47. Athena
‘Am I going to die here today?’ I thought as I parried yet another heavy attack from the big girl who wasn't giving me even a second to breathe.
Charlotte was merciless, her strikes calculated and precise, each one demanding my full attention.
She pressed me back with ease, her strength outmatching mine, and I could feel my energy draining, my muscles protesting with each block and sidestep.
She was on the offensive and I was on the defensive the whole time and she didn't even give me time to retaliate, not that I would have even if given the chance since I didn't even know what I was doing.
Maybe even what I had done so far to parry her attacks was the involuntary will to live and nothing more.
A sharp sting bit into my forearm as her blade slashed my skin, drawing blo
