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Angelica walked down the street with Susie.
" Well don't take forever in there." Angelica said.
" The class is just an hour long. You can't wait one hour?"
" The mall closes at 6."
" we'll have plenty of time." Susie said.
Later...
Angelica walked into through a set of front doors.
" Hi can I help you?" a young man asked behind a counter.
" No, just waiting for my friend to finish this kung-fu thing." Angelica said.
" Oh actually, we no train kung-fu here."
" Whatever it is." Angelica said in a stuck up manner.
She walked over to sit on the bench watching Susie in a white gi struggling to complete a move. A man wearing a blue gi stood over instructing. There was a heavy-bag with a gi wrapped around it.
" Doing this exercise, you have strong armbar." The teacher said. He wore a black belt with 1 red stripe on it. He was clearly from another country as his accent was very thick and his english was not the best.
He demonstrated to Susie how to do the exercise. " This a complex move. Don't worry if you no get the hang of it right away.
" Susie!" Angelica called. " Mall! one hour! Let's go!"
Susie, the teacher and a few surrounding students looked over at Angelica.
" 'Scuse me young lady, we almost done she be right with you." The teacher said.
Angelica crossed her arms as she let out a sigh.
" That is your friend?" the teacher asked.
" Unfortunately yes." Susie said.
" Ok, just try to see if you can, no rush."
Susie grabbed hold of the gi sleeve on the heavy-bag and struggled to propel her legs upward. As she did her grip slipped from the gi.
" Oh my god Susie will you just do the stupid move so we can go. I'm not missing that sale at Lenio's." Angelica said.
" Hey you wanna try doing this?" Susie said.
" No way I just had my nails done." Angelica said.
" That's your excuse for everything."
" Oh god, if I do it will you let her go?" Angelica asked the teacher.
The teacher sighed. " If you wanna try it, I won't stop you. But it's tough."
Angelica took off her hat and set it next to her purse as she walked onto the mat.
" Uh long lady, we no wear shoes on mat." The teacher said.
Angelica looked down at the mat as her eyes widened seeing the streak marks of sweat all over it.
" You...you mean I have to come on here barefoot!?" she said.
" Yes." The teacher said.
" oh god...Lenio's..think of Lenio's." Angelica said to herself.
She slipped off her shoes then walked onto the mat. " Gross gross gross gross." she said having to step on the sweat of other people.
She walked up to the bag.
" Now, you need to grab the sleeve and..." Before the teacher could finish, Angelica grabbed the sleeve and not only executed the move perfectly but swung her legs down and swung back up the opposite side.
Susie and the surrounding students looked on speechless.
Angelica planted her feet back on the ground. " Woooww..that was such rocket science. Susie can we go now?"
The teacher looked on seeming impressed. " I bet you no do it again." he said.
" Oh really?" Angelica said as she grabbed the sleeve again and did not one, not two, but three repetitions of the exercise.
Some of the students whispered amongst each other.
" Susie, mall, let's go." Angelica said.
"Ok freak." Susie said.
As Susie went to change, Angelica walked back over to the bench to put her shoes back on.
" escuse me." the teacher said as he approached her.
" Yes?" Angelica responded.
" Have you done Jiu-jitsu before?"
" Done what?"
" Brazilian Jiu-jitsu."
" I have no idea what that even is."
" Th-that's what we teach here."
" Is that what that is?" Angelica placed her hat back on her head.
" Whas is your name?"
" Angelica."
"oongelica?"
" No not oongelica, Angelica."
" That's what I said. Did you know in Brazil Angelica name means one of many talents."
" Uh-huh, well I have only a few talents." Angelica said.
" Ready." Susie said coming out.
" You do fine today Susie. Hope you come back soon."
" Thanks." Susie said disheartened.
" and miss oongelica..." The trainer handed Angelica a certificate, reading it she saw it said one week free training at Porunga Martial Arts. " ..you come back to please, maybe you have one talent you not know about. My name is Raphael."
Angelica looked at the teacher strangely. " pfffft. Like I'd ever do this." she put the certificate on the table and walked off.
Susie followed after her, but not before looking at the teacher and picking the certificate back up.
Later, Angelica and Susie were enjoying smoothies at a table after getting to the mall in time to take advantage of the sale.
" Can you believe this haul? I didn't think they were going to have any petite sizes left."
Susie then placed the certificate on the table in front of Angelica.
She looked down at it and gave Susie a scowl.
" Why did you take that?"
" Try one class."
" Eww! no! you think I'm gonna roll around with all those gross sweaty guys?"
" Which brings this up, how did you do that on the bag?"
Angelica shrugged. " Didn't look difficult."
" Well it was!" Susie angrily said.
" Aww, mad that I did something better than you for a change?"
" No not really, because you're not even gonna go back. Maybe Raphael will let me take this one week certificate."
Suddenly Angelica snatched it from her hand.
" Fine I'll go to the stupid classes."
That night Angelica was sitting down to dinner with her parents.
"...so Susie wants me to come do this dumb martial arts class with her."
" Hmm, what like kung-fu. Like learn death touches." Drew said.
" Dad get real that's just in the movies."
" That sounds splendid hon. Women can never be too safe these days." Said Charlotte.
2 Days Later...
Angelica walked in with Susie into the gym.
" Oh I see you have come back miss oongelica." Raphael said.
" Well Susie wouldn't stop bugging me about it so yea. I guess it's just a week." Angelica said.
" Ok, we have loaner gi in back room."
" Loaner? Uhh thanks but no thanks I have never worn a hand me down and I'm not about to start now. I'll just buy a new one."
" Ok, I guess that's fine. Desk is right over there."
Later Angelica walked out with a brand new gi beside Susie.
" Ok, we'll start off with the basic stuff today." Raphael said to the students. " We start off with bear crawl to warm up."
As the class progressed. Raphael began to notice Angelica was not having any difficulty picking up the instructions whatsoever. He then overheard some students in the boxing ring talking.
" How long's that blonde chick been coming here?" One of them asked.
" Dude this is her first Jiu-jitsu class ever."
" Seriously? She's like a freak."
Later, Angelica couldn't shower hard enough to get the smell off from all the training.
" Thank God we're the only girls here." Angelica called out to Susie. " This locker room is basically ours."
" Is that all you're gonna talk about?" Susie said.
Angelica poked her head out the shower curtain. " What?"
" Have you seriously never done this stuff before?" Susie said. " All those guys were looking at you like you were some kind of natural."
" Please! It's not like that stuff takes any real thought, uhh no offense."
" Shut up, no offense." Susie said.
As Angelica and Susie were walking toward the bus stop, Angelica felt a slight calm in her that she never really felt before.
" Angie, I've been thinking. I don't think I'm gonna do this anymore. I just wanted to try it but I don't really think it's for me."
" hm? ok..." Angelica said nonchalantly.
" I have a week left on this month pass...I think you should take it."
" Why?"
" Because You came in there and did better in one day than I have in the past three weeks." Susie said.
" Thought I just had to do one week." Angelica said.
" Girl, don't act like you don't wanna go back." Susie said.
Angelica sighed. " I guess my mom would get mad if I bought a 120 dollar gi and only went for a week."
Later that night Angelica was eating with her parents.
" So how about it pumpkin? Learn any special cool moves at the karate class today ?" Drew asked.
" Dad, it's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. And yea I learned some cool things today."
" Well I'm glad you learned something. Because I talked to your principal today. I think you know what it's about, I want you to pick up your grades and no tv until then." Charlotte said.
Angelica sighed. " Yes mam."
" So honey, are you gonna go back there?" Drew asked.
Angelica's frown turned into a slight smile. " Yea...I think I am."
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