Chapter Forty-Seven: Safe Space
"Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue. Honesty is hardly ever heard and mostly what I need from you."
~Honesty by Billy Joel~
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Revised: September 5, 2022
Warnings: abuse, addiction, anxiety, biphobia/homophobia, depression, domestic violence, slight eating disorder, langubage, panic attacks, sexual harassment/assault/abuse, violence, and other mature themes
A/N: This episode is two weeks later.
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Zion's POV
"Win at all costs," Sensei Kreese says as we stand in formation for class today. "Those we thought to be our allies have turned against us. Now our enemies are attacking us from all sides."
I never thought Miguel would be my enemy.
"There is no turning back. Now is the time to show them no mercy," my sensei says. "When there is a fight, finish it. For good. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, Sensei!" We all yell in unison.
Deep down, I hope it never comes to the point where I have to fight Miguel. The reason I'm staying away is so I don't hurt him or lose him again. It's best if we just don't interact.
But if it comes down to it, I'll have to make the decision: be a winner and hurt Miguel or let him back in and betray the ideals of Cobra Kai?
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I'm lifting some weights in the dojo at six am when I hear my phone ring. I walk over, wondering who the hell is calling this early. I can only hope it isn't Janice.
It's an unknown number again. Shit. I pick it up, regardless, "Hello?"
"Zion, hey," the voice says.
"Robby? What's going on?" I ask. "Why are you calling me? Are you okay?" He hasn't responded to my emails in a while.
"Yeah, I'm good," he says and I relax a little. "I get released today."
"Oh, that's great," I say and find myself smiling. What he did was an accident that he got put in juvie for months for. Robby doesn't deserve that, especially since Miguel seems fine.
"Listen, I don't think anybody is going to come pick me up, so is there a way you can? I know you have school, but you can pick me up at eight before then when they dismiss me. I just need a lift over to the place where they'll give me a parole officer," he explains. This is a lot to take in.
"A parole officer?" I ask in shock.
"Yeah, it's a condition of being let out early. I know it's a lot to ask, but I really could use som-"
"I'll be there," I interrupt him.
"Really?" Robby asks, sounding like he doesn't have much faith in me.
"I promise," I say softly into the phone and he sighs.
"Thank you so much, Zion," he tells me in relief. I let him call me Zion because it doesn't feel right for him to call me Z.
"Of course. I'm here for you," I say, glad I can help in some small way.
"Okay. I'll be at the Sylmar Juvenile Correction Facility. See you soon," he says, a bit more hopeful.
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