|Sparks Fly| A Hawk/Sam Fanfiction

Chapter 58: Rebuilding Resolves

*Sam's P.O.V*

It's like I'm being sucked into a tunnel. And it's dark. A dark place where I'm trying to find light. I need the light to guide me.

This isn't a dream, it's a nightmare.

Where it's no longer white or gray, it's all pitch black, filling the emptiness with the darkness that it provides. Perhaps this is an alternative universe. Maybe this is another world. A world where there is no karate?

Maybe I'm getting drawn to the dark side. Maybe there's a reason why I'm in this nightmare where I can't get it but I'm trying so desperately to escape.

Perhaps it's my imagination. Maybe the All Valley tournament didn't happen.

Maybe it was all in my head.

But then I'll get a sudden jolt from my stomach, reminding me that it wasn't in my head. That it actually happened. That I'm in pain because of how the fight went. It's ridiculous.

I lay here in my bed, by myself, drowning myself in messy thoughts as I continued to think about the tournament.

My phone went off so many times that I had to literally turn it off so that the beeping sound can shut up.

It's obvious that Eli is trying to get in contact with me. He wants to comfort me and be there for me. But when I say that I want to be alone, I mean it.

I know I shouldn't be acting this way. Eli is my boyfriend and he's only trying to help. But it looks like I'm having a hard time accepting it.

I suppose I should calm myself down and then listen to Eli. Let him say what he wants to say and maybe I'll stop acting weird.

The blanket that's on top of me, kept the warm on me, letting me be in my own habitat. Letting me escape reality and dream of a dream that's full of good things happening and the world isn't being run by a corrupted karate cult.

There isn't a war. There is peace. I saw it in my dream and I thought it was beautiful. But reality sure isn't right now because Cobra Kai won the All Valley tournament.

We're in the depths of hell now.

Sluggishly, I made my way out of my bed and then went to my bathroom that's connected to my room.

When I took a look in the mirror, I cringed. I looked so bad. You can tell that I've been crying because my eyes are so bloodshot. Part of my face is red and I have bags under my eyes. My appearance was atrocious.

Even though my appearance looked horrible, I said screw it and then left the bathroom and then ended up leaving my room.

Entering the kitchen, I saw my dad. And mom. But also someone else who I didn't recognize.

"Oh, you're up." My dad said.

I only nodded and then went to make myself a bowl of cereal.

"Did you sleep good, honey?" My mom asked me.

"Not really." I answered.

"Sam, I want to introduce you to someone." I heard my dad say and that made me turn around, "This is Chozen Tochugi."

I smiled softly, but even I could tell that it wasn't genuine. "Nice to meet you, Chozen."

"It's my pleasure." He said.

I nodded before I finished preparing my bowl of cereal and then I went to leave.

"Oh, Sam?"

I turned to my dad. "Yeah?"