Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Forever In The Past And Forever In The Future By Neener Chapter 25

Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future by Neener Beener chapter 25

The first few days, I let myself wallow in my own misery, moping around the apartment. I don’t even shower. I spend a lot of time on the balcony, letting cigarette butts pile up in the ashtray.

When I can’t stand the silence anymore, I throw myself into work. I get to the office by seven in the morning and leave after eleven at night every day. After three days, I realize Carly is working the same hours to try to keep up and looks exhausted. I let her know she doesn’t need to stay the long hours I do, she can work her regular hours. She seems relieved and grateful. Milo and Lenora distract me over the weekend with movies and shopping. I don’t need anything for myself but I picked up some kitchen gadgets for Kas as winter solstice gifts. On day eleven, I woke up ready to train. Saint has the itch to spar, which is bad news for my sparring partners.

I get to the training grounds and let the trainers know to queue warriors up so I can burn some energy. They already know what to do when I’m in a mood like this. They pair up experienced warriors and triple up new trainees to spar against me.

I burn through all the pairs until I get to Milo and Reggie. They’re the only warriors that are an actual challenge for me, the others are just warm-ups.

“Ready or not, here we come! ” Milo teases.

They lunge at me simultaneously. Milo to my upper body, Reggie to my lower body. I lean back and roll, bringing both of them with

me as I fall. I hop up from the roll, facing them. They pop up ready to lunge again.

Ding.

I hear a little bell. No one around me seems to acknowledge the sound. I stand up from my defensive stance, looking around confused, just as Milo throws a vicious right hook.

I fall to the ground like a ton of bricks. I can hear gasps around the ring.

“Bronx, are you okay, man? You didn’t even defend yourself! ” Milo runs over, picking me up off the ground.

“I -I got distracted, ” I say, more to myself than Milo. “Saint, did you hear a bell?”

“Yeah, but where did it come from?” he sounds a bit dazed. Ding.

The sound chimes again but this time it feels like it vibrates my bones making me feel dizzy. The smell of fresh rain and lilacs fills my nose.

“Kas?” A sharp pain rips through my head. I press my palms to my temples and grimace, “Kas is that you, Baby?”

“Bronx, Kas isn’t here, she’s in France, ” Reggie’s face appears in front of me looking worried.

Ding.

else. I start to feel disoriented and nauseous. Oh Goddess,

stomach churns, dry

Ding.

that I fall

the trainer is looking into my eye

Ding.

fall forward onto my hands before my vision fades and I

night in the hospital wing. My head is throbbing. Nothing a little aspirin won’t fix. Otherwise, I feel

with Lenora in

I was out all day?

sound did something to us.” “Are you

We’ve been through worse. Time to get up, buddy. You know

an agreement. When either of us is injured, we get up as soon as we are able. Staying down is dangerous.

we need and keep moving. Right now, I need a running faucet, enough

my legs over the side of the bed and stand up. My legs are a little

Lenora’s childhood nickname as I

then widen

herself at me for a crushing hug. I easily catch her and set

awake with a big yawn, “See Sugar, I told

was out all day! That was a Hell of a

I chuckle. Milo stands up

out for a

Bronx, please sit down so we can give you a

in the chair next to the bed while the nurse checks my vitals and the

a brain scan before you leave. Phantom

hours! What the f*ck are you talking about?” I jump up from the seat, startling the nurse, “I have

wing in forty-five minutes. Still plenty of time

just fine. As soon

Bronx. You’re the only big brother I have and you scared the crap out of us, ” she

You’re the best,” I praise her and give her

other and I leave for the airport. A headache is

it’s taking an eternity. All I can think about is her. Even Saint, who has given me the silent treatment for the past two weeks, is starting to stir. Henri left a Maserati with keys at the airport so

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