the fighter | john bender ✅

four (edited)

" That's real intelligent," Jockey states, taking Luis' attention from her in-progress drawing.

" You're right...it's wrong to destroy literature," Bender states before tearing out more pages. It makes his friend smirk, her attention back on her drawing.

" It's such fun to read and-" he looks at the title, " Molet really pumps my nads!"

" Mol-yare," Princess and Lui correct. Bender looks at the two, finding the redhead with a flirty expression while Luis' sight is on her paper. She always corrects him, so it wasn't unusual.

" I love his work," Brian adds, making Bender throw pages at him. He then picks up a card catalogue drawer and starts taking cards out.

" Big deal, nothing to do when you're locked in a vacancy," Jockey scoffs.

" Speak for yourself..."

" Jockey," Lui starts, a sneer across her face. " Why would we speak for you? I don't even understand your language!"

He ros his eyes dramatically, like any teenager, before turning to Claire. " Hey, you grounded tonight?" he asks.

" I don't know, my mom said I was but my dad told me to just blow it off."

" Big party at Stubbies, parents are in Europe. Should be pretty wild."

" Yeah?"

" Yeah, can you go?"

" I doubt it," she sighs, looking like a sad puppy.

" How come?" he questions. Lui slowly stands up as she listens in more. Bender even moves in closer. They two both are nosy motherfuckers.

" Well 'cause if I do what my mother tells me not to do, it's because my father says it's okay. There's like this whole big monster deal, it's endless and it's a total drag. It's like any minute...divorce."

" Who do you like better?" Bender questions.

" What?"

" You like your paps better than you ma?" Luis add.

" They're both strict."

" I mean if you had to choose," she adds on.

" I dunno, I'd probably go live with my brother. I mean, I don't think either one of them gives a shit about me...it's like they use me to get back at each other."

" Ha!!!" Everyone looks over at her, finding Allison blowing her hair from her face. It only makes a sly grin form on both Jockey and Lui's faces.

" Shut up!"

" You're just feeling sorry for yourself," Jockey adds.

" Yeah, well if I didn't nobody else would."

" Maybe if you didn't have a stick so far up that ass of yours maybe people would care!" Luis exclaims, earning herself a death glare from the Princess herself. " What? Are you give me the death penalty, Princess?" she teases, a mischievous look in her eyes. Before redhead could speak Lui starts up again, turning her attention to the jock.

" Jockey, you get along with your parents?" she wonders.

" Well if I say yes, I'm an idiot, right?"

" Nah, nah," she starts, walking closer to him. " You're an idiot either way. If you say you get along with your parents, then you a liar." She's only able to get a couple feet away before Jockey shoves her.