Katerina After dinner, Adelina went over a few things that would help me fit in more around there. I had always made it a point to smile at most people, but that wasn't the norm in their neck of the woods. It would be somewhat of a challenge, but I was up for it and anything else thrown my way. Just because I allowed Luke to manhandle me, didn’t mean I wasn’t strong at all. All it proved at the time was that I was entirely way too accepting and forgiving of his behavior. It was a mistake I would never make again. I fell asleep with Adelina’s advice on my mind and woke-up thinking about it. More determined than ever to make my life better, I hopped out of the bed and got dressed in a pair of black, workout leggings and a burgundy tank top, then I pulled on my tennis shoe