ELLIE
I finished my cool down lap and stopped in front of Nia. She grinned at my red and sweaty face, and I glared at her.
Nia laughed. “That was a good workout, I think."
“For me. You aren't even out of breath." I wiped the back of my arm across my forehead.
“We'll take it easier the rest of the week, don't worry."
“When are we going to start self-defense?" I asked as we started walking back to the house.
The sun was high, but there was a nice breeze to counteract the heat.
“I was thinking next week. I won't teach you anything too strenuous, but there are some good moves you could learn. I think with everything going on, I'll teach you how to defend against vampires first. If you can beat one of those you can beat almost anything."
“Everything going on?"
“You know. The vampire at
