“Are you prepared to be humiliated Kinnard”  Peabody jibes.

I just ignore her, because yeah I was prepared to be humiliated.

Just as we are called to the blocks, I couldn’t keep the huge grin of my face, I couldn’t see her yet but that familiar sensation was building and building fast,  the butterflies where dancing to her tune, the adrenalin was pumping.  The starter called set.

“Hey Peabody”

“What Kinnard”

“No checking out my ass as I cross that finish line”

BANG

With 10 metres to go I had time to turn my head and check just how far behind the rest of the runners where,  as I turned back there she was stood at the bottom of the steps about a further 100 metres down the track.  I crossed the finish line in 1st place and continued at the same pace to where Bette stood.

I dropped my hands to my knees and managed to pant

“You came”  

She flashed me the most amazing smile I have ever seen and I couldn’t tell if my legs suddenly felt like jelly because my body had run out of adrenalin or the effect of that smile.

“I wouldn’t have missed that for all of Peabody’s millions”

The photographers and reporters where getting closer and I knew I would be  swept away in a barrage of questions and flashing bulbs.

“Wait for me” Was all I managed to say before the mic was pushed at me

“Forever”  She mouthed.

Chapter 7

LA 2029

“What are you lot laughing at”  Bette enquired as she and Helena returned from clearing up.

Tina shows Bette and Helena the medal presentation picture, Tina is proudly wearing the gold and Helena glumly wearing the silver.

“So tell us Helena did you”  Al loves nothing better than teasing Helena.

“Did I what”

“Check out Tina’s butt as she was whooping yours” Al

“Hell no” Helena answers quickly.

“Why is this picture torn ”  Shane questioned.

All eyes return to the album.

“They must have had a fight and torn the pic while having a paddy”  Al laughs

“You couldn’t be more wrong”  Bette removes the torn picture of Tina and turns it over, she reads the hand written letters on the back and without another word turns and walks away.