ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ [𝓒𝓸𝓶𝓹𝓵𝓮𝓽𝓮𝓭✔]

Chapter 43: "We're just friends."

-RAVEN-

It's been a month. Fall is coming, which means every student is busy taking their exams and preparing presentations. Same goes for me and Amanda. I wonder what she's thinking right now. I confessed to her 2 weeks ago... Was I too soon? Should I have waited a bit longer? Should I tell her that I've been crushing on her since 10th grade? What do I say though?... 'Hey, I've been watching you play the piano every Fridays and I fell in love with you. Yes, I stalked you and even thought about our future together. Did I mention that I have written a book about us?'... Okay, gross!- Thinking about saying that, makes me shiver myself.

"What the fuck are you doing Little bro?" Lance nudges me with his elbow. -Ah fuck.-

"N-nothing." I murmur in embarrassment and continue wrapping my knuckles. -Shit... He caught me. Out of all people, it had to be him.-

A creepy grin flashes across his face. -As if he ain't creepy enough!- "Oh really~ Okay, whatever. Stop thinking about that. That shit's nasty!" He marshes towards the others, leaving me open mouthed in the bench.

-WHAT THE FUCK?! Gawd! I'll kill him later! I've got better things to do right now.-

-I guess, I'm day dreaming too much. Can't help it though, she's always in my mind.... FUCK! THINK ABOUT YOUR FIGHT, RAVEN! I NEED TO GET BACK TO MY SENSE!... I have to win this match otherwise I can't go home... I surely will not go home empty handed. Fuck no! Mum needs the cash to pay our bills. Troy needs to pay something for school. Eve wants the doll... That's right. Father isn't here any longer, so get your ass up and beat the shit out of them!-

The others wave at me and I stand up. My opponent is already inside the ring. I can hear the crowd howling and shouting. I blend the background voices and quickly analyse him.

-Scary face? Yeah. Scars around them? Yes. Built? Yes. Older than you? Yes. Could be a veteran? Probably. Looks like he knows how to fight? Yes. Do I wanna give up? Fuck nah!-

"You down?" Kace raises an eyebrow at me as he takes my coat off my shoulders.

I grin at him. "You know I am." -Shit, I should've taken my mouthguard with me. I don't even know how strong his punches are, but I know that God won't leave my side.-

I pray before I start a fight. Not for myself, but for my opponent, who's about to get beat up.

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"Whew~ You sure scared me, little bro!" Lance chuckles while driving the car.

"Same here, man. I thought you were going to die!" The latino man beside me pulls me into a hug. -Gross...-

Kace grins at me. "Ya'll are underestimating him too much."

Kim and Sam turn to look at us. "You mean, overestimate." -What..-

"I think, I perfectly handled the situation." I mutter to my defend.

-It was a close fight. I underestimated my opponent. He was one of the strong guys, you don't get to see everyday. I almost got knocked out, if I didn't quickly block it with my right hand. I still felt the power though. I just hope my brain cells aren't as fucked as they are in math... I feel dizzy-

"Yeah, by running away." Sam jokes and I punch his arm.

"Shut up, I did knock him out before he did it to me." I groan and they laugh out loud.

-Atleast I've got the money for my family.-

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We are sitting inside a fast food restaurant. -No, it wasn't my idea. I wanted to go home, but someone called LANCE, decided to park here.-
Somehow, we ended up meeting Nathan, Courtney's boyfriend.