Hit Like A Girl

4- Ezra

Greer and I tied, which was weird for the both of us, and I knew it. We didn't say anything more to each other after the fight. We both just get dressed into sweats and went to our designated seats to watch the rest of the fights.
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In the car on the way to the hotel, Mark and I were quiet. He knew I needed some time to think about what just happened and he knew better than anyone that instead of talking to me about stuff like this I need quiet. I hadn't seen Greer in years and she was my best friend it was so strange. All I could think about was the day i told her I was moving.

"I'm moving."  My ten year old self told my best friend.
"Moving?" She asked kind of shocked.
"My mom and dad don't like our family here anymore." I kicked my feet into the sand beneath me. Greer and I were at our favorite park sitting on the swings.
"Why?" She asked me.
"My dad didn't love my mom anymore." I said sadly.
"Then why doesn't he just go then?"
"Because my mom still loves him, and he says now that he loves her again. But our family doesn't understand." I told her.

We both didn't really understand why I was moving at the time, but I understood it when I was older. My father had been cheating on my mother, and even though my mom continued to love him he had threatened to leave her. He moved out for a while but eventually he came back home. But by this time most of my mothers side of the family had lost respect for him. My moms entire  family lived in New York just like we did. And Dave being my moms brother took care of us when my dad had left. But when my dad came back home, Dave and the rest of the family was really mean to my parents; thus the reason why my parents decided to move us to Chicago where my dads side of the family lived.

I remember Greer asking me, "will we still be friends?"

"My momma says I can stay here and train with Uncle Dave and I can even live with him. But I don't want to." I told her
She asked me why but I didn't really know the answer. I loved my uncle and I wanted to stay but I didn't want my mom to be alone with my dad. Instead of answering her I just changed the subject.

*Two days later*
I was finally home in my cozy little apartment in the heart of Chicago. It had been two days since championships. I spent an extra day in New York to visit some of my family. Even though most of the family had now moved all over the United States. But I was able to see my grandma and papa so I was happy. I hadn't talked to Greer since the night of the fight.

I walked up the winding stairs to the loft that I called my bedroom and dropped my duffle bag onto the floor. Right then I heard the door open "Ezra! You're home!" I heard my girlfriend Kameron call from the down stairs. (No, I'm not lesbian, but I do like girls. But I also like boys. I just like humans in general. I do t really like to identify myself as lesbian or bisexual or anything. I just like who I like.) I walked down the stairs and smiled. There she stood. My breath caught in my throat. She was beautiful. My eyes shifted to the figure behind her. My older brother Joshua stood directly behind her. He had a shit eating grin plastered on his face.

"Ezra you son of a bitch!" He yelled at me. I ran to him while he embraced me in a bone crushing hug.
They both demanded that I tell them everything about the fight. So we went and sat on the couch and I explained how it was Greer that I fought. After I caught my brother up on our family, we decided to order pizza and watch movie.

Kameron and I were cuddling while my brother was going to the gas station down the street to get us Mtn dew, and other drinks. We were watching Grey's Anatomy, and it was an episode I had already seen so I was scrolling threw my Facebook page when Facebook showed me the "people you might know" suggestions, and the name Greer Steel popped up. I stared at the friend button for a while, before I finally decided why not and hit the button, sending her a friend request. I turned my phone off then so I could focus on my girlfriend and my brother.
We spent the night laughing, and goofing off. Eventually kam and I decided it was time to sleep, so we escaped up the stairs to our room and left my brother down stairs.

"I missed you" I told her as I pulled her into my arms and kissed her forehead,
"I missed you too." She said kissing my neck.
I fell asleep with her in my arms, and with thoughts of the fight with Greer and how so many things had changed since we were little.