Forbidden Embers
Mateo fired back.
"Mateo, let go of me!" Ava requested, her voice strained.
"No, I won't," Mateo insisted, his voice rising. "I want to finally know what his problem is. He's the reason why you didn't accept my proposal to be friends back in high school." He shouted the last part, drawing a crowd.
Lucas's jaw tightened. "I said let go!" He punctuated his words with a hard punch to Mateo's face.
Mateo staggered back, then retaliated with a punch of his own. The fight was on. Lucas, fueled by anger, threw another punch, connecting with Mateo's jaw.
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