Trauma And Trouble- A Before You Exit FanFic- Book 2

Part 22- Return Of The Conflict

Toby’s POV

Day 22- Sunday

     Later that night I couldn't sleep, all I could think of was kissing Lindsay. Damn it felt so right but I felt so bad for taking her from my brother at the same time. Well, I didn’t really take her from him as they were never dating but it felt as tho I had. Since I couldn’t sleep, I decided to get up and go for a walk to hopefully clear my mind or make myself feel better. I was gonna walk through the forest but I ended up walking to the skatepark Lindsay took me to. Being there obviously wasn’t gonna clear the thoughts out of my head so I was hoping it’d at least make me feel better.

     I sat down at the top of the bowl with my legs hanging down into it. All of a sudden I really wished I had my skateboard with me but it probably got destroyed like everything else.

       Then I heard footsteps coming from behind me. It was Riley. ‘He must've followed me here.’

     "Hey Riley." I said to him.

     "Hey Toby." he said as he sat next to me. There was a silence for a couple minutes before he just blurted out, "What was up with Lindsay and you kissing earlier?"

       ‘That came out of nowhere. Wait, did he see us somehow?’ I could tell Riley was trying not to loose his temper. He had the same look on his face that he had when he saw us holding hands- jaw clenched and eyes slightly narrowed.

     "Oh it was just…nothing. I swear." I lied.

     "Alright." he said. Then I just knew he couldn't hold it in anymore. He turned toward me and yelled, "Okay I can't help it. I'm going to literally kill you."

     We both jumped to our feet and he swung at my face with his fist but missed completely. Next he threw a combo of 4 punches at me. I blocked them all using blocks that Lindsay taught me. Thank god she gave me those lessons! Her words echoed in my head, ‘Trust me, they’ll come in handy.’

     When he threw a punch next, I kicked his fist as hard as I could. He pulled his hand into his stomach and grasped his wrist tightly. I might've really really hurt him but I wasn’t concentrating on his pain. I really just wanted to get it over with.

     Next he charged at me, kind of like a bull. So I swiftly moved out of his path of momentum. He almost slammed into a tree but dodged it and ran somewhere.

     I swirled around in a circle but didn't see him. Then I felt a pair of arms encircle my neck in bear hug grab. I elbowed him three times until he loosed his grip. I took advantage of that and grabbed his wrists to flip him over my shoulder. He landed flat on his back and the noise he made as the wind got knocked out of him made me feel so horrible. Once he caught his breath, he stood up and grabbed the collar of my shirt with both his hands. I quickly seized his wrists and twisted his arms until he let go. Then, still holding onto him, I spun around, and around, and around in circles until I found the right time to let go. He flew down into the bowl, tumbling head over heels prior to coming to a stop in a heap next to a large puddle.

         He didn't get up.

         He didn't move.

         He just lied there.

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