Rivals To Lovers... (And back again?) Book 1

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                        7 years ago
Chapa's Pov.
I twirl around the Man's Nest, singing and dancing with Mika, when a crowd suddenly pushes through the Man's Nest doors.
I grab Mika, and we try to hide, but the crowd surrounds us.
The crowds chanting, and I cannot understand word, the rush of hundreds of voices fill my brain and I can't think.
I see Ray pushing through the crowd, trying to reach us.
I start to cry.
Then, a person in the crowd pushes forward, and stabs Mika in the stomach.
I scream, and my vision turns red.
                      In the present
I grab my sword, and suit up in my armor.
Mika comes up and puts a hand on my shoulder.
"You don't have to fight, you know. You are-" she doubles over, coughing.
I bend over, placing a hand on her back and one on her shoulder, holding her up.
She stands back up.
I rub her back and she holds her stomach.
"I'm okay,"
She says weakly.
I sigh, sadly.
"I can't believe you pulled your stitches and got an infection."
I say, guiding her to the couch.
"Chapa,"   
She says as we sit down.
"It's not your fault. You couldn't have saved me."
A tear rolls down my cheek.
I wipe it away aggressively.
"Yes, I could've! Ray already started training us!"
She stares at me.
"He had just started that week!"
I shake my head, and get up.
"This isn't your war to fight, Chapa! Just stay out of this, so you don't get hurt too!"
I turn away from her.
She sighs.
"Please, be careful Chapa."
She begs.
I turn around and give her a smile.
"Always."
She gives me a small smile.
I lean over and kiss her forehead.
"I'll be back tonight, kay?"
She nods, and I join Ray at the door, and we rush out to join the fight at our once beautiful park.