The only way Mae knows how to make money to keep her sister from being taken away is street fighting. Mae hasn't been able to keep a steady job with school and taking care of her little sister. The only problem is, Mae sucks at fighting, she still g...
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"I have a girlfriend."
I stood, grabbing my coat and phone.
"This never happened." I mumbled as I left, I didn't think I would be this sad, but I was. I threw myself at my best friend, and he had a girlfriend. What if things went farther, I'd have broken a girls heart. She's probably gorgeous and can throw a real punch.
Throwing punches... Matthew.
I needed to talk to him about our next session, if there would be one. I don't know how I ran so much when he told me to, maybe it was the pressure, or the fact that I wanted to impress him. I opened the door to our apartment and thankfully Ona was still fast asleep.
I found myself laying on the sofa, crying softly.
"Mae," I hear quietly from across the room. I glance up and see Ona, holding her pink blanket, her hair frizzy from sleeping. She's adorable, I've done well these past 5 years.
"Hey sweetie, what's wrong," I say, sniffing.
"You're sad, I can tell." She said and walked over to me, sitting beside me.
"I'm ok, Ona, trust me, now it's time for you to head back to bed." I said and swiped her up into my arms and tickled her as I walked to her bedroom. I tucked her into the blankets and closed the door, leaving it cracked.
