Chapter .53.

I don't want to look back in five years time and think,  "we could have been magnificent,  but I was afraid." In five years I want to tell of how fear tried to cheat me out of the best thing in life,  and I didn't let it. *** "Faster Lexie!" I puff out my cheeks, desperate to get more air within my lungs. Jay's cries only make me angry, as a slew of curses flows from my mouth. "That a girl!" I glare at the ground as Jay shouts, "Final sprint! You can run faster than that!" I groan and pump my arms harder, willing myself to believe Jay's impossible words. Upon passing him I collapse but am quickly pulled back up as Jay scolds me, "No no. You know you'll get cramps if you lay down." "I already have cramps," I gasp. Jay smiles and slowly walks me around. After my nose had been reset and healed, Ja