066 figuring out the new normal.

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 ( chapter sixty six )
FIGURING OUT THE NEW NORMAL.

 ( chapter sixty six )FIGURING OUT THE NEW NORMAL

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The tournament was over. No winner announced, no prize to be won, just a sudden ending that brought everyone back home. If Syd was being honest, a small part of her was glad. Of course she wanted to win, she'd put years into this and wanted something to show for it.

But she felt all the pressure that had been put on her finally falling away, finally allowing her to make room for the rest of her life again.

She could focus on her auditions, her future. And she'd be able to finally go back to a world without karate. Though, that second part felt foreign to her after as long as it had been.

The way the tournament had ended had been, well, traumatic. She had no idea how to move on from watching someone die right before her eyes in that way, to die for nothing. And once she'd gotten home she'd immediately realized just how much Kwons death was effecting everyone, including Oliver.

So, Syd was glad to take a break. Even if not forever, she just wanted time away to find herself again outside of karate. And that started with finding her future.

Today was the day. It was the day she'd been preparing for years for, the day where she auditioned for ballet conservatories. She was honestly horrified, not sure if she'd get asked to join any of them.

The audition process was going to be stressful, that was for sure. There was a room full of people from different conservatories, all ready to watch her and others dance for them before making the choice on whether or not they were interested in offering a spot at their schools.

Syd wanted this badly, worse than anything. Her life was about to change for good, and she could only hope that she was good enough to get into a school.

Syd smoothed her bun, looking at herself in the mirror one last time. The worst part about the Sekai Taikai being over was that Syd was forced to be home, forced to be around her dad again. She was happy to be with Oliver, but the tension surrounding her father was evident every time she stepped foot into the house.

His mistress, at least that's how she saw it, had tried to connect with her a few times since she'd been back. But Syd only found herself locked in her room alone or with Oliver these days, and otherwise she was completely away from the house. No more movie nights or family dinners with her and Oliver, the house was just a house now, not a home.

Syd took in a deep breath, hearing a quiet knock on her door. "Come on in, Oli." She smiled lightly, happily seeing her brother enter the room. She still couldn't believe how much he'd grown. Already a semester into freshman year and almost done with his second one, the boy had grown a lot.

And Syd wasn't a fan of how suddenly overnight he seemed to shoot up past her, now basically towering over the girl. It was scary, honestly. Seeing how much he'd grown up.

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