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"Are your parents gonna be here?" Sienna asks shutting the car door
"I doubt it." Jamie says grabbing her bag from her backseat. She shuts the door and meets Sienna in front of the car, "I hope not."
"Have you talked to your dad?"
"Yeah, right." Jamie scoffs as they reach the arena, "The last thing he told me was that I ruined his family. You really think he'd wanna be anywhere near me?"
"Okay, what about your mom?"
"I don't know. I haven't talked to her since Barcelona." She mutters. Sienna's steps slow as Jamie continues on to the sign in table.
"What?"
"Hey." She hears. She turns as Miguel and Robby appear beside her with small smiles.
Sienna frowns, "Did you know she hasn't talked to her mom since Barcelona?"
"What?" Miguel says
"Wait, what?" Robby says
"Hold on, she told you she hasn't spoken to her since Barcelona?"
"Yes, like two seconds before you showed up." Sienna says
Miguel frowned, "She didn't tell me that."
"Me either." Sienna scoffs, "And I don't think she meant to."
The three turn to look at Jamie as she makes her way toward the locker room.
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"It's my honor to introduce our guest referee, local hero and former All Valley champion, Darryl Vidal!" Gunther says making the crowd erupt in cheers
"Thank you, Mr. Braun." Darryl says
"You're welcome."
"Are you ready for the world's best karate?"
The crowd cheers as Darryl smiles. Gunther nods, "The time has come. We have two more semifinals to complete. Then..."
Gunther voice seems to become muffled as Jamie stares down at the mat. They had been changed to red which seemed to make her stomach turn.
Robby looks over toward her now noticing how absent she seemed to be in the moment. He lets his elbow softly hit her arm to grab her attention. She jumps lightly as she looks over to him.
"You okay?" He asks quietly
"Yeah." She says before smiling lightly, "I'm fine."
Robby nods as she turns back toward the mat. Gunther looks around, "Of the world's 16 best dojos, it's all come down to our final three. The Iron Dragons, Miyagi-Do Karate, and Cobra Kai. The rules are simple. Each dojo will retain the points they've earned in their Barcelona competitions. Our unfinished boys' semifinal will reset to zero-zero, and the remaining girls' semifinal will be taking place tomorrow."
