Hard Hit: A Cobra Kai Story .❤️

Chapter 2: The "Rich Kids"

The alarm broke Y/N's chain of dreams, as she reached for her phone to stop the deafening noise. 5:00 am, as always. She sat still for a while, shaking off any sleep. When she opened her eyes again, fifteen minutes had passed. She jumped off her bed and changed into a red tank top and black sweatpants with pockets. She pulled off a bonnet and tried putting her coily black hair into a pony tail, her hair was type 4C, she then finished off her look with a red bandanna and silver hoop earrings. Just as she stepped out of the house into Encino boulevard, her eyes widened with shock.

"Where in the world-" she began, when it dawned on her. She was in California!
All around her, she saw broad roads lined with big, expensive-looking houses and palm trees at every corner. She turned to look at her new house, which blended perfectly with the surroundings, towering over her. To Y/N, her new house was overwhelmingly huge compared to all her past residences. They had had a very nice condo back in Singapore, but it was nowhere near as big as this one. Where was the space in Singapore?

Y/N walked for a while before putting on her headphones and breaking into a fast jog. She didn't understand why people hated waking up early. She loved the slight chill in the morning air; jogging through empty roads gave her a sense of tranquillity that she barely felt otherwise. She loved pushing herself till she was breathless and catching her breath as she watched the sky turn golden with the rising sun. After asking around a little bit, she finally made her way to the beach. She let out a deep breath as she sat down on the sand, as close as she could get to the water without wetting her shoes. The calm lapping of the waves, the low whistle of the humid California breeze and the overall silence of the place made start to love her new home already.

Y/N was roused from her trance by the sound of her phone ringing. She jumped, startled at first, but her eyes lit up when she saw who it was.

"Hey, how's California treating you?" Mia asked, snuggled up in her bed.

"It's beautiful! It's almost as good as our walks down East Coast Park!" Y/N said as she showed Mia her surroundings.

"Woah that's amazing, you get to work out on the beach! I mean, so did we, but still. Oh, by the way, you won't believe what happened at karate today..."

Just listening to Mia go on and on about her day like nothing had changed made Y/N realise something. Nothing had changed. She was just starting afresh in a new place. Her friends weren't going anywhere, but she'd need new ones if she wanted to get by in this next level of her life.

"I'm planning a trip to Cali this very Christmas!" Mia said in between yawns.

"Gosh, what time is it there?" Y/N asked, still not used to the time difference.

"Uh, 10:24 pm."

"Wow, that's a lot. You know what? Get some sleep, we'll talk later. Goodnight."

"G'night, Y/N."

Y/N checked her watch. 6:24 am. Plenty of time to go. Not that she had anything planned for the day; school started in two weeks, so she had enough time to explore. Her dark brown eyes flickered down to her wallpaper. It was a picture from the day she got her black belt, three months ago. She smiled wistfully, and after a second, got up. She began with basic stretches and soon advanced to practising punches, blocks and kicks. Karate was an outlet for all her pent up anger, which was more often than not caused by stupid reasons.