Choices

Chapter 34

I am not sorry about making this because it's the truth! Lol, the song is False Pretense and it's by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus!

(Hopes POV)

     Evan hasn't left my side since last night. I lean back in the barstool as I finish off my cereal for the morning. Tyler walks up and stands in front of the island, Brian and David next to him. Tyler sticks out his hand to me. From the corner of my eye, I see Evan stiffen up a bit, probably in case Tyler wants to die and fight me again.

     "You proved me wrong yesterday. You kicked my ass pretty good last night. I'm sorry for pushing you to the point of you attacking me and saying what I said." He gives me a small smile. I smile back and shake his hand.

     "I'll fling food at you less often, promise." He playfully rolls his eyes and shakes my hand back.

     "Not to mention everyone else wants to see if they can beat you in a fight now. Of course in the training room that is." Tyler says letting go of my hand and shrugging his shoulders. Evan gets up and takes both of our bowls to the sink.

     "Come on shortcake, I'm on a winning streak so far and want to win more money," Brian says nudging David.

     "I ain't betting anymore with you fucking prick. But yes, Brian over here wants to see if you can beat others on the mat." David says. Lui looks back from the couch with Craig.

     "I want to see her go against Evan, I would pay money to see Evan get beat by a girl," Lui says through his laughs.

     "See I feel like she'll beat Evan no problem, I wanna see if she can take down the fucking clown," Craig says pointing back to Delirious who's talking with Cartoonz and Ohm. Delirious looks at us confused.

     "Yes?" He says still confused. The guys turn and look back at me.

      "How about this, you guys get ready and make a bracket for me with who you want me to go against. I'll get ready for the day and meet you all in the training room," I say as I go back to my room.

     "OKAY WHO'S THE WEAKEST ONE OUT OF ALL OF US?!" Brian yells as he looks around at all of the guys.

     A pair of black running shorts and my sleeveless black hoodie was my go to outfit since I'm going to get extremely hot and because we aren't leaving the warehouse again till we have our plan. As much as I love staying with Holly, I hope we can get home soon and take out Warren and his men.

     I walk into the training room and see Moo and Lui on the blue wrestling mat practice taking swings at one another. At the other end of the training room in the isolated small shooting range, Cartoonz and Bryce were shooting at the hanging targets. Ohm and Delirious were taking turns beating up a punching bag while everyone else was teasing Moo and Lui to actually take a swing at each other. I walk up next to Holly and Evan, noticing a little sheet of notebook paper taped up to the wall.

     "What the hell is this?" I say laughing while walking up to it. It was more or a ladder list than a bracket. At the very bottom was... Evan?

     "Yeah who in the hell made this list? I really highly doubt that Evan is the weakest one. " I say turning to the guys.

     "We were all arguing who was the strongest and so we decided to have one go first and the other go last, so Evan first then Brian last," Moo says looking back at me.

     "So what you're telling me is I'm starting off hard and finishing off hard?" I put my hands on my hips and look at the guys.

     "Bets were placed and we want our damn money," Delirious says as he stops punching the punching bag. Evan playfully slaps my back.