5am Start

Sorry

We got back early but then I still ended up not going to Rian's family barbecue. Rash and I watched this new release, when they see us. It's a sad movie, y'all should watch it. Afterwards we learn a number of new topics in core science and mathematics. And on Sunday instead of going to the stream, we go on a road trip out of the city.

I wake up at the sound of my alarm clock and I reach to the bedside table to turn off its blaring sound. I set it to ring at three am for today since I have an early fight. I am very close to reaching the end of the championship. I can't believe that it's been three weeks since school resumed, and I am already tired of school.

I go to the gym very quietly so as to not wake anyone up. I do a couple of push ups, side planks and high knees jerk then go into the kitchen to get a bottle of water. I decide eventually to brew some chamomile tea which i drink very quickly, i wash the mug and leave it in the cabinet before heading for my room.

I take a warm shower only for me to come back from the bathroom with a towel wrapped around my waist; I don't know but then it has become somewhat of a habit, to find Rashid lying on my bed, I decide to ignore him and go get dressed. I fold my cap and mask into my sling bag before I leave my closet and walk to the bed.

"Rash, wake up" I tap him lightly, "I'm leaving "

"Huhn?" He turns to the other side, making me roll my eyes.

"What do you mean by huhn? Wake up" I check the time and I have more than enough time to make it for my fight.

I pinch him on the cheek to wake him up but he still won't budge; instead his breathing becomes rugged.

"Rash" I shove him, "wake up" my pulse is racing now and I can feel the adrenaline shoot up in me.

He finally opens his eyes suddenly and says, "don't go" it sounded more as a caution than a plea.

"What?" I probe, confused.

"I said don't go" he rests his back on the backboard, "don't fight"

"Are you still on this shit? " i ask him

"Yes I am still on this shit"

"You know that I have to"

"You don't have to, just let it go "

"Just let it go? The guy killed my father" what does he mean by that?

"You're not even sure about that"

"Yes I am, I saw him in the house again quite recently, kissing Martina, you know that." So you see that Kevin guy that I caught sucking Martina's face and I was like he looked familiar. Great, so that's my dad's murderer, Martina's lover. Rash and I conducted some kind of investigations and it turned out that he's a renowned MMA fighter. Sick right? She left a petroleum engineer for a fighter.

We also got to know that this Kevin guy comes to an illegal fighting circuit here in town for the finale some kind of final competition held there every four years. So i decided to join and I was able to with the help of one of Rash's cousins, Yusif and he's been training me. I started fighting there a week or two after I found out about that guy. Finally I'll be able to face my dad's murderer and he's telling me not to?

"Please listen to me, you're going to go to jail if you kill him"

"I'll be back at seven, please cover up for me" I say dismissively and walk out. Of course I'm not going to kill him. I get to the circuit in fifteen minutes. I meet Yusif and we go through the back door meant for only fighters

Yourri's POV

I need sleep.

I honestly do not know why I agreed to come to this place; a cluttered arena of a secret underground fighting circuit, with my best friend Akilah at this time of the morning when school starts in a couple of hours.