Nova Grace

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Chapter 30| Trouble

"If I closed my eyes and went up in flames
If I took too much, and I suffocate
It would tear me apart, it would haunt me forever (...)
Can't stand the thought of you getting that call"

— If I died last night, Jessie Murph

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"Are you sure you can stand? That looks pretty nasty and I don't want to get sued" the woman in the old school uniform asks, wiping her sweaty hands on her apron

"Yeah yeah I'm good" Lucas says, but he's covering his mouth with his fist like he's about to puke his worms out

For the past couple of weeks, I've fallen into a nice routine. School is fun with Lexi, Ray and the guys around to make us laugh. Lexi tutors me in the morning so I can keep up with the class

In the afternoon I go straight to the gym, I study a bit before leaving school if Rune has basketball. Then I absolutely wreck my ass with weights at the gym (which I'm getting better at)

And then finish demolishing it when Santi trains me, I mean, I may be exaggerating because we're still on the basics but goddamn it sure feels like a truck has run over me by the time I go to bed

That's why dad decided we needed a Friday night to do something fun, last week it was ice cream and then ice skating over at the park since we were supposed to do something nice after school so I didn't feel too overwhelmed by going back

But then I guess we've gotten a bit caught up with training. So that's why we are here, and I'm holding paper towels to Lucas' forehead

The dumbass tripped as he ran to throw his bowling ball, or whatever you call it, landed on his face and somehow sent the ball sprawling to the opposite side of the room

Thanks, Lucas, for having the skills of a toddler and ruining our bowling session. I was finally about to beat Eli's score, dammit

"Come on kid, I'll help your ass to the car" Raf says, not so gently pulling him up to stand

I sigh, "Why can't we do something fun without one of you injuring yourself or someone else in the stupidest of ways?"

Okay I might be feeling a little bit grumpy, thanks to the asshole twin that is good at everything and won't stop showing it in his smug ass face

I swear I'll hit fucking Eli with a ball if I have to hear him say something about it again

That's all you got star?
Seriously, gramps can do it better than you
Ha! Beat ya you little worm
Get over it sis, you suck

Ugh. Bastard

"I've been wondering the same thing since the day your dad decided to start breeding children like a bunny" Uncle Joel laughs, and earns a slap to the back of the head from said serial baby maker

He joined us today, last Friday it was Abue. I swear that man had a motor on those skates. He was faster than any of us and didn't land on his ass once, thankfully since he probably would've broken a hip

Also, last Friday Santi decided to go see the men who almost ruined his life be put to death as we like to call it, so we were going to go with him