Next lesson, Sports

I walked out of the class room and run towards the gym. Wow, I brought her to +38 points. That meant I made..... +85 points!!! And with every point I made it, was easier to talk with her. But I think, it will not be so easy with other persons? I have to see?

My cell phone was blinking and I wanted to check it out, but I was a bit late for the sport lesson with Mrs Parker.

So I decided to run to the sports field and ignore the blinking. I wasn't good in sports and Mrs Parker always had a....special task for people who came late. I know, she wanted to get us all fit, but she had no idea how hard it is with a body like mine, to get into shape.

But, not only Mrs Parker was there...there was Renee, too. She's the top girl on campus. Every girl wanted to be like her! She was beautiful, tall, fit, rich and the problem with all this. She was additionally really smart and intelligent, too. And I was one of her and her 'Club' favorite victims.

Oh, me, Susan and friends of mine, to tell the whole story. There was no chance I was able to challenge her in any subject. She really was an evil woman. She bossed me around, and loved it. Some of my classmates told me, that sometimes she had a grin on her face, when she bossed me around.

Mrs Parker, was fit and build like a bodybuilder. She trained every day, since years. The comparison with a bodybuilder didn't came from nothing. She did Dekathlon. That means, she trained for 10 different sports for a competition. She even was in the Olympic team, years ago. I read about it online, when I first heard about her. She looked like a female Thor, only in a training suit. As I said, our school tried to get the best Professors around the country.

Even though, I had the time with Ms Mil...no, with Thea, I made it on time to the sports lesson. So today, I didn't had any special task to do.

We stood in line, at always when the lesson starts. Of course, Renee was there, too. Susan was a bit more lucky, she was a year younger than me, so she didn't had courses with Renee. So she didn’t had to deal with her as often as me. But they had their, points of contact.

First, Mrs Parker told us to do some laps around the sport field, to get warmed up. She stood beside me, looked at me and said: "Hello shorty, how is the air down there?" Sometimes I don't get it, she's so smart and intelligent. And than she throws such a Dinosaur-age slogan at me?

I just looked up at her and....didn't know what to say? Than she started running. I just stood there. "Better than a stuck up Giraffe." But she was already far away. So I started running, too.

After warming up, we started with something special. I think, not very much schools got a subject like this. With Spear throw. But when you got a Decathlon, olympic athlete as Professor, it's not surprising you got subjects like that.

Mrs Parker, took the Spear and hurled it into the field. Everyone looked amazed with how much power and accuracy she was throwing that Spear.

"So, this is the right way, to throw a spear. So recognize my movements and try to copy them!"

She explained how to hold it, throw it and about what he have to be aware of, when we run with the Spear. She was an expert in this things, of course, she had to be. She was an olympic athlete.

We had 2 rows, where we waited to throw the Spear. Renee was in front of me and when she started throwing, it flew nearly perfect. She walked by me and smiled. When it was my turn, I grabbed the Spear and waited for the ok, of Mrs Parker. She came to me and corrected my stand and the way, I hold the Spear.

"You see Tanja, you hold it like that! And when you throw it, do it like this!" She showed it to me with the Spear in her hand. Mrs Parker, talked to everyone with the first name. She made it clear, at the first day. "We do sports here, there is no space for Ms, Mrs or some noble title."

But, we were not allowed, to call her by her first name. We don't even know it. But that wasn't a problem, we all liked the ways, she was teaching us sports. And come on, in which school you do Spear throwing and got an Olympic athlete as Professor? With Mrs Parker it was minimum once, per semester, through 2 or 3 weeks.

"Mrs Parker, when you threw the Spear, I didn’t saw everything exactly. You were so fast at the start, it wasn’t easy to follow you. Could you do it again, please?"

She looked at me and smiled and looked at the other students. "Lady’s, do you need an another example, how to do it right?"

Everone was looking at her and nodded.

(Marina: +5) (SP: -65)

"Ok, Tanja. Give me the Spear." So, she did exactly the same as before. And as perfect as before. She was way higher than Thea. Ok, with her figure and strength, you should have some confidence.

"Did you saw it better now? I tried to run a bit slower for you all." She looked at all of us.

Everybody’s nodding.

I tried to throw my Spear, but it didn't worked out quite well. I came back to the row, and Renee had a grin on her face, when she looked down at me. Every 10 people we paused, that some of us collect the Spears we thrown. Mrs Parker used it as additional running training.

Renee was one of the last, to throw the remaining Spear. She grinned again and wanted to walk to the end of the row. All Spear's have been thrown, so normally, she was one the girls, who had to go after the ones in the field.

"Hey, your supposed to get the Spear's with the other girls!" I shouted at her.

She looked at me and started smiling. "Yes, I know. But shouldn't you get them? You need the extra training!"

I turned red, I know I got a bit to much on my hips, but this was not fair. "No, I will not! You and the other girls, are next to collect them! It's your duty!"

She just grinned at me. Mrs Parker saw our..."Discussion".

"Renee, what's going on? It's your turn to get the Spear's back! Move!"

I stood there, and had a little smile on my face. "Yes Renee, it's your turn, isn't it like that? Go get 'em!"

She looked at me...looked at Mrs Parker. Turned around and runs to the field.

(Renee: +5) (SP: -82)

Ok, this girl has Self confidence! -82...that's a different level.

As I was on the next throw, I tried something, like I did with....Thea. I like the sound of her first name. I walked forward and asked her. "Mrs Parker, can you show me again, how to hold the Spear?"

She looked at me. "Really, Tanja, I just did a couple of minutes ago!?! And I even throwed it again" Renee was walking by and shaked her head. She was hearing my conversation with Mrs Parker.

"Yes, I know, but I want to make it the right way.", I answered.

"Ok, come over to me!"

I walked to her and she started explaining.

(Marina: +2) (SP: -63)

She explained it again. After that, I wanted to walk by to throw the Spear. I think I was with my thoughts on the same trip, as with Thea.

"Would you please, let me pass, Mrs Parker?"

But she stood there and didn't moved a bit. Of course, Thea was in her -20 when I tried that.

"Come on Tanja, get moving! We don’t have all day", she said to me.

So I stepped aside and threw the Spear.

The next time I was on the row, I tried it again with my 'Can you teach me please, approach'.

(Marina: +1) (SP: -62)

She looked at my a hit annoyed. Sighed. "Tanja, what's wrong with you, normally you're not like that. I know you're not a super sports woman, but even that is a low level for you. You're a smart girl! Ok, for the last time, you do it like this! And, get going!"

Ok, it looks like that's not the right approach here. So I threw the Spear and did not a good job with throwing...as always... So I walked to the end of line and stood behind Renee. She just grinned, but I didn't said anything. I didn't want to give her a chance, to say something else in my direction. I was a bit intimidated by her stature and charisma.

The class was over and we collected the Spear's from the field. I was lucky, Renee seemed to loose her interest in me, after what happened with me and Mrs Parker.

I walked to Mrs Parker. "Mrs Parker, do you have a few minutes for me?"

(Marina: +1) (SP: -61)

"Of course Tanja, what's the matter. And sorry, when I was a bit harsh to you before." She said with a smile.

"Come on girl, we both know your capable for more than this!"

"Yes, I know....today was a confusing day! And I'm standing a bit by myself."

She looked at me. "I can imagine, what you're talking about. I saw Renee talking with you." She sighed and looked at me, with pity. "She doesn't make it easy for you, hmmm?"

I looked up at her. By the way, she's 1,95m, so she's a giant compared to me. "Would you help me, to get in shape?"

"You know...this changes, took a long time and you have to put a lot of effort in it. With Renee, it will not help you actually."

"Yes, I understand, but as you saw before, I try to get better. And with an Olympic athlete, who could help me training, that would be awesome!" I looked up at her, with my puppy eyes.

(Marina: +5) (SP: -56)

She looked at me and smiled. "Ok, I will help you! But you have to do what I say! No back talking!"

"Thank you Mrs Parker! Of course, no back talking or something like this. When can we start with it?"

"Oh, oh...I see, so you’re really motivated. How about this afternoon, after lunch I normally do my training?"

"Ok, thank you...of course I'll be ready!"

"Ok, I start at 14:30, but we met at 15:30, when I do the rest of my training. What do you think?

"Thank you! I’m sure I can’t handle your normal training. So I’ll be ready at 15:30."

She smiled and put her hand on my shoulder.

"Mrs Parker, I saw the pictures in your room. These ones, where you weared your Olympic outfit. That looked sooooo cool! Do you have it at the university?

"Yes, I have it in my locker. Sometimes I use it for my training." She blinked at me.

"Why do you ask?"

"Sorry, when this sounds strange. But I always liked those pictures and you looked so, so awesome on them, with your Olympic outfit and the poses you had. Would you be so kind, and wear it for me, when we train? I think it would help me, to train harder, when we trained together.

She looked down at me with a curious look. "Hmmm....that's a bit weird?" She thought about it. "Like I said, sometimes I train with those clothes. Ok, when it helps and motivate you, I will think about it...maybe."

(Marina: +4) (SP: -52)

"OK, we will meet at 15:30, at the sport field and in training gear, Tanja".

"Thank you Mrs Parker, I will do my best!!!"

"Ok, see you later, Tanja."

So I went to the change rooms, showered and made my way to the university canteen. I was lucky, because of my talk with Mrs Parker, I didn't had the 'luck', to meet Renee again. And with 15:30, I had enough time to get threw my phone and see the changes.