Uncles

-Oh, God! Kara! I'm your Aunt Rose, Bob's sister- she exclaims happily. A memory comes to my mind as she hugs me.

Flashback

It wasn't long before I was going to start training with dad and Uncle Bob. I go running with mom behind me and I get to Aunt Rose, she hugs me and pulls me off the ground giving me a few spins in the air making me laugh.

-Hi Aunt Rose- I hug her back. When we separate she gives me some candies on the sly and winks at me with an accomplice's eye.

End of flashback.

-How big you are, daughter- she answers when she separates from me smiling. -We have missed you so much- she says with crystal clear eyes.

-I have missed you too, but Eleanor (my mother) never let me come back.

-And how is she?

-She has changed a lot since dad, she doesn't have that happiness in her eyes anymore. Now she is much more serious and doesn't let me do anything related to boxing.

-And how come you're back?- she asks, surprised.

-She has been transferred for a year to the new branch here in New York and if everything goes well she will be promoted in Los Angeles- I explain.

-Ah, it makes sense now, but I'm glad you're here- she hugs me again and when she pulls away she gives me a resounding kiss on my cheek. We laugh. - Your uncle is probably in his office or training one of the boys- she points to the door to the gym, I nod and enter the gym. As soon as I enter I see him on top of the ring training a blond boy. Some of the guys who were training stop and look at me.

-Who told you to stop!- shouts Bob and looks for the cause of it with his eyes, which is me, -Kara?- he asks, I nod happily and see how a big smile appears on his face. He gets down from the ring and I run to hug him.

-Hi- I say when we separate.

-Keep training- he exclaims and directs me to the office.

-Hi, not so little Kara anymore- he says happily.

- Yes, it's been a long time, you've grown too- I point to his belly, and we both laugh. He asks me why we have moved, I explain everything and he nods.

-I'm glad to hear that, little Kara- he says smiling- how are you doing with boxing? I remember you were very good.

-I practice a little bit behind my mother's back, I'm a little rusty- I answer.

-Well, the doors of this gym are open to you whenever you want.

-I'll take your word for it- I say and we both laugh.

- And are you studying or something?

-Yes, I'm studying law, I've transferred to one here- I answer.

-That's very nice, little one.

-And how are the competitions going? I ask enthusiastically and he smiles.

-Well, although there is a boy who is very good but he refuses the legal ones- he says.

-Is he good?

-The best, but he doesn't change his mind.

-It's his loss.

-Tomorrow come to train- he says excitedly.

-Mhm, ok, what time?

-Six o'clock here, if you're late you'll find out- he says, pointing at me accusingly. I raise my hands in amusement.

-Okay, okay- I answer and we both laugh, exchange numbers and hug each other.

-We missed you so much- he says when we separate.

I leave the gym after saying goodbye to both of them. I walk back to the apartment. When I arrive I see my mother sitting "properly" on the couch. She looks at me accusingly.

-Where were you?

-Taking a walk-I answer and try not to roll my eyes.

-You should be studying, you have dinner in the kitchen, good night- she gets up from the couch and disappears down the hallway, the only thing I hear is the sound of her heels clicking away. I head to the kitchen where I have dinner quietly. I wash my plate and go to my room where I brush my teeth, put on my pajamas, and fall into the arms of Morpheus.