Chapter 11 The Hard Work Begins

Once inside Bianca saw that no one was there besides Tyler and herself. “Wow where is everyone?” she asked as she took in her surroundings. “Well pops thought it would be better for one on one and well the other floors have people and there are other ways into the building these doors here in front” he informed her. “Bianca, Tyler how was your day at school?” Tyler’s father Alex spoke out from across the room. “Great” they both answered in unison, and with a laugh they headed over to the middle of the room where it held a couple of mats and boxing gloves. “Oh yes and lets not forget about the slam man in the middle of all that as well, that looked like half a body stuck on a poll” he said looking over at Bianca. Bianca’s heart began to race and her palms began to sweat “Ok now we’re going to start with checking your hand and eye coordination. Then we’ll move on to your strength and finally we’ll have you do a few excises” Alex said with a firm tone. “We’ll also work on your awareness, which should be used 24/7. You never know what could happen” Tyler added.
They tossed a ball weight back and forth “Wow, this looks like a basketball and then when you actually hold it in your hands and find out it’s something totally different” Bianca said being so amazed. After a few rounds of weight throwing, they decided to change things up with Bianca standing in the middle of the mats with her feet spread apart and stock still. “Now B, make sure to hold your ground I’m going to try and knock you over” Alex said with a low tone. “What? Why? Do I really need to know this…..?” “Yes you never know what could happen” Tyler snapped out cutting her off from out of nowhere and with Bianca not knowing exactly why he said it that way she just gave him a stern look.
Out of nowhere Alex attacked her and down they both went, “Ok, let us do that again this time plant your feet a little closer together” Tyler said. “Omg you’ve got to be freaking kidding me I’m totally freaking out maybe I’m not ready for this” Bianca gasped out as she breathed out in a hard rush and looked from Alex back to Tyler with pure fear in her eyes. “Again, until you don’t fall over and then we’ll move on, balance and coordination is most important key in all of this Bianca” Alex barked out. Determination set in her mind she gave the next tackle all she had and to all their surprises she stayed standing, she didn’t get excited like Tyler or Alex just stood there in silence for a minute or so. “Now what’s next because I only have another ½ hour, and I want to learn as much as possible so I’m not wasting any one’s time or money here” she blurted out in a rush. “Well, well what do we have here, a girl who is determined I’d say” Alex replied with a tight smile.
Bianca looked to Tyler and just thought “if only he really knew” Tyler could see the anguish in her eyes. “Well next we’ll do a few more of these but this time you’ll be blind folded” Alex said. “Omg what no, um I’m most definitely not ready for anything like this” she said with fear in her voice. Silence is what came next as Alex and Tyler could see she was shaking. Tyler took her by her hand and tugged her into his arms, “B you’ll be fine my dad won’t hurt you he wants to teach you to be aware of everything. The smell, the hearing is crucial part of protecting yourself. Once you get this down pat there won’t be anything you can’t do” Tyler whispered into her ear. “Ok Ty, I’m trying to trust you both it’s just really hard” she said as a tear fell to his chest. All she wanted to do was run away and hide, but she knew if she ever wanted to live her life her way she would need to do whatever it took to get out from under the same roof as her mother and Marco.
Alex wrapped a scarf around her eyes and gave her a few minutes to get her breathing under control before he started working on her. “When you are in the dark your senses become hyper aware and it can take over at times, but you have to learn to control the dark not letting the dark control you. It does take a little while to focus the first time and to take in your surroundings. This is a good teaching exercise because you should always be aware of your surroundings either in the light or in the dark” Alex said in an authoritative voice. Fear is what she felt as she heard sounds around her, and the darkness trying to take her down and neither Tyler nor Alex said a word which freaked her out even more. “HEY….Why so quiet, I can hear you guys breathing and moving around what the hell is going on?” she yelled out. Out of nowhere she was knocked to her knees, “AHHH what the fuck, stop it…” she said with anger rising. She felt 2 hands on her picking her up and still no sound from either men. This time she tried really tried to focus “SMACK” her body hit the mat even harder this time and again she was helped to her feet.
No sound absolutely nothing, yet again “AHHHHHH…” she roared out as she was hit for the 5th time but this time she stayed on her feet. Her body felt 100’ degrees inside and this time she was fucking pissed. Her anger was so visible she knew one more time she’d lose it, she felt someone grab her and with that she swung around with both her hands up and hit Alex full force knocking him to the ground. “Wow….” He gasped out “What power you have where the hell did that come from?” Alex asked. Panting hard she replied, “I’m tired of being the victim, now teach me more now.” Alex howled with laughter, “1st things 1st we’ve only got about 15 minutes left and Tyler wants to have you do some boxing moves to get an idea of your strength and weaknesses. While you two are doing that I’ll observe and write everything down. Then tomorrow when you come, we’ll have a better idea of what we need to work on” he informed her.
Bianca was up for anything as long as it meant she didn’t have to leave to go home. “Good very good” said Tyler as Bianca punched into the mitts Tyler held up. “You sure have some power behind those fists. I’m now a little scared of you” he said with a smile. Bianca looked at the clock on the wall “SHIT, we’ve got to get going or Marco and mother might stop by the school looking for me” she said as she was unwrapping her hands. “I’m now full of sweat and how am I going to explain all this?” she asked Tyler as they headed to Alex’s office. “Well, we can say that we were rough housing at lunch and at break to explain all this sweat haha, or we can just tell them that we are fucking” Tyler burst out laughing. “OMG no Ty I’d probably get my ass whooped my Marco and never see the light of day” she whispered as they stepped inside the office. Alex sat behind his great big mahogany desk “Alright you two great job today see you tomorrow Bianca, Tyler son see you at home tonight” he said. He handed her a folder and told her “Make sure to look over all this and we’ll see you tomorrow and get you into a little more self-control over your mind, body, and soul.”
After they got back to the truck Bianca opened the folder and went over it, “Ty I’m going to have to leave this with you. If my mother or Marco find this… they’ll freak out and I’ll probably never see the light of day again” she told him. “Okay no problem B, whatever you want” he grabbed her hand and kissed it. “Great job today you were a pro if I didn’t actually know you, I’d think you had some real talent” he smiled over at her. “Thanks for today Ty and being such a good friend to me” she said as she watched the truck get closer to her house and he could tell that she was starting to tense up as they reached the street to her house. “I can always come back later tonight even if I have to hide my truck somewhere” he said as he grabbed her hand in his and slowly caressed it. She just shook her head and stayed pensive, she didn’t move her hand from his and he could feel it start to sweat. He pulled into her driveway and turned off the truck. “Well just think only a couple more days until your party, something fun at least” he stated with a smile as he got out and strolled to her door to open it.
Bianca was like stone and when she finally got out and she jumped into his arms, “I’m so scared Ty I’m sore, tired and just want to shower and go to bed” she cried. She stood back to look up at him and with his face tight and angry she knew she needed to put it all away now before she went inside. “You are being safe right B? I mean condoms, pills, everything?” he asked with a stone face and danger in his eyes. “Yes, as safe as I can be, some of them don’t like wearing it but when that happens, I make sure I’ve put one in like I always do” she said as she wiped her face. “If I go in crying it’ll only be worse for me, and I don’t need it getting worse” she whispered with a little wheezing in her voice. He grabbed her hand walked her inside, with her begging him to go once he walked her to her door. “NO damn it I’m staying until he throws me out” he growled. The look on his face was a deadly one and she just let it be, hoping that she wouldn’t get into trouble with him staying. She knew Marco would not wait to tell either of them that she would get it later and didn’t care if Tyler was still there when it happened.