05 ― this is the day.

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❝ no one will ever call you a freak again

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no one will ever call you a freak again.














JULIANA GLANCED BETWEEN HER PARENTS.

The school called her parents, informing them of the fight in the cafeteria. She sat on the couch in the living room, tapping her foot on the floor as they took turns scolding her. At least it had started with them scolding her. After a couple of minutes, it seemed like all they were doing was arguing with each other.

Her mother walked away, storming up the stairs as her father followed after her. Juliana turned around, watching as they disappeared up the stairs. She stood up and made her way up the stairs, leaning against the wall and leaning her head closer to their bedroom door that was cracked open.

"I can't believe you let her join Cobra Kai!" she heard her mother voice say.

"Silvia, it's not that big of a deal. I know I've had trouble with Cobra Kai in the past, but I can assure you that she'll be fine," her father responded.

Juliana's eyebrows furrowed together. That explained why her father had been acting so strangely at the mere sight of Cobra Kai. Her parents had some sort of history with Cobra Kai, but what?

"Not a big deal?" Silvia scoffed. "Are you insane, Nicolás? After everything that the boys from that dojo put you through? After how they treated you?"

Juliana's eyebrows furrowed together. Slowly, it was starting to make more sense. When she had come home crying after her old friends told her they felt sorry for her, her father had sympathized with her by saying that he too had been bullied. He never specified who it was or why they bullied him.

"That wasn't their fault. They were brainwashed by their sensei," he replied. "That holier than thou mentality was forced on them by a madman."

Juliana's blinked a few times, even more confused than ever. Who was this madman that he was talking about?

"But his reign of terror is over now," her father spoke again. "I looked into it and Johnny Lawrence teaches it now."

Her mother chuckled. "Johnny Lawrence? The ringleader of the karate gang that made your life a living hell all because you wanted to be like them?"

Juliana's jaw dropped slightly. She shook her head, unable to believe it. Sensei Lawrence was the one who had bullied her dad? It didn't really seem to far-fetched that Johnny Lawrence used to be a bully but what were the odds that she decided to join the one dojo that her father had a history with? Not to mention that the guy who bullied him was the owner.

"Silvia, I've told you that he apologized," her father said. "It's behind us now. Johnny and I made amends a long time ago. And aren't you the one saying that we should encourage Juli to do more activities?"

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