EMILY
He began to convince me that it was good for us to test ourselves and know how strong we were, saying we never know when it could come in handy.
"But we are already, uh, like, strong," I commented, "so what is the point of training?"
A hand now on my shoulder, he said, “Around others we can be gentle and careful because we don't want to hurt them. Everyone else, and I mean it when I say everyone else is always at our mercy, whether or not they realise it. We can only be this way with each other. Come on, Emily.“
Why not? I thought to myself. Let's do this.
“Well, it'll be fun to knock you on your ass,” I grinned, stepping back as he did the same too. “I'm still afraid I will hurt you.“
As he wagged his index finger with an air of nonchalance, his tongue clicked in gentle adm
