Nothing has been more gruesome and worst than the night. I have spent the whole night forming theories on how she is an accomplice, how she is a threat, a cheat, a danger to me but in the end I come up with nothing but disappointment. I am disappointed as to what I did to her. I knew deep down that it's all wrong but somehow things got me confused.
It's going to be rough day again too. I have to train again with those morons. I mean it's not like I hate them but training with someone whose are more with their muses on bed rather than being in the ring gets to my nerves.
I thrust the dagger and the mask in my waist pocket and leave for training.
My mind is all over the place. I really can't think straight and for this I can totally blame Miss Lynn. She is stirring some useless stuff inside me.
"you look a little grumpy" I hear ONYX chuckle.
Shut up ONYX. I am in no mood to joke" I say plainly.
" okay okay. I won't but for that...aagh" he stumbles forward,
"ONYX..." I catch him before he falls face first.
He is clutching his wound hard. And he feels so weak. His hands are lightly shaky.
"hey! Its fine. I am just a little wounded. I will be alright one I rest a little" he smiles goofy to hide his embarrassment.
"you know what? I don't feel like training today. Let's go and eat something."
"no wait. He stops. I want to take you to my home" he says urgently.
"what why??? Don't tell me you are going to eat me. ewww" I make a face at him. it is going to ease the tension within him
He laughs out loud. "No way SWORD. Kacey is eager to meet you. She wants to thank you for saving me. And she might have something for you" he smiles.
I feel warmth in that, genuineness. "I need food though. Ask Kacey to cook something really delicious"
He laughs and shakes his head.
We walk through the same lanes as I did the previous night, and suddenly I have an urge to ask him about Lynn, of course he knows her.
"hey bro. How do you know Lynn?"
"Lynn? Oh her, she is Kasey's good friend. They met while Kacey was one of her routine checkups. Nat once came to meet Kacey and there she met Lynn. She wanted to see a match so Nat took her to our fight." So that's how she was introduced in to my world
I always fail to accompany her to her doctor, so she used to go alone but a few months ago she met Lynn. They have been good friends since then." he smiles at that.
"you know, she is the sweetest girl I have ever met. She stays with Kacey. They bake together and she never lets Kacey feel alone. She even asks me to surprise Kacey and reminds me about all her medical dates. Literally she is a little sister to both of us." He goes on
"I am so thankful to her. I swear I will never let anything happen to her." now he surely gives the fighter big brother vibes. Cool down ONYX cool down. God forbid if he knows how I made her sad, I am sure he will beat me into pulp.
"So..." I clear my throat "what does she do? I have never seen her before in any of those matches??" I pry a little
He chuckles again "you haven't because she has never been. She is more of a book person than blood. She is the typical example of a book worm. I sometime doubt is she is a human?" she sighs out loud.
"Lynn always wanted to be an architect. Ask her sometime to show her portraits. God damn. They are brilliant. But...."
"But what" I am curious to know more
"But her people hate what she does. For them, she is just a medium to fulfil their dreams. Her happiness is just a complementary thing. They even forget that she has desires and wishes too. she is just so suppressed." A sad smile appears on his face.
I feel strange hearing this. I want to make her happy somehow.
"She is always smiling but deep down that smile is so much pain that you can never imagine. They people she loves love the social norms and reputation more than her. For them she is just another object to make them feel proud. You should have seen those welt marks on her wrist."
There's something common now between both of us. Anger. We both are angry on those people. His anger was justified and mine isn't this makes me even more angry.
"SWORD..." ONYX calls and points towards the florist.
"Mind buying flowers for Kacey??" he genuinely looks helpless.
"You wait here, I will be back in a second" I sprint towards the other side of the road .
"What do you want sir??" the old lady asks smiling.
"Something for an expecting mother" I say meekly.
"What a sweet gentleman"!! She pats my shoulder and says "seeing this Robert?? His love is so pure"
And old man comes from inside his hands are full of iris.
"Of course I see it. But my love, I love you more than anyone" he winks at her
If it was any other time, I would have said something useless but today they seem cute.
"Here you go" she hands me a bunch of carnations tied with a yellow ribbon.
"These are good for the baby as well as the mother." She smile
"I will take those iris too grandma" I say.
She laughs at my gesture. " of course you should" and she hands be a little bunch of iris.
"Take care of the baby and the momma" her trembling hands bless me as she plants a kiss on my forehead.
"Thanks grandma" and I plant a kiss on her cheek and run away.
I hear the old couple laughing.
"Here" I toss the carnations towards ONYX. "Time to make your baby's momma happy" I say joyfully.
A new sense of happiness filled me after meeting that couple. They were happy and happiness is soooo contagious.