Page 38 of Demon Rejected

Mia smiled an evil smile. I must beat her up, and I have to do it well, otherwise this girl won’t give me a moment of peace. I know a bully when I see one. She kept shifting her weight from left to right and again. I was tired from this game. I didn’t sleep last night, and all I wanted was to get some shut eye. A chubby brunette shot me a friendly smile and a signal toward the blonde's feet. The sign came in time to avoid being swept by her.

She likes to play dirty? Very well.

I moved fast and hit her with a fist in her kidney. It was a lucky hit, or I was damn good. She called out in pain.

The instructor yelled blood.

The blonde tried to nail me with a hit against my head, but it didn’t faze me. With a short foot and arm combo hit, I had her on her knees. Still, there was no blood. She was about to run toward me, fuming. I turned, grabbed her arm, and twisted it behind her, pressing her against the floor. There was no blood. I used my fingernails and scratched her hand. She yelled like a wild beast.

“She cheated, she cheated. She isn’t that good."

The instructor stepped over. “Scarlett beat you, now shut up, Mia."

Mia stood up slowly and threw me the most venom-filled look ever. Oh, joy. Day one and I made an enemy.

“Scarlett, I think your place is in the advanced class. See you tomorrow."

Gladys picked me up and walked me back to my room. I found a schedule on my laptop and crashed on the bed. My mind was empty, numb, and unable to process shit.

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