Third Person's POV:
Gaby woke up the next with a splitting head. She grabbed her phone and saw that she had a few texts from Sam and Hawk.
She opened up Sam's texts first:
Sam:
Hey, my dad and Robby had a huge fight last night, and he's completely out of it.
Sam:
He said he wouldn't be going to the tournament, so I don't think you should tell him.
Sam:
I feel like if you tell him now, he'll just get extra mad at you.
Gaby:
I understand what you mean. I won't tell him today. Or at least, I won't tell him until he's feeling better.
Sam:
Okay, I'll see you at the tournament. ❤️
Gaby:
See you 🥰
Then, she opened up Hawk's text:
Hawk:
Hey, where are you?
Gaby:
Sorry, I just woke up. I'll be there in 30 minutes.
Hawk:
K, but hurry up. I don't wanna start without you.
Gaby:
K, see you soon.
Gaby turned off her phone and went into her kitchen.
She got her water bottle out of the fridge and a few advils out of the cupboard, and swallowed the pills before into her room and grabbing her clothes.
She quickly got ready, grabbed her bag, her keys, and her skateboard before leaving the apartment.
After locking that door, she put her keys in her bag and skateboarded to the tournament.
Once she got there, she put her skateboard into her bag and walked up to her friends.
"Yo, Miguel, calm down, man. Save some for the tournament," Gaby said.
"Hey, don't even bother. He's been like this all day. I can't tell if he's excited for the tournament or p*seed off at someone," Aisha said, noticing Gaby.
"Finally, you're hear. The tournaments gonna start soon," Hawk said.
"Speaking of which, where's Sensei? He should be here by now," Gaby said.
"He'll be here, don't worry," Aisha said.
"I don't know about that," Bert said, looking both concerned and guilty.
"What are you talking about?" Hawk asked.
"I saw him last night at the mini-mall. I was buying a carton of milk when I heard him in the parking lot yelling. He was drunk and p*ssing on his car. When I asked if he was okay, he said that everyone was gonna die before driving away," Bert said.
"Why didn't you tell us this earlier?" Gaby asked.
"I don't know. I guess I'm just used to seeing him drunk, so it didn't seem like that big of a deal," Bert answered.
"Well, we're here and he's not. So it's officially a big deal," Hawk said.
"Yeah, what if something happened to him?" Aisha asked.
Bert furrowed his eyebrows, "Like what?"
"Like he drove his car off a cliff or bought a gun and blew his brains out," Gaby said.
"No, Sensei would never kill himself. It's too p*ssy a move," Aisha said.
"Whatever. I mean, we're here. We're gonna have to do it without him," Hawk said.
"Do what without me?" They hear Sensei asked from behind them.
"Sensei," Gaby said.
"We didn't think you were gonna show up," Hawk continued.
"I may not always win, but I never back out of a fight," Sensei said.
"All right. Let's sign up," Miguel said.
"Not yet. There's one more lesson I have to teach you. You've all learned to strike first, to be aggressive, not be losers. O taught you to strike hard, put every ounce of your power behind everything you do. But I haven't taught you the third rule of Cobra Kai. No mercy. The older you get, the more you're gonna learn that life isn't fair. You wake up one morning feeling great, then life throws a spinning heel kick to your balls, takes a big steaming sh*t in your mouth. You get an F on a test, you get suspended, your car gets set on fire. Just when you think things are going good, everything falls apart. That's how it goes. Life shows no mercy, so neither do we. We do whatever it takes to keep our heads above the water. We do whatever it takes to keep moving forward. We do whatever it takes to win! Remember who you are. Your bada**! You don't give a sh*t! You kick a**! You're Cobra Kai," Sensei said before Miguel yelled, "Cobra Kai!"
"Yeah!" All the students yelled.
"All right guys, let's get down there and kick the sh*t out of everybody!"
"Yeah!" The students yelled again.
"No," Sensei said as Gaby took her gi out of her bag.
Sensei smiles, "You're not wearing those."
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Cobra Kai was waiting to be called when Gaby got a text from Sam.
Sam:
I've got good news and bad news.
Gaby:
What is it?
Sam:
The good news is, my dad is in a way better mood.
Sam:
The bad news is, my dad decided to come to the tournament.
Sam:
I tried to talk him out of it, but he wouldn't listen.
Gaby:
Holy sh*t
Gaby:
What the hell am I gonna do.
Sam:
Just ignore him and do your best.
Sam:
I'm sorry that this is how he's gonna find out, but I just want you to know that I'm proud of you.
Sam:
Do you best and kick some a**
Gaby:
Okay, thank you.
Sam:
Np, good luck!
Gaby:
Thnx 🥰
Gaby turned of her phone and put it in her bag and got into position with her teammates.
"Are you okay?" Miguel asked, noticing that Gaby was nervous.
"I don't know. Sam just texted that Daniel LaRusso is coming. I didn't tell him I was in Cobra Kai because she said he was in a bad mood and wouldn't be coming," Gaby said.
"That sucks, man," Miguel said.
"I know, sh*t is about to hit the fan," Gaby said before the announcer said, "From Reseda, returning to the tournament, we have--"
"Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai! Cobra Kai!" The students chanted as they marched to their spots.
"Now that's what I call an entrance! And a bada** name for a dojo! Let's here it for Cobra Kai!" The announcer yelled before the crowd started to cheer.
"And finally, fighting unaffiliated from North Hills, we have Mr. Robby Keene," the announcer said before Robby came out and stood in-between Gaby and another team.
"Good luck, Robby. Whatever happens, no hard feelings, okay?" Gaby whispered.
Robby nodded, "Of course not, good luck to you too."
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A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and have a wonderful week! :)
Published: 03/14/2021
Words: 1,115