SHORT STORY WITH NARA(#)
MARCH 25, 7024
“UGH….”; I SLOWLY OPENED MY EYES, THEN QUICKLY SHUT THEM AS THE SUN WAS SHINING DIRECTLY IN MY FACE. I HADN’T SLEPT VERY WELL LAST NIGHT, AND HAD GOTTEN TO BED LATE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK I HAD TO DO. CAREFULLY, I GOT OUT OF BED AND STRETCHED WHICH EARNED ME A SATISFYING POP FROM MY BACK. LEAVING MY ROOM, I BEGAN THINKING ABOUT WHAT I HAD PLANNED TO DO TODAY. I KNOW THE FIRST THING I WAS GOING TO DO WAS TRAIN AND PRACTICE WITH MY CHAKRAMS, BUT AREN’T I EXPECTING A VISITOR TODAY? AH, I’M NOT SURE…; AFTER LAYING IN MY BED FOR A FEW MINUTES I SAT UP AND LOOKED OVER AT THE CLOCK. 8:00….. I’VE GOT ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE MY DAY REALLY STARTS. I WALKED DOWN THE HALL TO THE KITCHEN AND STARTED GETTING MYSELF A BOWL OF CEREAL. I WOULD HAVE MADE SOMETHING BUT I WASN’T QUITE AWAKE YET. AFTER EATING MY CEREAL I WENT BACK TO MY ROOM TO GET DRESSED FOR MY TRAINING SESSION. I PUT ON A SLEEVELESS TURTLENECK AND SOME COMFORTABLE SHORTS, AS WELL AS MY STEEL TOED BOOTS.
ONCE I WAS FULLY CLOTHED, I GRABBED MY GLOVES AND HEADED DOWNSTAIRS TO MY MAKESHIFT TRAINING ROOM. I HADN’T HAD TIME TO PROPERLY INSTALL THE SHELVES AND SUCH, BUT AT LEAST MY CHAKRAM HOOKS WERE UP SO I DIDN’T HAVE TO LEAVE THEM ON THE FLOOR. AS I WAS WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR I TRIPPED OVER A DUMBBELL AND FELL ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. I REALLY NEED TO PUT THOSE SHELVES UP… THIS IS A HAZARD.
LOOKING OVER AT THE WALL FARTHEST FROM ME, I TRIED TO DECIDE WHICH SET TO PRACTICE WITH TODAY. I’VE GOT FOUR DIFFERENT ONES, BUT I’M FOND OF ALL OF THEM…. EVENTUALLY I DECIDED TO USE THE JOSO SET, WHICH ARE MY SMALLEST AT ONLY 2 ½ FEET IN DIAMETER. I GRABBED TWO OF THEM OFF THE WALL AND STEPPED ONTO THE MAT TO BEGIN. 10:45 AM
I HAD BEEN PRACTICING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF, AND NEEDED A BREAK. CAREFULLY SETTING MY CHAKRAMS DOWN, I WENT TO GET SOME WATER FROM UPSTAIRS. WHEN I WAS IN THE KITCHEN GETTING A GLASS OUT OF THE CABINET I HEARD A KNOCK ON THE DOOR, WHICH WAS ODD BECAUSE I DON’T USUALLY GET VISITORS. I WONDER WHO IT COULD BE..
I PAUSED GETTING MY WATER TO WALK TO THE ENTRYWAY, AND WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR I COULDN’T BELIEVE WHO I SAW…..