I woke up early the next day but Gabriel had woken up before me. He had already made coffee and eggs for us both and I thanked him. We ate quickly and I went to change before we went into the backyard to train for a while. Gabriel taught me a few more moves. How to do some combination hitting. He taught me how to block more and he taught me how to kick with force.
"Great job, Carrie!" He said beaming at me. I blushed, feeling encouraged that I was doing well. "You are strong. That's good. You have good instincts. Once you have the basics mastered, I think you'll be a great fighter!" I know he was trying to encourage me. To build me up. But my self esteem in this area was so low that it was like trying to build a mountain out of sand. Everytime he praised me, I could only think of how bad
