Dmitriy I waited for Svetlana to make her nightly appearance, but she never showed up, nor did she return my calls or texts. I ended up going to sleep with a heavy heart, knowing what was sure to come the next day. After waking up with my heart feeling just as heavy, I had to force myself to climb out of bed. If it weren’t for the new trainee, I wouldn’t have left my house, but I didn’t want to let Vlad down. When I reached the gym, he was in his office with Katerina, so I decided to take the opportunity to let out some frustrations. I was only a few minutes into my assault on the punching bag, when I decided to stop and pull my shirt off, then I went right back to pounding my fists against it. It was something I could do for hours on end and not think twice, making