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PUNCH 5

I looked at the two skeptically and turned my head to the side thinking about everything they had just told me but I can't blame myself for being hesitant to trust them. I mean, who stalks a person just to see if they will reach home safely. so I pushed both of them against the wall and choked them in the process until they spluttered for breath I then brought my face close to Kyle's face and asked him threateningly. " who sent you?" they were silent so I kicked each of them in the shines repeatedly before they were ready to talk. Mason was the one who spoke first. " we were sent to eliminate you." he said looking scared as if someone else was watching us. " shut up Mason or we will be in trouble." Kyle said sounding both frightened and angry at the same time. his eyes kept darting  around the alley   "tell me who right now or I will do something worse than just kicking you, you hear." I yelled at them before letting go of their collars and they coughed trying to regain the use of their throats. 

during training, we were all asked to balance on top of vertical pieces of wood while balancing a glass of water on our heads. we did that exercise for thirty minutes and then we took a rest

get down

I can't, I don't know how. 

 sure you can, just get down the same way you got there

no, it's too scary                                                                                                                                                                                                 

come on just jump like the rest of us

no

stop being such a wuss

this was the conversation that the guys were having trying to get Liam down but all their efforts were going to waste. I knew that he would not come down unless he was persuaded so I ordered a pizza and walked to the training room with it in my hands. well, it was in the box which was in my hands but you get the idea. anyway, I  walked up to the plank of wood that Liam was still standing on and gave it a good kick sending vibrations up to the point where he was standing 

oh Liam, look what I got" I said in a sing-song tone while waving the box around.  "mmmm is that pizza, "he asked hunger dripping from his voice " yep and if you want it you're going to have to come down," I said in sing-song again there was just a moment before he jumped from the top of the plank, doing two somersaults and landing on his feet gracefully like a cat. everybody looked at him with their mouths hanging open. " dude how did you do that?"Leo asked in awe " well, you know, my parents wanted a girl and were quite disappointed when I came out but that didn't stop them from making me do girly things like taking  gymnastics for six years." Liam said, " well, that explains why you always act girly." Raymond said while leaning against the wall next to the door. " guess now we should call you Laila huh?" Leo said with a smirk on his face making everyone chuckle. 

dinner with mom and dad was a nightmare not because the food was bad or anything, on the contrary, the food was delicious  the restaurant was awesome the only thing wrong was  Mom who kept gushing over  her boyfriend ( yuck)  my brother kept trying to start up conversations but nobody joined him ' the food is delicious." nobody replied 

lovely weather we're having right?" no one replied

come on guys work with me here we are family and we can't go on like this." my brother said, " he has a point you know." my father said gruffly while cutting up his stake. my mother was eating up her plain salad and hugging josh's hand like it was a teddy bear. but she nodded nonetheless. desert was a little better than diner had been I mean, who hates chocolate moose? finally, dinner ended, and my mother asked me to return home with her. but I politely turned her down and walked away with my brother leaving all of them standing outside the restaurant.

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