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LAST NIGHT WAS A HORROR FEST. When Lu arrived back home after the bonfire, she immediately sprawled in her bed and called it a night. The girl didn't even care about the All Valley anymore, nor did she want to participate. Come the morning time, her phone had been blown up by all her friends, wondering where she was.
Pillows had been tossed everywhere throughout her bed, the covers messily placed on the girl. Lu was awakened by the multiple buzzes coming from her phone, causing her to move her hands around to find it. Once she picked it up and got a better vision of who it was, she groaned and answered the call.
"What?"
Aisha started speaking in a rushed manner. "Lu, where the hell are you?"
The girl rubbed the side of her face, getting up and moving throughout her room tidying it up. "Does it even matter? I don't think I can do this, Aisha, not after what happened last night."
"Lu, what happened last night wasn't your fault. You just got caught up at the wrong place, and at the wrong time," Aisha explained, looking at Miguel throwing punches in the air. "You did the right thing, trying to stop whatever bullshit was going on, we know your heart, Lu. We need you, please."
The Wong girl sighed, looking at her gi hung up near her closet. Aisha was right, Lu did the right thing by trying to fix the situation, and she shouldn't blame herself for the actions that took place. And for Aisha knowing her for a short amount of time to say kind words, it made Lu's heart full.
"Fine, I'll show. I mean, I didn't train for nothing, right?"
"That's the spirit, come on! Let's show every dojo why we're so badass!" Aisha encouraged, making Lu's adrenaline rush. Chaluai started to get her gi off the hanger, telling Aisha she would see her in fifteen minutes. Lu had now been fired up.
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Lu's parents had dropped her off at the entrance of the venue, they had promised to be in the front seats and wanted her to keep an eye out for them. When they found out their daughter was into karate, they were thrilled as now their child was in a big tournament. The married couple is truly proud of her.
Lu set her sights on finding her friends, about to text Aisha when she then spotted Dovie alone. The girl wanted to talk to her friend, not liking the sudden bad blood between them. She wanted to come to a conclusion, rather than avoid her. Lu couldn't help but notice the girl wasn't in her gi. Is she not participating in the All Valley?
Chaluai walked over to her. "Dovie, you got a minute?"
The Wilkins girl turned to speak to her friend, a saddened expression painted on her face. "Yeah, of course."
