The match was one-sided and it occurred without warning. She didn't even predict that she would meet a demon like lady on her first day. Not only met her but also she would have to fight with her. Honestly, she wasn't prepared for it. Besides, she wasn't a professional fighter, she only had some skills to save herself but Alicia, she was someone from another level. Thus, she lost too poorly.
Yeah, it's a truth, Zoe used to beat people but they were all students, or some powerless punks. She didn't have a nerve to touch someone who she can't handle.
However, Alicia, First she tried to provoke her with bitchy questions, then she almost shattered her bones. Though she was using her hands and legs for shielding herself, but her body parts were extraordinarily sturdy, they were hurting Zoe back as if they were made of steel.
Notwithstanding, Zoe wasn't resentful towards Alicia rather she was impressed. She never met someone as badass as Alicia, Specially a girl.
Now that Zoe knew how mighty she was, she didn't want to make Alicia her rival, instead she wished she could teach her. She banded her head and looked at Alicia while lying on the ground.
"Beautiful sister, you are really strong." Zoe admired her in a neat and loud voice.
Alicia matched eyes with her, Zoe was lying there like a dead corpse, only her eyes were gleaming and they were containing respect and esteem. Right side of Alicia's lips lit up as she saw the girl who got the fatal lesson from her, yet she was smiling rather, holding hostility towards her.
"Zoe Gillan, Nice to meet you. I'm Alicia Cook, Your trainer."
Zoe read her expressions, they were not spreading scary vibes, her tone wasn't carrying any mockery and her smile was genuine. 'AHH....now it makes sense. So, she is testing me from the start..' She thought.
"Bella, take her to infirmary." Alicia ordered as she walked out front the Ring.
A girl, who was around her age entered. She came close to Zoe, while helping her to get up she asked. "Are you okay?"
Billa's hand was about to touch Zoe's shoulder, but before it could reach her, Zoe stopped it in the middle of the way. "Yeah."
Bella looked Zoe head to toe as she questioned. "Are you sure you can walk?"
Zoe's hands and legs were aching like hell, but still she didn't want to take anybody's help for walking.
From the very young she used to take care of herself, no matter how sick or injured she was, she hated to take hand from others. She clearly remembered the incident when she was around seventh, she had deadly fever. In the rainy night, she was burning and coughing until she became unconscious and when she opened her eyes she found herself in the hospital's room but all alone. With optimistic eyes, she observed the empty room to watch her parents face, but they were not there for her. Since that incident she vowed, she wouldn't seek anyone's corner, not even her own parents.
Zoe could sense wariness in Bella's tone, still she couldn't help it but feel uncomfortable when she approached her. She got up, then insured her. "Yeah, I'm fine and I can."
Bella assumed that she didn't like to have her hand, even when she was in pain. However, it wasn't new for her, she had seen many, same as her, so she didn't take it seriously.
"Then, let's go to infirmary, I will treat your wound."
Zoe nodded.
A group of crowd were gazing at her like she was an alien. Previously, Zoe's eyes were only fixed on Alicia, when she was with her. Under Alicia's influence, she had forgotten the world around her. However, Alicia was long gone and she was in her attentive state. Thus, she could sense people's stare now.
"All of you. Do you wanna punish guys, Why are you all standing here? Go do your practice or you'll become unable to walk." Bella threatened the crowd and it didn't take long for the hall to be empty.
'A moment ago, she sounded like a timid girl but now a dominating boss. This girl, she changed too quickly.' Zoe thought while looking at her face.
"They didn't dare to look up when the chief was around." Bella mumbled while gazing at the leaving crowd scarily. After she turned her gaze on Zoe and stated. "Let's go."
Since Zoe's jar was hurting, she didn't inquire anything from her and agreed. They came out from the hall and went together to the infirmary.
They had crossed a long distance yet there were no signs of reaching the final spot. Moreover, they needed to stroll further because they didn't get out from the training's floor.
'When will this damn infirmary come?' Zoe stopped where she was and took the support of the wall. She was facing difficulties to gasping air and her legs were straggling like jelly, they could betray her anything.
Bella also stopped in her place. Seeing her about to fall on ground, She turned blind eyes over her personal belief and feelings and she notified while offering her hand. "See, I can understand your specific reverence and peculiarity, to not depend on others, but if you keep walking like this without anybody's help, you will not be able to walk for a month."
"It's fine, I can." Zoe stuck on her point. Though it had become hard and painful to go further, still she didn't want to have aid.
Bella scrutinized stubborn girl carefully, she still refused to abandon obstinacy even when she was in this state. She sighed. "As your wish. But let me inform you, your bones had enough whacking. I can say you will go to bed rest for three or four weeks if you want to keep walking and it will increase if you make your bones work non-stop. Once treatment starts and you take rest, pain will raise automatically, maybe you become unable to get up from your bed for a few days. I wonder, how you denied, you seek to go pee but your body refused to move?"