on the mat.

Shit. Napa sobra ata.

"Oh no, coach. Are you okay?"

He looked hurt.

Geez.

"Beginner po ma'am no?" He asked as he tried to stand up.

"Y-yes po."

He then nodded his head.

After two hours I left the gym. It was fun, I'll surely be back for more but I felt bad for the guy, parang mahina lang naman kasi yun so I didn't expect him to fall.