"THERE IS NO WAY I AM DOING THAT," Ace yells in absolute horror.

"Please, for me?" Adora begs.

"Yeah, do it for your sister," I snicker.

"I don't have a sister no more. MOM, please give Adora for adoption. I don't want a twin sister anymore," Ace yells to his mother. I chuckle, looking at Ado's expression.

"Sure, honey," Mrs Black agrees, coming into the living room.

"Huh?" All three of us ask. Is she joking?

"Ace, you know, while giving her up for adoption, I fear she will be lonely," Mrs Black smirks. I know where this is going, "So, she could use her twin with her to not feel so lonely," Now, I laugh at Ace's expression.

"You know what, never mind. I think I like my sister very much to give her for adoption," Ace smiles sweetly, pulling Adora close to him, and she rolls her eyes. Mrs Black chuckles and leaves, not before giving us all a kiss on our cheek.

"Ah, look who is here," Ace states as Blue walks in, very awkwardly, may I add.

"Uhm... what am I doing here?" August questions, scratching the back of his head.

"Well, you passed out after I gave you a lot to drink, and we brought you here," Ace explains.

"I didn't do anything stupid, did I?" He questions, looking at me.

I didn't sleep last night at all. My throughs were filled with what I should do next. Should I just tell August I know why he did what he did, or just leave it be?

But, I want things to go back to normal. I miss him. I miss us. I miss being in a group and pulling the ultimate prank on people. I know it will not go to being the way it was. But, everything will be normal for the first time in two years.

Forgiving and forgetting, isn't that what life is all about? Instead of running away from what hurt me, if I faced it head-on and let it know that it does not scare me anymore, I would be free. I have been avoiding my true self for a long time, covering it up with a fake mask that shows me as strong and independent. In that process, I buried my true self deep within a box and locked it with a lock, but not a key.

I didn't make a key. I didn't. I was scared, scared she would never forgive me for the cruel things I did to her. But, I realised one thing yesterday,

I am the key. I am the key to opening up my true self, and I should apologise to her for making her feel like she is worthless. She deserved the whole world. There is only one life. What if my thighs and nose were huge, and what if I had acne? What if I had to wear baggy clothes because I was ashamed of my body? The truth was always before my eyes. The truth is that I was happier then than I am now.

No matter how much I wanted to forget her, I couldn't. I just couldn't. The real me that I hated so much deserves an apology from me. If only I had embraced her. Instead of shutting her inside and letting her rot, I should have set her free. Then maybe I would not have grown up to be this pathetic individual.

But that all changes today. I can breathe freely today.

"No, you did not do anything stupid. We have training, remember? Go home, get ready and meet me there," I say to August. He nods and leaves after saying thank you to Mrs Black.

"You are not going to tell him?" Ace questions.

"I will, after practice. Pick me up in half an hour," I inform Ace and leave.

Once I reach home. I take a quick shower and wear a tank top and jeans over my sports bra and shorts. I leave a note to my parents and head to the gym with Ace.

"Are you nervous?"

"Yeah. I am nervous about something, alright," I sigh,

"Give him a punch for me, will you?" Ace requests.

"Why?"

"That idiot puked on my bed and left a note saying, 'This is for making me drink too much last night,"

"Eww," I say in disgust.

"You are saying eww? Imagine, I had to clean it all up," Ace says, shuddering. I laugh at his poor state.

"Will I be fighting you today?"

"Yeah,"

"Oh no,"

"Why?"

"I still don't know what to do about your stupid move," I whine.

"You will figure it out," Ace chuckles.

We soon reach, and I see Asher and August waiting for us.

"Today, I will train the both of you by fighting with Ace," Asher informs.

Wow, it will be interesting seeing the both of them fight.

"Yeah, He will be figh-" Ace stops.

"WAIT, WHAT," He suddenly yells, making me jump in surprise. Looks like he was not informed about the fight.

"I stopped fighting because I hate getting injured and not being able to even walk properly," Ace states backing away. August and I look at him in amusement.

"Fighting you? I will land in the freaking hospital," Ace exclaims in horror.

"Why don't we start with a warm-up sprint?" Asher smirks, looking at Ace.

"CATCH HIM,"

August and I get up fast and run into each other, trying to catch Ace. Yeah, we should have talked about running after Ace in separate directions.

"Aghh," Both August and I groan in pain,

"Idiots," Asher sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose and Ace is inside the ring laughing at us. He is hunched over in laughter, so the actual idiot did not see us creep up behind him, blocking his exits.

He looks up when he notices the silence.

"Uh oh," He gulps.

"So?" Asher asks.

"NEVER," Ace yells and runs toward the only unblocked exit. August and Asher run and block that side. He immediately runs toward me.

Does he think he can overpower me just because I am a girl? Asher and August run as fast as they can, but since they are on the opposite side before they can help me, Ace would have already escaped.

"AHHHHHH," Ace lets out a battle cry as he runs towards me.

"AHHH," I shout and sit down to protect myself. At least, that is what I made Ace think. From a small gap, I see him smiling in victory. He jumps over and lands a few feet in front of me. He starts running, and before he passes me. I put my right foot out while whistling. Ace sees me, but it is too late because he is sprinting at full speed.

He falls down, just like I planned. I instantly sit on his back and hold his hands. As I anticipated, Ace lifts his leg to hit me, but I move my body far to the right, his legs barely missing me. Asher and Ace clap their hands, and I smile in victory.

Ace groans from both the pain and defeat. I get off Ace, and Asher helps him and puts him in a headlock.

"Did you really think you can escape if you run towards her?" Asher asks while laughing.

"Honestly, if you ran the other unblocked exit, you might have escaped. But I am sure Dove would have caught you then, too," August laughs, emphasising on might.

I smile at the scene in front of me. These are the kind of memories I want to savour and never forget.

"You underestimate a girl, and you get the nails," I roar, and we all laugh, including Ace.

"I am never using that again," I say, cringing.

"Yeah, please don't," All three of them answer.

"Enough chatter, let's train," Asher orders and we all groan.

Time to get hurt and grow strong again.

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This is what Alex really thinks. I don't know if it makes any sense, but it did to me when I wrote. Thank you to everyone reading this book. You all make me very happy. It gives me motivation to write. Vote and leave a comment. I love you. Jesus loves you.

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