t w e n t y - t w o

10 YEARS BACK

HAZEL

I grabbed my hair in a tight pony and rolled the sleeves of my jacket. Removing the heels from my feet and walked to them.

Two of them again kicked in the stomach of Atlas as he lay there looking helpless and staring at me.

I grabbed an arm of one of them and twisted it till a piercing scream came out of his mouth. Pushing him aside, I knocked down two of them who came forward to hit me.

Losers.

Punching them straight across their face, I kicked the guy who called me bitch.

They all lay on the ground, groaning in pain.

“Who the fuck are you?” One of them asked, clenching his stomach.

“Karate and Taekwondo blackbelt.” I smiled, releasing my hair from the pony. “And if I ever see you all bullying him, I swear I won’t spare a single bone in your body.” I added.

Wiping my sweat, my eyes fell on Atlas who was just staring at me with strange emotions in his eyes. I offered him my hand to get up but he managed to did it on his own. His body was bruised and he wasn’