Part 1

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I rushed out of my apartment and ran down the stairs in excitement. The old lady was sitting by the stairs with her dog. I quickly greeted her and passed by before she got a chance to reply.

I opened the gate with a smile on my face which only grew wider when I saw Aunt Lucille's car parked in front of me. Aunt Lucille rushed out and gave me a strong hug. "Oh Y/n! It's been so long since I've seen you! How are you?" She says as she holds my shoulders and scans my face. I laugh awkwardly and smile.
"I'm fine. How was the ride here?"

She lets go of me and focuses on the car next to us. She rolls her eyes at the sight of cousin Daniel sleeping.

"Let's just say it was alright".

I giggle.

Aunt Lucille goes to the trunk and starts taking out some boxes. I open up Daniels door and shake his arm so he wakes up.

"Cmon Daniel! Wake up". I say with a laugh.

His eyes open up, he frowned at me for waking him up but a smile immediately plastered over his face.

"Oh man" he says as he gets out of the car and hugs me. I giggle and pull away to grab a box from the trunk.

He grabs his bike from the car.
"So how've you been?" I ask as we make our way to the front gate of the apartment complex.

"All good." He stops before opening the gate and sighs, still holding the handles of his bike.

He looks at me with a sympathetic smile. "How are you. How is... everything?" He asks with a warm tone.

He was obviously referring to my mom.

She went to take care of grandma in Canada. Grandma's new therapy started last week and ma had to go help her adjust. Ma didn't let me come with her because it was my senior year and she really wanted me to enjoy my last year of high school.

Ma promised she'd come by every now and then but she'd have to stay in Canada for a good 6 or 7 months because of grandmas therapy and treatment regime.

"I'm fine. Everything is fine" I reply with a laugh to lighten up the sad mood he suddenly brought up.

I readjust my hands to hold the boxes better. Daniel pauses and places his bike against the wall. He karate kicks the gate open while screaming "Hi-ya".

"Ow" a voice from the opposite side of the gate said. I realized it was Freddy.

Oh boy. I thought

Daniels eyes widened as he quickly walked over to the boy who he had accidentally kicked down with the gate.

"I'm so sorry, are you alright" Daniel asked with concern

"Yeah I'm fine" Freddy said assuring Daniel.

"Apartment 20 right?" Freddy asked after laughing at Daniels concern.

"Uh.. ye-yeah. Are you sure you're okay?"

Freddy laughed "yeah man I'm fine. Let's go. He took a bag from Daniel's hands even though Daniel protested.
Daniel eyed the pool that should've been filled with water as we walked to his door.

We walked into Daniels apartment and set everything inside.

"Hey, there's an end of summer beach party tomorrow. Y'all wanna come?" Freddy asks.

"Uh.. sure" Daniel says with a smile after glancing at me.

"Alright, I'll pick you up at 2 tomorrow?" Freddy asks looking at both me and Daniel.

"Yeah sounds good" I say with a slight smile.

I knew Freddy pretty well since I've lived here for almost 3 months now.

Ma bought this apartment knowing Daniel and Aunt Lucille we're going to come as well. She was so happy to finally live near her sister but that happiness disappeared when she found out her mother in law was in a critical state last week.

She knew I'd be fine here without her since Aunt Lucille would be here. She didn't get a chance to meet her though because of the flight.

Daniel and his mom continued bickering at one another.

"Alright- I have to go shower but if you guys need anything then I'll be in my room." I announce with a smile.

"Alright. I'll call you for dinner okay?"

I smile and nod.

I walked over to my apartment and went inside, locking the door behind me. I sit down on the couch and stare at the blank tv screen.
I sigh.

My mind kept thinking about ma. It was already evening time there so I just waited for her to call me.

While I waited, I laid down on the couch, the thought of Mike coming to my mind. Over and over.

"Come on y/l/n. When are you gonna give it up." His raging voice repeats in my mind.

I remember his aggressiveness. How his presence was like being alone with a hungry wolf. He would always bark at me and get angry at me. He and his friends would constantly touch me.
I rolled my eyes and sat back up on the couch, thinking about our last encounter.

*Flashback*

We were at the benches after school and him and his friends were teasing me for a while. I smiled and played it off cool- as if I didn't care.
Mike kept brushing his hand on my thigh. Up and down. My discomfort was obvious but it seemed to make him happier.
He grabbed my wrist and took me near the school building. He quickly grabbed my waist and pushed me against the brick wall behind me. My back and head obviously scraped in the process.
"Ow what the hell mike!"
"What you don't like that?" He smirked as his began to lean in and kiss me.
That was it.
I quickly pushed him off of me.
Surprise and anger flooded his face. I guess mine did too because this was the first time I successfully got him off me.
He charged back toward me but I quickly stepped away and he missed me. He hit the brick wall where I previously was.
I could see the confusion in his eyes. I smirked. Something inside of me was burning. I could feel power. I felt like I could finally stand up to him. I pushed him against the wall so he faced me. I quickly pulled my kneee up, hurting his man parts. He groaned and slightly fell to the floor. His 3 friends heard him and quickly came toward me with similar confusing eyes. One of them grabbed me and the other was ready to punch me. I elbowed the boy holding me and forward kicked the one in front of me. I ran and then punched each of them. They didn't give up. One of them punched my stomach and I could feel pain piercing through my body. But I didn't give up either. Sensei Taught me better than this. I axe kicked one of the boys and quickly ran him into the brick wall. He fell in tears. Only two left. One of them was distracted by Mike so I could focus on one of them. He charged towards me and I set my stance, when he came near me I let out my foot, causing him to trip and fall.
I went over to him and kicked his stomach so he would come near me again. I looked over at the last boy but he was no longer there. I knew he was about to get a teacher or something so I went to bench and got my things. I left back home. That same night I got a call from school. All in all, i was suspended for 'my behavior'. They said what I did was absurd and "out of nowhere". Little did they know how long I had been struggling with Mike and his disgusting friends.
Obviously I didn't tell my mom about what happened between us. All she knew was that I lost my temper and beat the crap out of 4 teenagers.
She was really disappointed with me but she knew I had my reasons. I told her that Mike cheated on me and that I was really angry. Let me tell you that was a lie but what I went through with him was a lot worse than getting cheated on.

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