Total pages in book: 92
Estimated words: 93699 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 468(@200wpm)___ 375(@250wpm)___ 312(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 93699 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 468(@200wpm)___ 375(@250wpm)___ 312(@300wpm)
Confused, I take the steps down to the plaza and spot Tatiana. She’s standing alone near the edge of the rink, holding the phone up to her ear.
Dressed in an all-grey tracksuit, she’s twirling her curls with her fingertips and tapping the tip of her blade against the ice.
“Wait a minute,” I interrupt her recap. “Didn’t you say that you’re currently in bed looking over your performance notes?”
“I am. Why?”
“Because I must be watching your doppelgänger at the SportsPlex right now. Maybe I can get her to give me a chance instead of you.”
She immediately looks up from her phone. Then she turns around and spots me, looking as if she wants to disappear.
Amused, I walk toward her.
“You can put your phone down now,” I say. “You’re a terrible liar.”
She tosses it onto an empty seat. “Does one small lie make me a liar?”
“No, but your denial that you want me does.”
“Seriously?” She laughs. “Have you always been this cocky and full of yourself?”
“Yes.”
She smiles, looking as if she wants to say something else, but no words fall from her pretty lips.
“Do you really have a boyfriend?” I ask.
“Yes.”
“Why isn’t he here?”
“He lives in Philadelphia.” She crosses her arms. “We’re long-distance at the moment.”
“I’ve heard those types of relationships never work out.”
“I doubt you even know what the word ‘relationship’ means.”
“Good point.” I stare at her, still in awe of how fucking stunning she is. “Can you and I at least be friends then?”
“No.”
“Associates?”
“Never.”
“Occasional gym-mates who talk on the phone?”
“Do I need to speak another language for you to understand?”
“Which language will get me a yes?” I don’t give her a chance to respond to that. “Maybe you can consider us being gym mates who pretend like they never knew each other previously, but they talk on the phone every blue moon.”
“Fine.” She holds out her hand. “But we’ll never ever be anything more than that.”
I refuse to acknowledge that last sentence.
“Oh, and since we’re drawing boundaries,” she says. “Don’t call me until next month, because a part of me will always believe you’re hiding some type of ulterior motive for your sister.”
“My motives are one hundred percent selfish, I promise,” I say. “I’ll call you tomorrow night.”
“Are you deaf?”
“Only to things I don’t want to hear.” I shake her hand and pretend like I don’t notice her blushing. “Let’s not label things any further, though. It’s a bit early for that.”
“We’ll always be exactly what I just offered to you, Travis.” She pushes off onto the ice, skating backward. “Accept the facts.”
“Is nine-thirty a good time?”
“As long as it’s sometime next month.”
“Nine-thirty tomorrow it is.” I step back. “Looking forward to it.”
“I’m not picking up!” she yells as she skates further away. “I may even block your number before the end of the night!”
I highly doubt that…
SEVERAL YEARS LATER
I didn’t block his number that night.
But to this day, I really wish I would’ve.
BACK TO PRESENT DAY…
Thirty days before saying “I do”
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Dearest Fans,
Hell has frozen over, and clouds are falling from the sky!
After amassing an impressive 27-0 record during his UFC career, Travis “The Punisher” Carter is no longer undefeated.
He. Got. Knocked. the. Fuck. Out!
Christopher ‘Red Eye’ Juarez threw a brutal left jab, followed by a series of four punches that left Travis in a bloody heap, in front of millions of fans.
Our beloved King of Trash Talk who often says, “I’m too fucking good to lose,” “I’m the best fighter alive,” and “Your girlfriends aren’t safe around me,” looked like a shell of himself before the match even began.
After re-watching the footage, it looks as if something in the crowd distracted his attention, but that’s just our speculation.
Rumors are now running rampant about what’s next for the former welterweight champion (OMG, never thought we’d have to type that F-word in reference to him), so we’ll keep our eyes peeled for you.
Stay tuned for more news & updates,
The Snarky Glove
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THE SNARKY GLOVE
#1 UFC & MMA GOSSIP SOURCE FOR FANGIRLS
Dearest Fans,
This next post hurts our hearts and is quite painful to write.
Our beloved “Punisher” is not handling his first loss well at all…
After a string of recent incidents—two bar brawls, an ejection from a basketball game, and a drunken tirade at a rooftop party where he threatened everyone in attendance—he’s losing sponsors left and right.
To date, the current list of companies that have left him stands at twenty, totaling a loss of forty-eight million dollars from his ungodly net worth.
His publicist, who typically says “No comment” whenever we reach out, has sent us an “I no longer work for that asshole,” notice instead. His manager of two years, long-time personal assistant, and legal team have apparently abandoned him, too.
As for Mr. Carter, he hasn’t been seen publicly in months.
If you happen to spot him out and about in Vegas, please send some proof-of-life photos our way.