AfterfinishingthecallwithIsabe,Maggiehungup thephone.Abouttenminuteter,FranklinsentherthetimeandlocationforIsabe’strainingthe nextday.


    Butitwasonlythetimeandaddressforthetraining.Hedidn’tsayanythingmore.


    Thenextday,justafewminutesafterMaggiearrivedatthefencinghall,Isabeshowedup.


    ThecaronlyhadIsabeandthedriver.


    Franklinwasnotthere.


    Aftergettingoutofthecar,IsabehappilytookMaggie’shandandledherintothefencinghall.


    Assoonastheyentered,Johnnycalledher.


    MaggieturnedtoIsabeandsaid,“Momneedstotakeacall.”


    Isabereplied,“Okay,I’llgofindmycoachfirst.”


    “Mm.”


    Johnnyjustaskedherafewthings,andafterchattingforabit,hehungupthephone.


    Isabehadn’tgonefar.


    Whenshesawhercoach,hesmiledandgreetedher,“Isabe,you’rehere?”


    Lookingaround,hethenasked,“DidMissBrownorMr.Wilsonnotapanyyoutoday?”


    “No,todaymymomcamewithme!”Isabeanswered.


    Maggielistenedtotheirconversation,standingbythedoor.Afterafewseconds,shewalkedin.


    WhenIsabe’scoachsawher,ahintofsurpriseshedinhiseyes.“Miss,you’rehereto-”


    “Mom!”


    Isabe’scoachfrozeforamomentandthensmiled,“Oh,soyou’reIsabe’smom?”


    Maggienoddedandshookhishand.


    Overthepastsixmonths,wheneverIsabecametothefencinghallfortraining,itwasalwaysFranklinorJulia,orsometimesbothofthem,whoapaniedher.


    HeknewJuliawasFranklin’sgirlfriendbutwasnotIsabe’smother.


    Isabealwayscamefortraining withherfatherorherfather’sgirlfriend,butherbiologicalmotherhadneverappeared.Atthetime,hehadassumedthatIsabe’smothermusthaveeitherdivorcedFranklinorevenpassed


    NowthatMaggiehadappeared,itmeantthatIsabe’smotherwasnotdead.


    Inthatcase,FranklinandMaggiemusthavebeen divorced.


    Hewasn’t surewhytheydivorced,ashewasn’tinvolvedintheirpersonalmatters.


    ButjudgingbythewayFranklin,Julia,andIsabeinteracted,Franklinseemedtohaveagoodrtionshipwithhiscurrentgirlfriend,andIsabewasalsoveryclosetoher.


    Hedidn’tknowifIsabe’sgoodrtionshipwithJuliahadbeenallowedbyMaggie,sohedidn’tbringthemup.Instead,hplimentedIsabe:“Isabeis veryinterestedinfencing,andshehasanaturaltalentforit,soshe’sbeendoinggreat.There’sagoodchanceshe’llbeinthetopthreeinnextmonth’petition.”


    MaggienoddedandwasabouttoreplywhenIsabecameover,holdingherhandandasking,“Mom,canyoewithmetochangeclothes?”


    Maggie nodded.


    AfterIsabechangedintoherfencinguniform,thetrainingofficiallybegan.


    Isabe’scoach,whowassaidtohavebeenafencingchampioninapreviousyear,wasskilledinbothtechnique


    andtactics.


    ButperhapsIsabetrulyhadenoughtalent,coupledwithherboldness,assheshowednosignsoftimidityduringthetraining.Onthecontrary,shewasquickonherfeet,daringinherattacks,swiftinherdefense,andreactedincrediblyfast.


    Betweenherattacksanddefenses,therewasalreadyatouchofeleganceandskill.


    Inadaze,MaggiefeltlikeshecouldalreadyseewhatIsabewouldlooklikewhenshegrewupandparticipatedipetitions.


    Butbythattime,sheestimatedshewouldn’tbebyherside.


    Afterabouthalfanhouroftraining,Isaberanoverandgrabbedherhand,lookingupather,waitingforpraise.“Mom,didIdo well?”


    Maggiedidn’tknowmuchaboutfencing,andshewasn’tveryfamiliarwiththesport.


    Bustnight,shehadlookedupsomeinformationonlogetabasicunderstandingoffencing.


    ShetookthesmalltowelIsabehandedher,wipingawayhersweat,andsincerelypraisedher,“Verygood”


    Shethenturnedtothecoachwalkingtowardsthemandsaid,“Thankyouforyourhardwork.”


    “It’snothing,”Isabe’scoachreplied,adding,“Butit’snotallthankstome thatIsabeisdoingsowell.Shehadagoodfoundationbeforeshecametoourfencinghall.”


    BothFranklinandJuliaweregoodatfencing,anditwassaidthatIsabebecameinterestedinfencing becauseof


    theirinfluence.


    ForIsabe,theywereherrealfencingmentors.


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