Luka
“At least this means Caleb will be coming home sooner, right?” I asked Mia the day after seeing Declan and Olivia. It was my ham-handed attempt to find out how the phone call went.
“No.” Mia was usually gregarious, but not this morning.
After a week of doing riding and pool workouts, we went back to martial arts, which was a welcome outlet to vent our frustration.
It was fun to imagine the punching bags as Olivia on one side and Declan on the other.
“Take that!” Mia yelled, kicking the heavy bag so hard it careened like a plywood rope swing.
“And that!” I yelled after her, kicking it the opposite way.
I should have made sure my injuries were all healed before kicking the weight bag, not after, but it confirmed to me that yes, indeed, I was out of recovery and now back to s
