FOUR DAYS LATER
'SO, THIS IS what you do on weekends?'
I jumped off my board, but in a way that showed I was too worn out to react properly. I turned around and found someone moving towards me clad in a light blue jacket and dark pants. Martins stopped in front of me, a cute smile on his lips. 'Skating alone. How is that going for you?'
'Horrible,' I stated, stepping down with one foot while the other was planted on it.
The downbeat reply earned a raised brow from Martins. 'What part aren't you getting?'
My eyes went down cast as though I was ashamed to say the next word. 'Everything.' I looked up at him. His brows were even higher than before. Then he furrowed them. 'I know, I know. The competition is not too far now. I'm just-'
'You okay?' He walked closer to me and I could pick of
