Chapter\u00a0556<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
It\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0week.\u00a02<\/p>\n
One\u00a0week\u00a0since\u00a0I\u00a0last\u00a0saw\u00a0Gavin.\u00a0It\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0one\u00a0week\u00a0since\u00a0I\u00a0last\u00a0spoke\u00a0to him.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0bother\u00a0calling\u00a0him\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0or\u00a0texting\u00a0him\u00a0like\u00a0I\u00a0did\u00a0last\u00a0time.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0what\u00a0this\u00a0was;\u00a0he wanted\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0laid,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0used\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0that\u00a0reason.\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0understand\u00a0why\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0just\u00a0use\u00a0Rachel.\u00a0I\u00a0mean,\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0close\u00a0now.\u00a0None\u00a0of\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0really\u00a0making\u00a0sense.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0told\u00a0anyone\u00a0about\u00a0my\u00a0night\u00a0with\u00a0Gavin\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0embarrassed\u00a0about\u00a0putting\u00a0myself\u00a0in\u00a0that\u00a0position\u00a0again.\u00a0I\u00a0was embarrassed\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0let\u00a0that\u00a0man\u00a0use\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0body\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0his\u00a0rocks\u00a0off,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0once\u00a0again left\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0dust.<\/p>\n
Last\u00a0week,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0worry\u00a0about\u00a0tutoring\u00a0Matt\u00a0during\u00a0my\u00a0finals\u00a0week\u00a0at\u00a0school.\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0Matt\u2019s\u00a0tutoring\u00a0and\u00a0training\u00a0to\u00a0become\u00a0a\u00a0distraction,\u00a0so\u00a0Taylor\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0taking\u00a0me\u00a0straight\u00a0home\u00a0after\u00a0school.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0drowning\u00a0myself\u00a0in\u00a0studying\u00a0and\u00a0doing\u00a0my\u00a0finals\u00a0each\u00a0day.\u00a0Though\u00a0Gavin\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0distraction\u00a0himself,\u00a0constantly\u00a0popping\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0mind\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0wrong\u00a0times,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0confident\u00a0he\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0a\u00a0distraction\u00a0enough.\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0through\u00a0most\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0finals\u00a0except\u00a0for\u00a0this\u00a0last<\/p>\n
one.<\/p>\n
Today\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0final\u00a0for\u00a0my\u00a0combat\u00a0class.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0ace\u00a0it\u00a0without\u00a0a\u00a0problem,\u00a0though,\u00a0and\u00a0most\u00a0were\u00a0terrified\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0up\u00a0against\u00a0me\u00a0because\u00a0I had\u00a0already won\u00a0the\u00a0Gamma\u00a0competition.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0final\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0gym,\u00a0and\u00a0anyone\u00a0could\u00a0watch\u00a0if\u00a0they\u00a0chose\u00a0to.\u00a0Nan\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0front\u00a0row,\u00a0cheering\u00a0for\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0smiled\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0waved\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0my\u00a0seat\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0other\u00a0classmates.\u00a0I\u00a0looked\u00a0around at\u00a0the\u00a0nervous\u00a0faces,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0confident\u00a0one,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0funny\u00a0because\u00a0everybody in\u00a0this\u00a0class\u00a0was\u00a0really\u00a0good.<\/p>\n
Once\u00a0my\u00a0name\u00a0was called\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0opponent,\u00a0Monica,\u00a0was called,\u00a0I\u00a0put\u00a0my\u00a0game\u00a0face\u00a0on\u00a0and\u00a0stood\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0center\u00a0of the\u00a0gym.\u00a0She\u00a0looked\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0nervous\u00a0wreck,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0clouded\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0was intimidating\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0grade\u00a0for\u00a0this\u00a0class.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0like\u00a0she\u2019d\u00a0fail\u00a0the\u00a0class\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0failed\u00a0this\u00a0competition.\u00a0The professor\u00a0is\u00a0only\u00a0looking\u00a0at\u00a0our\u00a0technique\u00a0and whether\u00a0we\u00a0actually\u00a0learned\u00a0anything\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0class.\u00a0If\u00a0she\u00a0gives\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0fight,\u00a0he\u00a0will\u00a0pass\u00a0her\u00a0no\u00a0problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood\u00a0luck,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u00a0trying\u00a0my\u00a0best\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0warm\u00a0smile.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0it,\u00a0but\u00a0it\u00a0looked\u00a0more\u00a0forced,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0short\u00a0nod.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0the\u00a0bell\u00a0sounded,\u00a0we\u00a0got\u00a0into\u00a0our\u00a0stance\u00a0and\u00a0circled\u00a0around\u00a0each\u00a0other.\u00a0I\u00a0always\u00a0learned\u00a0to\u00a0never\u00a0make\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0move; only\u00a0attack\u00a0if\u00a0being\u00a0attacked.\u00a0The\u00a0professor\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0taught\u00a0us\u00a0that,\u00a0though\u00a0someone\u00a0needs\u00a0to make\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0move.\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0her\u00a0every\u00a0movement,\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0darted\u00a0back\u00a0and\u00a0forth.\u00a0The\u00a0way\u00a0she\u00a0sized\u00a0me\u00a0up,\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0would\u00a0stare\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0hands and\u00a0then\u00a0my\u00a0legs,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0figure\u00a0out\u00a0what\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0attack\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0first.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m\u00a0sure\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0seen\u00a0most\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0attacks\u00a0from\u00a0class\u00a0and\u00a0from\u00a0watching\u00a0the\u00a0competition,\u00a0which\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0out that\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0class\u00a0had\u00a0watched\u00a0me\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0competition\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0course\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0summer.<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0mistake\u00a0was staring\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0feet\u00a0for\u00a0too\u00a0long;\u00a0I\u00a0now\u00a0knew\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0try\u00a0and\u00a0knock\u00a0me\u00a0off\u00a0balance.\u00a0An\u00a0opponent\u00a0is\u00a0weaker\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ground,\u00a0and though\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0tactic,\u00a0her\u00a0tell\u00a0was\u00a0too\u00a0obvious.<\/p>\n
She immediately\u00a0went\u00a0for\u00a0my\u00a0feet,\u00a0and\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0second,\u00a0I\u00a0back\u2013flipped\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0her.\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0process\u00a0of\u00a0it,\u00a0I\u00a0swung\u00a0my\u00a0foot\u00a0out\u00a0and\u00a0knocked\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0ground.\u00a0She\u00a0gasped\u00a0and\u00a0attempted\u00a0to\u00a0kick\u00a0herself\u00a0out\u00a0from\u00a0under\u00a0me,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0faster\u00a0and\u00a0pinned\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0way\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0move.\u00a0If\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0real\u00a0enemy,\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0be\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0slit\u00a0her\u00a0throat\u00a0from\u00a0his\u00a0position\u00a0and\u00a0end\u00a0her\u00a0life immediately.\u00a0But because\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0\u00e0\u00a0final\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0class,\u00a0I\u00a0pretended\u00a0to\u00a0slit\u00a0her\u00a0throat\u00a0just\u00a0for\u00a0good\u00a0measure,\u00a0making\u00a0everybody\u00a0stand\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0feet\u00a0and\u00a0cheer.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0fastest\u00a0time\u00a0yet,\u201d\u00a0my\u00a0professor\u00a0announced,\u00a0clapping\u00a0his\u00a0hands.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0both did\u00a0well.\u00a0Monica,\u00a0I\u00a0do\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0notes\u00a0for\u00a0you,\u00a0but\u00a0you\u00a0handled\u00a0yourself\u00a0well,\u00a0and\u00a0though\u00a0it\u00a0failed,\u00a0you\u00a0did\u00a0attempt\u00a0some\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0moves\u00a0taught\u00a0during\u00a0class.\u00a0Good\u00a0job.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0flushed\u00a0cheeked\u00a0when\u00a0I released\u00a0her.\u00a0Her\u00a0eyes were\u00a0filling\u00a0with\u00a0tears;\u00a0I\u00a0knew she\u00a0was\u00a0feeling\u00a0bad\u00a0about how\u00a0she\u00a0performed.\u00a0She\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0better\u00a0despite\u00a0the\u00a0praise\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0receiving.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0fair,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0her\u00a0whisper\u00a0to\u00a0another\u00a0classmate.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0did\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0up\u00a0against\u00a0Judy\u00a0the\u00a0tank.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
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