Lock You In My Heart

Chapter 735





Chapter 735 It Was Actually Embarrassing

What people strive to achieve is altogether different from what reality tries to teach them.

Gabrielle found this to be true when she was learning how to ski. It looked easy to do but all she had been doing was tumble and

fall. It was a good thing that Westley was very patient in teaching her to stand and balance on skis. He would take her to a

nearby easy slope where she could try and practice skiing.

Skiing was not as easy as roller skating or ice skating. It was more challenging.

"Westley, let's take a rest," Gabrielle said, panting and sweating under her heavy suit. "I'm exhausted. Let me catch my breath for

a while."

Alexis and the others had returned from their skiing. They felt sorry for Gabrielle, seeing that she was still practicing on this safe

slope.,..

"Gabrielle, you may be ready to join us on the downhill slope. Don't be scared to stumble and fall. All new skiers do. You'll leam

faster that way," Alexis said with a cheery smile. "The snow is thick. Besides, your ski suit will cushion your fall when you land

on your back and your helmet will protect your head." I

Gabrielle nodded thoughtfully as she listened to Alexis.

She had been on the easy slope for a long time, skiing with children of seven or eight years old. She found this embarrassing.

She would rather fall and roll down the mountain slope than continue skiing on the easy slope with the children. /

Surrounded by the children, Gabrielle felt she was one of them. It was like swimming in the children's pool and she was the only

adult among the others.

She blushed, embarrassed by this thought.

“Gabrielle, every beginner falls on skis. It is like when you are new to biking. You will fall a few times before you get the hang of it. When you're learning to swim, you'll sometimes get to swallow water. The same is true with skiing. Falling is an inevitable right of passage," Alexis said to further encourage Gabrielle.

Westley picked some snow and packed them together to make a snowball, which he threw directly at Alexis' face.

He knew that Alexis was trouble.

Gabrielle had been practicing quite well on this easy and gentle slope. And here was Alexis encouraging her to go to a steep slope where she might fall and hurt herself.

"Westley! What the hell are you doing?" Alexis almost fell to the ground when he was hit hard by the snowball.

Westley was gentle only towards Gabrielle. With other people, he showed no mercy. They were nothing but punch bags for him when he was enraged.

"You're asking me what the hell am I doing? This is Gabrielle's first time going to a ski resort. She's just learning to ski. And here

you are, encouraging her to ski down from such a high place and telling her that it is okay to trip a few times. If that is not a big deal for you, why don't you roll down from the top of the mountain? Then, tell me if that is okay or not!" hissed Westley. It was

very cold in the ski resort but it didn't do anything to subdue his anger. He was so angry like a raging bull.

Alexis realized it was him who had enraged Westley. He ran away as fast as he could. He got scared by Westley's darkened face.

Westley might skin him if he stayed a minute longer. He knew that Westley could be a beast when he was enraged. The snowball was just a gentle nudge. It could have been a huge rock had he lingered longer.

"Westley, Alexis may be right. I've been practicing on the easy slope. Maybe I'm ready to ski on the mountain. Will you let me try it?" said Gabrielle in a pleading tone, looking at Westley like a spoiled child.

Westley would not listen to Gabrielle. Her safety was far more important to him. So, it was easy for him to turn down her request.

"Gabrielle, maybe you should try a couple more times before I take you to the downhill slope." Westley tried to dissuade Gabrielle.

He took her safety seriously.

The snow track was deemed safe. But one might get off course and fall down the cliffs. There were dangerous areas that were

covered by woods and rocks. Other dangerous elements were lurking in those areas as well.

Anyone who would fall into these dangerous places would certainly be injured. Westley didn't want any mishap to happen to Gabrielle.novelbin

That was why he wanted Gabrielle to improve her skills and learn to control her movements before he let her ski on the downhill.

He wouldn't know what to do should Gabrielle fall down a cliff or hit a rock.

"Really? Just a couple more times? And then you will take me to the ski on the downhill! Is that nght?" said Gabrielle excitedly.

She looked like a child looking forward to her gifts on Christmas morning.

"Have I lied to you?" asked Westley as he looked Gabrielle in the eye. He had this gentle smile on his face.

"Okay, I'm counting on your promise. If you break it, I'll go outside this area and ski alone," Gabrielle said, somewhat threatening

in her tone.

"I promise," Westley said seriously. "And I don't make promises lightly, you know that. So, focus on your practice now."

"Let's get going." ~

"Let the practice begin."

"Show him that you're getting better." I

One after another, the children cheered on Gabrielle. She got inspired by their encouragement.

"Thank you, boys and girls," Gabrielle said, ready and raring to start her practice. She felt this burst of energy that showed

keenness to get the new rounds of skiing done

She was about to start her first round when she heard a woman speaking. St

"Look, I am not a child anymore! I don't want to ski like this. When I asked you to take me to ski, I didn't mean doing with

children on this easy slope. For goodness' sake, lam an adult! What would people think of me when they see me here?

If you don't want me to ski here, you shouldn't have brought me here. Do you know that you're hurting my self-esteem?

1 don't want to ski here. I want to ski on the snow track. It doesn't matter if you refuse to teach me. I'll ask someone else to teach

me-At any rate, there are a lot of handsome men who can ski here."

The woman was talking aloud and straightforward. She was saying what Gabrielle had in mind. Like any adult, she sounded self-conscious.

Gabrielle turned around to find the speaker. She saw two figures at the entrance of the easy slope. One was wearing a black ski suit. The other one, who was in pink, must be the speaker she was hearing.

"I'm doing this for your own good. If you can't ski well, you might bump into others. If you can't avoid them, they can't either."

The man was trying his best to control his voice that sounded worried about the woman by his side.

He cared for her, no doubt about this. And Westley felt the same way about Gabrielle. For this reason, Gabrielle was willing to obey his bidding.

"For my own good? Come on, you say things like that but you're actually telling me to do something that I don't like. Enough is enough! I can ski on my own. You don't have to accompany me. You can go wherever you like. I really don't care just as long as you leave me alone. I'll find someone else to ski with me," sternly said the woman in pink as she walked towards, Westley.


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