Cobra Kai : Hawk Love Story

Chapter 2

Now here I am 7 years later, I'm doing great. Still live in my amazing apartment, haven't heard from Sam or Robby in years. This whole time with me living on my own, I had never gone to school. I took online courses, but I thought maybe I should try school, maybe see if I can make some friends. The first day of school was in about a week I think, I was out driving around, it was dark out. I was walking to this snack shop I guess you could say, it's part of a small strip mall. Not many people go there. I go there often just to buy a couple snacks and what not. I was just looking at some of the snacks, the bell of the door jingles, a man goes up to the counter and asks for a slice of pizza, he had blonde hair. He seems familiar. I grabbed a bag of chips and that's when he looked behind his shoulder at me, it was Johnny Lawrence. He was also friends with my father

"Johnny?!" I studied him, and he did the same to me. He looked confused at first, I mean it had been 8 years since we last saw each other. Then he finally realized it was me.

"No way, it's little Max, well you're not so little anymore." He walked over to me and hugged me, I hugged back. "How have you been kiddo" He asks, my smile had disappeared from my face, not knowing if I should tell him or not. I had gone to answer and then the door to the shop opened again, I gasped when I saw who it was, Miguel Diaz. I didn't know he lived here, when we guys met he lived in Riverside. We met when my family was on a small vacation. He looks up and locks eyes with me.

"Max?! Is it really you?" A smile appears on his face. I nod, he walks over to me and hugs me, Johnny looks confused.

"You two know each other?" Johnny asks. Miguel and I break the hug and face Johnny.

"Yeah, we met a long time ago, when my family and I were on vacation. You two know each other?" I ask looking back and forth between the two of them waiting for one of them to answer.

"Kinda I guess, we're neighbors." Johnny answers and looks to the store owner. "Did you get my pizza yet." The store owner holds up the slice of pizza that was in his hand. "Well could you put it on a plate." Johnny more orders than asks. "So anyway Max what are you doing here?" He looks back to me.

"Oh uh well, that's a story for another time. Maybe we could also go have dinner sometime. I can pay." I offer hoping both would agree. Miguel looked sure about but Johnny looked hesitant.

"Alright I guess." Johnny answers, he goes over to the counter taking the pizza slice from the store owner and pays then leaves, sitting on a concrete ledge outside.

"So what are you doing here? I just came to get my grandma some Pepto-Bismol." Miguel asked walking to a different isle, grabbing a bottle of Pepto-Bismol.

"Oh I come here a lot to get snacks and what not." I answer grabbing another bag of chips and then a soda. "So when did you move here?" I ask looking at a box of cereal.

"This morning actually. How long have you lived here?" He asks walking to the counter, the store owner scans the bottle and then Miguel pays.

"7 years, you should come over to my apartment sometime." Miguel looked shocked at the 7 years part. But then he nods, he waves bye and then walks out.

I grab a couple more snacks and take them up to the counter. The store owner scans all the items. I paid and thanked him. I walk out of the shop and see 4 guys bullying Miguel. They dumped the Pepto on him and then pushed him into a car, looked like it was Johnny's car. Johnny got up and started talking with them and the next thing I knew he started fighting all 4 of them. They deserved it. I go back inside the shop and grab a bottle of Pepto-Bismol. I pay for it, and by the time I got back outside the cops had come and got Johnny. I walked over to Miguel and hand him the bottle.

"Thank you, you didn't have to do that." Miguel says, wiping some of the Pepto off his face and head.

"It's no problem. See you around." Miguel nods, I walk to my car and get in. I drive to my apartment, I get there and go inside. I plop down on my couch and turn on the tv and start eating my snacks. I didn't really pay attention to the tv, I was just thinking. Maybe I wouldn't go to school on the first day. I just didn't feel it, I had talked to the principle and he said I didn't have to come on the first day. I also told him about my past and he had me do a test, like a beginning of the year test that would tell him where I was with my learning and he had said I did amazing and that I would probably be smarter than most of the kids in my grade. He had also said if I didn't like it there I wouldn't have to go anymore if I didn't want to. I got lost in my thoughts and fell asleep on the couch.