11-07-2014, 10:40 AM
Pyotr laughed. He and Bas weren't exactly two people anyone would expect to be friends. Pyotr remembered how afraid he was of Bas when they first met. Bas could still be scary, but Pyotr generally had no fear of him anymore.
"Yeah, I can understand why you would say that. I was scared to death of him when we met. I used to be quite the screw up and was pushed around a lot for it. One day, I decided to push back, so I went to an MMA gym to learn how to fight. That's where I met Bas. He was sparring with someone else. I started training and after I was done, they invited me out for drinks."
Pyotr paused. "I don't really know why, but that night, someone started pushing me around again. I stood up for myself and when a fight broke out - he had my back. It wasn't about the fight though. Bas and this other guy, they helped me find my confidence. It turns out that's all I needed. People really don't push me around anymore."
Pyotr shrugged. He was a completely different person now than he was not so long ago. He continued. "Well that's our story."
"Yeah, I can understand why you would say that. I was scared to death of him when we met. I used to be quite the screw up and was pushed around a lot for it. One day, I decided to push back, so I went to an MMA gym to learn how to fight. That's where I met Bas. He was sparring with someone else. I started training and after I was done, they invited me out for drinks."
Pyotr paused. "I don't really know why, but that night, someone started pushing me around again. I stood up for myself and when a fight broke out - he had my back. It wasn't about the fight though. Bas and this other guy, they helped me find my confidence. It turns out that's all I needed. People really don't push me around anymore."
Pyotr shrugged. He was a completely different person now than he was not so long ago. He continued. "Well that's our story."