Skylar's POV
Randy is going to freaking end me!
Wait no, Victoria doesn't have evidence of her accusations and I'm pretty sure Ben is an evidence person, I hope.
That still doesn't mean I'm off the hook just yet, if Vicky dear does tell him, he might consider looking into it.
Fudge!
Will it be a good idea to tell Randy? No he'll just limit most of my activities that he hasn't already limited.
"Hey are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost." Gabby asks
Yeah, mine once Randy kills me..
"Where's Karen?" I ask my voice hoarse from the intense dryness in my throat
"She's still in the bathroom doing her make up. You took long so I came to check on you." She explains
"Gabby I'm so dead. Victoria said she'll tell Ben about my identity and I don't know if its a good idea to tell Randy. I'm just so afraid for all of y'all safety." My whole body is shaking at this point
Gabby holds me in her embrace and tries to calm me but I don't think anything will calm me at this point
"It's not only your safety that you should worry about."
Randy's words play in my head. Dad, Sergiana, Karen, Gabby, Ray, Seth... Ken. They are all under threat now and its all because of my stupid decisions
"Its okay Skylar. I can't really tell you that everything is alright but I need you not to lose yourself. You are SkyHigh, you beat her in the ring so why don't you beat her at her own game again?"
I don't even know what game she's playing. Is it chess, checkers perhaps?
"If I had a clue as how to, I would Gabby but I got nothing."
So this is what hopelessness feels like. I don't like it.
"Play dumb. Continue with your life like you do not know what she's talking about. If you act too rash, she might find the evidence she needs to drag you down."
"That's not a bad idea. Thank you Gab, I would've definitely messed up if you weren't here."
First thing's first, I need to limit my time spending with Ken. I don't want to count down my days faster than they already are and now more than ever, I need to be careful.
Might just tell Randy about this because only he would know how to keep me safe but then again he might ship me and my family off to some abandoned island. Okay no, I've made up my mind. I won't tell Randy just yet nor will I tell Vince or Jones they'll definitely rat me out
"Are you two planning double dates without me?" Karen walks out of the bathroom
I shake my head in amusement and the three of us make it to our respective classes as the bell rings
The diner is awfully busy today and I dread these days. I just want to finally go home and sleep enough for tomorrow's scheduled match. I need to release some stress somehow but I can't even do that because after this I'm going to have to deal with Carly
"I ordered two lemons in my glass and I got three! What kind of customer service is this? I need to speak to the manager this instant!" The snobby lady demands
I've had about just enough of rude people today. I grab her glass slamming it down in front of her and reach in it to get one of the lemon slices out with my bare fingers
"There, two lemons. Are you happy now?" I ask and the woman looks at me in disbelief as I walk away
I instantly feel bad that I did that even if she did deserve it, my mama raised me better.
"Are you okay sweetheart?" Astrid asks as I set my notepad down and bury my face in my hands letting out a frustrated sigh
"Yeah I'm okay. I just need a little break."
She looks at me with worry, her hand placed on my back for comfort.
"How about you take a seat for a few minutes and I'll serve the people."
"No Astrid you can't do that, I'll take care of it besides I'm not dying or anything. I have enough oomph to last me a lifetime."
There's no way in hell I'm just going to sit back and watch Astrid do my job at her age.
"Are you sure, you said yo-"
"I'm perfectly fine. The few minutes that I stood here helped a lot, I'll resume work now." I give her a reassuring smile
I grab my notepad and head back into that jungle of customers waiting to attack me.
Sometimes I wish life was easier..
Done! I clear the last table and go to the bathroom to change my clothes. Today is shooting practice with Carly and I don't know if I'm to be excited or not considering Carly's rude self.
I make my way into the building and Carly is seated on one of the sofas texting on her phone and she looks up when she hears me enter
"Great you're finally here. Put these on and follow me." She hands me ear muffs, protection goggles and a vest. "Oh and you might want to leave the bag and take your hoodie off." She rolls her eyes
I internally sigh and put my bag down on the sofa that once accommodated her and tie my hoodie around my torso after removing it.
We enter a target shooting practice room and I'm in awe. I never thought i'd see such in real life.
"Here, this is a 22. Show me what you got. I want to know what exactly I'm dealing with." She says as she folds her arms and stands back
What, no instructions or anything? I take the gun from her hand and aim it at the target point. I fire and now understand why I need the ear muffs, that gun is load as fudge. And yes, I did hit a target. Aim comes easy when you are excelling in Shurikenjitsu
"Okay your aim is really good, that makes it easier for me. We got to work on your posture and your gun hold. It's Terrible." She says and takes out her own gun.
"First thing's first, your standing position. Plant your feet in a comfortable distance apart approximately shoulder width so your weight is equally balanced on your feet. As your arms are extended to a shooting position, arch your back slightly to balance the body."
I do everything she tells me, with her guiding and showing me how to 'expertly' do it because I apparently look like a dying flamingo when I overdo the arching.
"Great, now that that's out of the way, let's try working on your grip. You like using both your hands so let's start with what we call the two handed grip. Grasp your pistol in a handshake fashion with the heel of the grip, the back strap of the frame firmly in the web of your shooting hand, like this." She shows me. "Extend your index finger along the frame above the trigger guard and the remaining fingers grasp the grips firmly but without excessive squeezing. Rest your thumb along the opposite side of the grip. Now try shooting and remember, grip the pistol with a firm but relaxed grip." She explains and steps back to watch me
I align myself just like how she showed me, held the gun 'firmly but relaxed' and shot at the target almost hitting a bullseye.
Hey, I'm getting a hang of this..
Practice went on for hours and I did the same thing over and over again until she was satisfied enough for us to move on to the next one. I never knew how many techniques are there to shooting. Heck, I didn't even know about a 'palm-rest grip' until today.
We faintly practiced other shooting techniques but we didn't really tap into it. Carly says we will do that when we meet for the next training episode. All in all, she's not as bad as I thought she was. She's really cool. I learned a little about her and she learned a little about me too.
"Ready to go?" Vince asks as we walk out of the shooting room
"Yeah, bye Carly." I smile at her and she waves back
Vince and I get into the car and drive off. He's stealing glances at me as he drives and I'm tempted to smack him
"What huh, you want to fight?" I shove him but I just end up hurting my hand because he's built like Hulk
"The day I fight you is the day I end SkyHigh's career." He laughs
Pffft please.
"You wish. But seriously, what is it?" I cross my arms and face him
"I see you and Carly are getting along. I expected to find someone with a bullet wound and the other with a broken arm but I was so wrong." He says causing me to burst out in laughter
"We were both tempted at first but we decided that we don't want to be killed by Randy."
He hums in response and we talk about my match tomorrow requesting that I make up an excuse for not coming into work tomorrow so I have a few hours to prepare myself before the fight.
What the hell am I going to tell Astrid..
I arrive at home and find Giana watching tv by herself and familiar voices booming in the kitchen.
I kiss Giana on the temple and all she does is push my face away because she's heavily concentrated on what ever she's watching. I walk into the kitchen and find my dad and Kendrick laughing and talking about God knows what and I don't know if i should be creeped out or not
"Hey Peanut." My dad walks to me and plants a kiss on my head and I groan from the nickname
"Good evening Nana." I say with the biggest smile and its my dad's turn to groan
"I'll be in the living room." He says
"Don't bother Sergiana unless you want to possibly be murdered." I joke and he laughs as he leaves Kendrick and I alone.
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