All Karina wanted was a fresh start. She moved to Pittsburgh, she considered going to New York, but she went there once when she was little kid, she was with her parents, when everyone was well and happy. She didn't want to go there anymore. When she lived in Chicago, she would go to this gym, living in a city you never know what's going to happen, she felt better when she was in control. She found one in Pittsburgh though it was a bit shady.
There are flickering fluorescent lights in the ceiling, the kind you see in a crappy public school with no funding. There is a big boxing ring in the middle. There are a bunch of bags and other workout equipment around but the draw of the gym was the ring. There are a lot of MMA types here, big bulky guys, some were professionals, and some just watch too much MMA or UFC or whatever.
But then there was Tommy, you could tell he was the real deal, he was strong. He has dark brown hair, and steel gray- blue eyes. He was bulky like the others and tall. This is her third week in Pittsburgh, at this gym. She's looked over at him plenty of times, but he's never noticed her. And why should he? People like him never like her. They only noticed beautiful women with, curvy bodies, wearing tight clothes, throwing themselves at men like him.
But he did look at me. He gave a sort of smirk, not really the kind of smile a girl would swoon over, it was almost cocky, like "hey, you're cute I could probably get in your pants." This guy was probably a jerk, he probably got so many girls acting this way.
Well, not me.
I looked away and went back to my workout. I was doing fine until I felt someone behind me, Tommy was standing there.
"Hey", He said.
"Hey "I said back. I didn't know what he wanted. Well, Maybe I did know, and maybe I was just damaged enough to give in to it.