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❝ i'm trying to get over it, remember? ❞
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NATHALIE CLENCHED HER JAW.
She stared ahead of her, her eyes glaring at the boy who stood next to the door of Cobra Kai. Eli stared back at her before his eyes quickly darted away, looking down at the ground to avoid Nathalie's gaze. Eli glanced up as if he were trying to see if she was still staring his way. Upon realizing that she was, he quickly turned his head to look at Demetri, who stood next to him.
Flora placed her hand on Nathalie's shoulder, causing her to turn her head. "Nattie, just ignore him. He's just here to learn karate, okay?"
"I can make no promises," Nathalie responded.
"Is that the guy who said that it was your fault that—" Sebastian started to question.
"It was him," Nathalie said, interrupting him before he had the chance to finish his sentence.
"The guy who said what?" Oliver asked, looking around at the three other teens with a confused expression. "What was Nathalie's fault?"
"I'll tell you later," Sebastian whispered in his best friend's ear before she turned to look at Eli. "He looks harmless, Nattie. I mean, look at him; he's like a lost little puppy."
"He might look like a lost puppy, but don't let that fool you. He can be mean," Nathalie replied.
"I'm so lost," Oliver sighed.
When Johnny arrived and unlocked the doors to the dojo, Flora pulled Nathalie by the hand, guiding her to the door. Sebastian and Oliver walked behind them, entering the dojo. The four of them waited for Johnny and Miguel to enter first before stepping inside. Flora still pulled Nathalie by the hand.
"I'm going, I'm going," Nathalie said as she pulled her hand out of Flora's grasp. "Stop pulling me."
Once they had changed into their gis, Nathalie was sparring next to the office with Flora. Sebastian and Oliver stood on the other side of them, doing the same. Nathalie kept glancing at Eli from the corner of her eye.
"Hey, what's up with you? Everything okay?"
Nathalie stopped sparring with Flora and turned to look at Miguel, who stood behind her sparring with Aisha.
Nathalie shook her head. "Nothing. Don't worry about it."
Miguel raised an eyebrow at her. "Are you sure?"
"Is this about Eli?" Aisha chimed in.
Nathalie crossed her arms and sighed, about to respond, before Johnny stepped out of the office and interrupted her. Nathalie never thought she would, but she found herself thanking Johnny for choosing that moment to start class.
