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𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐆𝐎𝐍𝐄 since Daniel was shoved off the hill by the Cobra Kais. Rebecca hadn't said a single word to them since. She avoided them like the plague—sidestepping their glances, brushing past their greetings, pretending she didn't hear them calling her name in the hallways. It didn't help that nearly all her classes were with them. Every period was a reminder of what they'd done.
Rebecca spent a lot of time with Ali —sleepovers, study sessions, weekends at her beautiful Encino Hills home where Mr. and Mrs. Mills welcomed her like family.
Occasionally, Rebecca would visit Mr. Miyagi, There was something soothing in his presence. She'd confided in him about her mother, about the ache in her heart that never quite went away. He'd listened, eyes kind, and gently told her that her mother wouldn't want her to be sad.
At home, the shop in Reseda kept her busy. Helping her father and uncle brought a sense of normalcy, even if it wasn't enough to quiet the thoughts at night. Thoughts of the boys she missed. The ones she wasn't ready to forgive. Especially Bobby.
Ali noticed.
She always noticed.
And with nearly every class shared with the Cobra Kais, there was no escaping the ache or the tension.
If one Cobra wasn't trying to get her attention, another was. Johnny threw paper balls at her, Jimmy tapped her with his pencil, Tommy passed her notes in class—notes she returned without reading. Dutch kicked her chair repeatedly like a petulant child. Bobby... Bobby was gentler. He ran his fingers lightly up her arm, brushed her leg under the desk. It made her heart flutter and ache at the same time.
She wanted to forgive them—him—but her heart wasn't there. Not yet.
As she stood at her locker after third period history, placing her books inside and grabbing supplies for her next class, she heard a familiar voice.
"Hey Becca," Ali's voice was soft, gentle, hopeful.
Rebecca looked over her shoulder and smiled faintly. "Oh, hey Ali."
"How are you?" Ali asked, watching her closely.
"I'm fine," Rebecca replied, reaching for a pen and pencil.
Ali gave a sympathetic smile. "I'm sorry, but I don't believe you. You've been down lately, and I've noticed. The Cobra Kais have noticed too. What's going on?"
Rebecca hesitated. Her eyes welled up as she leaned against the locker, voice trembling. "I stopped speaking to them because they hurt Daniel. He's my friend, and I couldn't stand being around them after they pushed him off the hill. They promised to leave him alone, but they didn't keep their word. They ran him off the hill."
