TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL, cobra kai [completed]

chapter twenty four.

Count on me — Bruno Mars

  THINGS WERE TENSE IN COBRA KAI EVEN AFTER Daniel LaRusso took his leave. Johnny was understandably angry that any of his students would go so far to mess up Miyagi-do, and he was right. Cynthia had never been a fan but, she knew to a certain extent what was right and wrong.

The Sari girl threw herself to the floor, and pushed herself up repeatedly, now out of breath as she continued. It had been at the least thirty minutes of this, and with her mental being drained, this was making her physical self go way down too. Maybe this would build up her strength, or make someone spill who trashed Miyagi-do but, honestly, she just wanted to get the hell out of there.

... and away from Hawk who hadn't taken his eyes off her.

"This all could be over in an instant. The decision is yours! Who trashed Miyagi-do? You know i'm no fan of LaRusso's, but that sort of bullshit we don't teach in here. At least not anymore." There was a pause before their sensei continued on. "So, i'm gonna ask you again. Who trashed Miyagi-do?"

"It was not me, Sensei. I would never disrespect another man's dojo—" Chubs was speaking for them all, tired, and out of breath.

"I'm not looking for excuses, i'm looking for answers!" Johnny yelled.

"Sensei, we don't really know who did it." Miguel breathed out, standing up straight before throwing himself down again.

"If I did, I gotta be honest, i'd snitch." Cynthia admitted, continuing on in the exercise she was assigned.

"Somebody knows something. Question is.. who's gonna break?" Kreese questioned.

After his question, the phone rang making sensei Lawrence head to the back office.

"Are you okay?" Miguel whispered over to his best friend, Cynthia simply shaking her head no in response.

On one hand, she wanted to explain everything, and on the other, she didn't want to distort the Diaz boys perspective on his friend.

"We can talk about it later." She spoke, pushing herself up from the ground.

"Sensei, we need some water or something." Theo spoke up, wiping a bead of sweat off of his forehead.

"Two minute break!" Kreese announced, everyone immediately standing up straight as they let out sighs of relief. "Get your bearings."

Cynthia walked over to where her water bottle sat, smiling as she took a long sip of it. She was relieved to have a little break, a little moment where she didn't have to worry about anything but her water. Minutes like these were actually quite nice.

"Is this about Hawk?" Miguel made the girl jump, opening up her eyes, coming face to face with him. "He looks pretty upset too."

"We broke up, and I just really don't want to talk about it right now, okay?" Cynthia's voice cracked, and the Diaz boy could just tell she needed her best friend.