Effie's destiny
Chapter 2
Previously on Effie's Destiny:
“But she’s like 90-100 pounds heavier on the photo” eventually dared saying Harry.
“110 to be precise. She has nearly lost 110 pounds in almost 2 years and now she has more abs than you Harry” said Louis with a smile on his face.
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“It’s alright. At least it has worked. So… When can I start?” asked the pretty brunette facing a Liam who still couldn’t believe she was the same girl as the photo.
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"Whenever you want" finally said Liam snapping out of his thoughts and locking eyes with Effie. She is a really pretty girl with ridiculously tiny features that you would never guess that more than a couple of years ago she was 110 pounds heavier. She looks half the size she is on the photo. But more importantly Liam had accepted to train her and he didn’t know if she would be worth it.
“I have my stuff with me so I’m going to get changed” replied Effie eventually interrupting his deep thoughts.
“Wait… You need to fill in our paperwork first” said Harry who was now smiling with kindness. Deep inside he was quite admiring of the girl. He handed her papers to fill and entered her details on the computers. Once it was all done he showed her the changing rooms and went back to the reception waiting for the receptionist to come back from her break.
Effie got changed into black yoga trousers with a simple black tee-shirt. She laced her trainers, did a high ponytail and took her bottle of water and towel before heading to the main room.
What she saw wasn’t anything she didn’t know. It was a basic but well equipped fitness room. She had been to quite a few since she started losing weight and she is now comfortable walking around them knowing all the different machines and what muscles she can work on them. On the right side there were weight lifting machines with a couple of people on them. Effie knew these types of places, people do come here to both take care of themselves and also show off. She doesn’t mind and thinks it’s pretty important to feel and look good. She has never felt good until she decided to lose all this weight she was carrying since she was a little girl. She felt as if she would never managed to get rid of it but eventually she started exercising more, she changed her eating habits and she lost almost half her body weight. Louis had supported her but because she went to France to a special centre it was hard but she wanted her friends and family to see a change when she would come back to England. They did see it, maybe it was too much of a shock because a lot of her friends’ attitudes changed following this. Only one stuck to her and this one is Louis. He has been perfect and still is. Today had proved it one more time how blessed she is to have a person like him in her life.
Ever since Effie has started losing weight she became quite obsessed with food and exercising. She has lost all this year almost 3 years ago and she is still quite self-conscious about her body appearance. She has neither wobbly bits nor extra weight on some places but she still thinks she does and will double the exercising time on some days. She’s fully aware that this attitude is not very healthy and she gets told off by her family for that but now she lives in London she is more aware of that. She doesn’t starve herself but she controls her calorie intake and still eats. It’s okay, isn’t it?
Snapping out of her thoughts she went back to the room and she could see, at the back of the room, a boxing ring with two young men training on it. She got closer and saw Liam who was closely observing them with his arms crossed and he was giving tips as they were going his voice loud and serious.
“Your feet Niall. Move your bloody feet. Zayn protect your face. Niall is gonna destroy if you aren’t careful. Perrie wouldn’t be pleased with me if I let it happen.” said the young man with a smile on his face.
“How long before I can go on there?” asked Effie as she got closer.
“Depends on how quickly you progress. Wanna go warm up?” answered Liam still looking at the two boys training. “Niall your feet” he shouted one more time.
“Yep. Robe and press ups right?” asked the young girl.
Liam finally took his glance off the two boys to face Effie shock written all over his face. This girl is not real but after all she’s Louis’ friend so she’s meant to be unreal.
“Uh… Yeah. Don’t forget to work on your legs and extra on the shoulders. I’ll see you in 15” finally replied the boy.
“The blond one’s left hand is getting sloppier when he hits and the other one is getting mixed up in his legs movements” said Effie matter of factly while going to the area designed for warming up.
“What the…” said Liam before realising she was right. “Niall your left hand! Get it straight. Zayn your legs, don’t cross them, move from the side not across” he shouted mesmerised by the fact the Effie saw something he didn’t see and he is meant to be the trainer. Really this girl is full of surprises and he is curious to know how she got there.
Once settled the young brunette for a rope and started warming up. She did press ups making sure her position was correct. She was focused on her work, in her own little world. Louis was protectively looking at her but never interfered because he has customers with him but also because he knew she would get pissed and Liam too. He is going to be the one training her after all.
After about 15 minutes Effie went to the punching bag and started kicking alternatively with her arms and legs. She was precise, sharp and strong for a tiny girl. All her kicks were executed perfectly and as Liam got closer he could see she was executing kicks even the boys he trains don’t know well but she was doing it perfectly well. Damn she was good he thought. Of course there was room for improvement but it was now undeniable that she isn’t new to boxing.
“Effie, let me hold the bag. Try hitting with your left arm again” finally said Liam now facing the brunette.
She got ready as he placed himself behind the bag and she hit the middle of the bag with her left fist. It was precise and so strong that Liam almost let the bag go. Effie breathed heavily surprised by her shot but quite proud of herself.
“You are left handed but you hit like a right handed, just like Harry. Where did you learn all that?” asked the boy with the buzz cut.
“I have two older brothers and I have known Louis my whole life. Let’s just say they didn’t give me much choice, especially Louis” replied Effie with a chuckle. The boys were actually quite harsh with her saying that she needed to know how to defend herself. She learned it the hard way but she doesn’t regret it because now she is stronger physically but more importantly mentally.
“I want to try something if you don’t mind. Haz, get on the ring! Effie go get gloves you will fight Harry” Liam said bluntly showing the girl to Louis who was already getting tape for her knuckles.
“But Liam I’m gonna crush her, she’s a girl” said Harry clearly not happy about it.
“Go easy on her just in case but I don’t think you will have to. Effy you ready?” said the trainer turning back to Effie who had her hand banded by Louis and was now given red gloves.
“Yes. Let’s do it!” she said with excitement going on the ring to face Harry.
They hit their gloves before starting. It would be a six minutes fight just to see how Effie deals with an opponent. A punching bag doesn’t reply to the hits but so far so good she was avoiding Harry’s hits. You could tell he was holding back but when she got to hit him in the ribs he let out a growl and started going a bit harder. Effie was moving fast, getting a few good shots and soon she was leading the fight. A little crowd had formed around the boxing ring surprised and excited to see Harry having his ass kicked by a girl. It was now 5 minutes in the fight and Harry got really frustrated that he would get beaten up by a tiny girl so he started playing nastier despite Liam's protests and he punched harder. So hard that he eventually knocked Effie out making her fall on the floor unconscious.
“But she’s like 90-100 pounds heavier on the photo” eventually dared saying Harry.
“110 to be precise. She has nearly lost 110 pounds in almost 2 years and now she has more abs than you Harry” said Louis with a smile on his face.
[..]
“It’s alright. At least it has worked. So… When can I start?” asked the pretty brunette facing a Liam who still couldn’t believe she was the same girl as the photo.
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"Whenever you want" finally said Liam snapping out of his thoughts and locking eyes with Effie. She is a really pretty girl with ridiculously tiny features that you would never guess that more than a couple of years ago she was 110 pounds heavier. She looks half the size she is on the photo. But more importantly Liam had accepted to train her and he didn’t know if she would be worth it.
“I have my stuff with me so I’m going to get changed” replied Effie eventually interrupting his deep thoughts.
“Wait… You need to fill in our paperwork first” said Harry who was now smiling with kindness. Deep inside he was quite admiring of the girl. He handed her papers to fill and entered her details on the computers. Once it was all done he showed her the changing rooms and went back to the reception waiting for the receptionist to come back from her break.
Effie got changed into black yoga trousers with a simple black tee-shirt. She laced her trainers, did a high ponytail and took her bottle of water and towel before heading to the main room.
What she saw wasn’t anything she didn’t know. It was a basic but well equipped fitness room. She had been to quite a few since she started losing weight and she is now comfortable walking around them knowing all the different machines and what muscles she can work on them. On the right side there were weight lifting machines with a couple of people on them. Effie knew these types of places, people do come here to both take care of themselves and also show off. She doesn’t mind and thinks it’s pretty important to feel and look good. She has never felt good until she decided to lose all this weight she was carrying since she was a little girl. She felt as if she would never managed to get rid of it but eventually she started exercising more, she changed her eating habits and she lost almost half her body weight. Louis had supported her but because she went to France to a special centre it was hard but she wanted her friends and family to see a change when she would come back to England. They did see it, maybe it was too much of a shock because a lot of her friends’ attitudes changed following this. Only one stuck to her and this one is Louis. He has been perfect and still is. Today had proved it one more time how blessed she is to have a person like him in her life.
Ever since Effie has started losing weight she became quite obsessed with food and exercising. She has lost all this year almost 3 years ago and she is still quite self-conscious about her body appearance. She has neither wobbly bits nor extra weight on some places but she still thinks she does and will double the exercising time on some days. She’s fully aware that this attitude is not very healthy and she gets told off by her family for that but now she lives in London she is more aware of that. She doesn’t starve herself but she controls her calorie intake and still eats. It’s okay, isn’t it?
Snapping out of her thoughts she went back to the room and she could see, at the back of the room, a boxing ring with two young men training on it. She got closer and saw Liam who was closely observing them with his arms crossed and he was giving tips as they were going his voice loud and serious.
“Your feet Niall. Move your bloody feet. Zayn protect your face. Niall is gonna destroy if you aren’t careful. Perrie wouldn’t be pleased with me if I let it happen.” said the young man with a smile on his face.
“How long before I can go on there?” asked Effie as she got closer.
“Depends on how quickly you progress. Wanna go warm up?” answered Liam still looking at the two boys training. “Niall your feet” he shouted one more time.
“Yep. Robe and press ups right?” asked the young girl.
Liam finally took his glance off the two boys to face Effie shock written all over his face. This girl is not real but after all she’s Louis’ friend so she’s meant to be unreal.
“Uh… Yeah. Don’t forget to work on your legs and extra on the shoulders. I’ll see you in 15” finally replied the boy.
“The blond one’s left hand is getting sloppier when he hits and the other one is getting mixed up in his legs movements” said Effie matter of factly while going to the area designed for warming up.
“What the…” said Liam before realising she was right. “Niall your left hand! Get it straight. Zayn your legs, don’t cross them, move from the side not across” he shouted mesmerised by the fact the Effie saw something he didn’t see and he is meant to be the trainer. Really this girl is full of surprises and he is curious to know how she got there.
Once settled the young brunette for a rope and started warming up. She did press ups making sure her position was correct. She was focused on her work, in her own little world. Louis was protectively looking at her but never interfered because he has customers with him but also because he knew she would get pissed and Liam too. He is going to be the one training her after all.
After about 15 minutes Effie went to the punching bag and started kicking alternatively with her arms and legs. She was precise, sharp and strong for a tiny girl. All her kicks were executed perfectly and as Liam got closer he could see she was executing kicks even the boys he trains don’t know well but she was doing it perfectly well. Damn she was good he thought. Of course there was room for improvement but it was now undeniable that she isn’t new to boxing.
“Effie, let me hold the bag. Try hitting with your left arm again” finally said Liam now facing the brunette.
She got ready as he placed himself behind the bag and she hit the middle of the bag with her left fist. It was precise and so strong that Liam almost let the bag go. Effie breathed heavily surprised by her shot but quite proud of herself.
“You are left handed but you hit like a right handed, just like Harry. Where did you learn all that?” asked the boy with the buzz cut.
“I have two older brothers and I have known Louis my whole life. Let’s just say they didn’t give me much choice, especially Louis” replied Effie with a chuckle. The boys were actually quite harsh with her saying that she needed to know how to defend herself. She learned it the hard way but she doesn’t regret it because now she is stronger physically but more importantly mentally.
“I want to try something if you don’t mind. Haz, get on the ring! Effie go get gloves you will fight Harry” Liam said bluntly showing the girl to Louis who was already getting tape for her knuckles.
“But Liam I’m gonna crush her, she’s a girl” said Harry clearly not happy about it.
“Go easy on her just in case but I don’t think you will have to. Effy you ready?” said the trainer turning back to Effie who had her hand banded by Louis and was now given red gloves.
“Yes. Let’s do it!” she said with excitement going on the ring to face Harry.
They hit their gloves before starting. It would be a six minutes fight just to see how Effie deals with an opponent. A punching bag doesn’t reply to the hits but so far so good she was avoiding Harry’s hits. You could tell he was holding back but when she got to hit him in the ribs he let out a growl and started going a bit harder. Effie was moving fast, getting a few good shots and soon she was leading the fight. A little crowd had formed around the boxing ring surprised and excited to see Harry having his ass kicked by a girl. It was now 5 minutes in the fight and Harry got really frustrated that he would get beaten up by a tiny girl so he started playing nastier despite Liam's protests and he punched harder. So hard that he eventually knocked Effie out making her fall on the floor unconscious.
10/4/13