Willow.
The water was scalding almost too hot but that was exactly the point. I stood beneath the spray letting it pound down on my shoulders and cascade over my face, hoping, praying and begging it to wash away the chaos in my chest.
My skin was flushed raw with the steam curling around me in thick clouds and yet the heat did nothing to soothe the way my heart wouldn’t settle. It beat wildly like it had a mind of its own thudding against my ribs like a warning I couldn’t interpret.
My hands were braced on the cold tile wall in front of me witj head bowed under the spray and my breath coming short and sharp. It wasn’t the training that did this to me not really. My muscles were sore yes. My arms were shaking from how many times I’d pushed my limits just to prove something to him and t
