By: Lara Lettsome
Life should be about letting go, being free and growing into who you are meant to be. Follow the young character, Karlie Sims, as she attempts to transition into life after school in a new city; without all of her friends and family.
Antonio is a young man with an unexpected past. Karlie is a woman with a developing unexpected future. The present moments brings them together. Of course love will be an option, but are they ready to Live, Laugh and Learn?
Click HERE to read Chapter 1: Realize, Honey...
~*~ CHAPTER 2 ~*~
THE ENCOUNTER
When
I got there, I set up my membership and receive a free assessment. They
also gave me a free diet plan and coupons to protein powders. I think I
love this place already. The set up was beautiful. The light wood
floors and rock looking plastered walls gave it a feel as if I wasn’t in
a gym. It was pretty serene; I felt more like I was in a high roofed
cave. I went into the locker room, changed, locked up my belongings,
grabbed my water and went into the weight room. I began to walk on the
treadmill listening to work out plan by Kanye West. As much as I wanted
to rap each lyric out loud, I kept my composure. I slightly browsed my
surroundings. There weren’t many people in the weight room at the 7
o’clock hour. Maybe everyone was in that Hot Yoga class that started at
6:30. The song changed to a Lil Boosie hit as I smiled. Me and Katie use to cut up to this song.
My
eyes peered left as someone was getting on a treadmill two machines
down. I did a double take and stopped to look. It was a young man with
medium brown bronzed skin. It looked warm and clear of imperfections. He
was probably 6’3. His sleeves had been cut off of his t-shirt exposing
his triceps and biceps. He turned and looked at me staring at him. He
smiled. GOT DAMN he smiled. His teeth were so white and straight. I had
braces for 4 years; mines didn’t come out looking like that. He winked
just before he turned his head to turn his machine on. I have a serious
starring problem.
My
treadmill started to come to a stop, as my 30 minute walk came to an
end. I got off the machine, grabbed my water and as I started to walk
out of the weight room I scanned his hands. There was a band on his
wedding hand, on his ring finger. Go figure, I knew something that fine
had to be taken.
That night when I got home he was the star of my dreams.
Life is so crazy, it seems like everything you want is never for you.
*Click HERE to read the second part of The Encounter!*
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