Going to college

“You don’t like her?” she asked, glancing at the young man. 

He snorted showing his disgust.

“I don’t like her. She's too materialistic and proud”

“Most boys in school like her. She is the school belle”

“They don’t see her true colors. She tried to coax my friends into setting me up with her”

“I don’t like her one bit” One of his friends grunted from behind.

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Aim! 

Dodge!!

Shadow!!!

Array!!!!

The sound of fists bumping resonated across  the training room. A man stood on the stairs in his  fitness attire and his hands fixed behind his back as he watched  satisfactorily. It’s been five months since her adoptive father signed her and Mo Yuan up in a fitness school. She learned karate and taekwondo but surprisingly, she easily got the hang of it. She could fend off most of her opponents without worry that  even the trainer seemed to believe she must have had a few lessons before.

“Okay, enough. Pick your partners. I want to see you spar” she heard and soon, they were all standing across each other. She looked around her and saw that she was left with a boy named Zach Yu. Her eyes narrowed as she looked at him. He was ranked the best fighter in the whole academy. She had an urge to curse.  Why did she get paired with him anyway? She of course, had no idea it would be the beginning of their friendship. Anyway, that's a tale of the future 

She got into position, her left leg in front with the right stationed at the back. Her hands were IBM front of her, clenched tightly into fists. He smiled warmly and got into position too. A few seconds passed and the sound of the whistle been blown jolted her into action. 

She sprang forward, her hands aiming to grip him by the leg. He pushed sideways, narrowingly dodging her attack. He turned, inching forward as he tried to flip her. His hands gripped her waist in a death lock and she frowned from  the intensity of the pain as she flipped, her leg aiming first and forced them to the ground. Her nimble legs held him by the neck as he forced her legs apart. She didn’t seem to notice until she felt him hold her down in a shoulder blade position. She groaned in pain but couldn’t scream as it was forbidden. They were not allowed to and she had also grown immune to it.

She could hear one of the trainees counting down to zero.

Urgency gripped her and she couldn’t feel anything anymore as she snaked her leg across his, kicking his crotch. He howled in pain instinctively releasing and she tackled him to the ground in a death grip as the whistle was blown.

“Narrow escape” she mumbled exhaustedly and slid off him. She heard  him curse lowly and she turned to look at him.

“Damn you, Phantom” he cursed. Everyone was required to have an alias and she was Phantom.

“I’m so sorry. Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. Just don’t do that again otherwise the granny will curse for being unfilial if I can’t produce offsprings.”

She laughed and soon they found themselves laughing together as she helped him up.

 

Mo Xin Er stood in front of her red Audi R8, her right leg pressed on one of its doors. She seemed to be waiting for someone as she whistled lightly,  her phone hanging loosely in between one of her fingers. One would see that this person was different from what she looked like about a year before. Sure, she changed a lot.

She was putting on a pair of black sweatpants and hoodie. Her fingers impatiently tapping on the car roof. It had been a year since Mo Xin Er joined the Mo family and she was fairly accomplished. She was currently a trainer in a training academy however she quitted her job a day before since she was going to college.

Soon enough as if her prayers were being answered, a grinning Mo Yuan walked out of his apartment dragging his suitcase along. His phone was held up across his face and he seemed to be having a video call.

“Okay mom, I know. Don’t go to night clubs. Check. Take care of your sister. Check. Can I live in peace now?”

“You brat. I’m going to whip your ass”

“What am I? A teenager? Fine mommy bear, talk to your darling daughter” he taunted throwing the phone towards Mo Xin Er which she grabbed glaring at him

“Mom”

“My darling, is your luggage complete? Did you get everything ready? I checked with the school and saw your hostel. Is it okay with you or should we get a condominium. Whatever you want, tell Mommy. I’ll get it for you, ok?”

“Everything is fine, mom. I got it all covered. By the way, I quit my job yesterday. Annie will deliver my stuff to you, could you keep them for me?”

“No problem, darling. I’ll take care of it”

“Alright, mom”

“Okay. By the way, if that brat does something, you can always beat him up. Mommy will just have to send him to the hospital” she snickered and Mo Xin Er couldn’t help but laugh looking at Mo Yuan who seemed to have heard her words.

“Okay, mom. If he goes whoring around, I’ll break his legs. We only have to get him a wheelchair.”

Mo Yuan: “…” Was it really okay to ditch one's family like this? He could hear them, alright? 

“You schemers. You’re ganging up on me, aren't you? Mo Yuan, what a pitiful life you’re living. No one loves you anymore” he pouted like he was about to cry.

Mo Xin Er was stumped. If he was going to keep acting this way, she might really beat him up.

She kicked his ass saying a few pleasantries to her mother and disconnected the call “Get in the car or I’m gonna jilt your stinking ass on the road”

“Damn, you. Stepping on me when I’m down.”