This life... by Emily Zimmerman. (online e reader TXT) 📕

this season” he retorted. I laughed “you may not” I muttered. He glared at me, “well, if your so tough then do it, hit me as hard as you can right here” he said, pointing to his cheek. I snorted “I’m not going to get detention over an ass-hole like you, but meet me after school, in the parking lot, I’ll show you what a real ass kicking is” I growled. He smiled a taunting smile and nodded “yeah, we’ll see” he called, walking away. I snorted and picked up my pizza, I ate it happily, showing Mr. Ass-hole that I’m not afraid of him. You could feel the excitement in the air, a fight! Just what they need! I snorted while I ate, chatter picked back up after a while, there was a tap on my shoulder, I looked around to see Jamie standing there with a smile on his face “hey Jamie, Take a seat” I said, patting the seat beside me. He sat beside me with his tray “so what just happened here? I was to far away to hear” he said. I snorted “I’m going to kick the jocks ass after school” I said, taking a bite of my pizza. I chewed happily, until I caught sight of Kyle, he was in the back of the line of people, looking at us, “that’s…. that’s something” he said, pulling me from my distraction, I smiled “yep, idiot thinks he’ll actually beat me, ha! Listen to this, last night I was jumped by these two creeps, there’s no telling how stupid they were, and I beat the crap out of them, and I drug them back to my house and made them sit and wait for the cops” I muttered the last part. Jamie gaped at me “that cant be true” he said. I nodded “it is though” I said with a confident smile. He sat back, a shocked look on his face “I never would have guessed, with how you look and all” he said. I nodded “don’t judge a book by its cover” I said simply. Kyle walked over “hey Kaila, you mind if I sit here?” he asked. I shook my head “no, go sit with the jocks” I said sarcastically. He laughed and sat across from us, “Hey Kaila!” I heard Jared say. I turned around “hi…” I trailed off, confused. I stared at him for a second “how in the world did you transfer so fast?” I asked. He laughed “I have my ways” he said, a smug grin on his face. I snorted “you bribed the school didn’t you?” I asked flatly. He nodded “how’d you guess?” he asked dryly. I shrugged “just a hunch” I said. He sat down beside me “so, who’s this?” he asked skeptically. I put my head in my hands “oh for the love of-” I cut myself off. I sighed “no, we are not dating” I clarified. He looked at me skeptically “this is Jamie, we met two days ago, he’s fairly knew, we ran into each other in the hall, he recognized me being the fourteen year old who ran into a gas station, and we became friends okay?” I said, emphasizing the word ’friends’. Jared nodded, seeming satisfied “Jamie, first: sorry about that, second: this is Kyle and Jared” I said gesturing to them. Jamie looked amused “no problem, nice to meet you” he said with a wave. “oh, and this is who I was texting when I ran into you” I said, gesturing to Jared. He nodded “so this is your brother” he amended. I nodded. I picked up my pizza and took a bite happily, “so, I heard you already put two jock’s in there place” Jared said, amused. I nodded “you heard right” I said. “one of them wouldn’t stay in there place, so I’m beating the crap out of him after school” I said simply. Jared stared at me, then shook his head “no, your not” he said. I snorted “what? Is my big bad brother going to stop me?” I asked Sarcastically. He glared at me “I am just trying to protect you” he said. I snorted “yes, you have been trying to protect me for a long time, and guess what? I listened to you, I listened for a long time to what you had to say, I obeyed what you told me not to do, and guess where that got me? It got me bullied, depressed and it got me at least a bruise everyday. And I’m tired of it, so I’m doing what I think I should do, got it?” I asked him. He stared at me, shocked “and that night that I stole mom’s car? I did that because it made me feel… like my own person, this is my personality, I’m stubborn, but what do you do? You let me be stubborn” I said, crossing my arms over my chest. He just kept staring, I raised my eyebrows “what?” I asked, getting annoyed. He blinked “hmm, it seems my little sister isn’t so little anymore” he said. I nodded once “right” I said sternly. He sighed “alright, ill stop getting on your case about driving, and ill stop being over protective, but I’m still being protective” he said. I sighed “fair enough” I sighed out. He laughed “that’s my little sister” he said, patting my back roughly. I snorted and pushed his hand away.  Chapter Three.

 Chapter three. i sat on the concrete waiting for Garry, the school doors flew open dramatically and he strutted out like a male model ready to show what he's got. i rolled my eyes as he gave me a confident smile, he stood in front of me, sitting cross legged on the ground playing a game. "took you long enough." i muttered, not looking up. i heard him growl "whats wrong, scared?" i asked with a chuckle. i heard him snort, "your one to talk, i know your terrified" he said. it was my turn to snort "you have got to be kidding me" i said with a raise of my brow. i put my phone away and stood up, i came face to face with him "you can't be serious" i said with a laugh. he answered me with a stare, i burst out laughing, "you..think.. i was scared... oh man that's good" i laughed out. He scowled at me, hard. "ooh.. i'm so scared" i said, laughing at the end. He growled again. "lets get this over with, i'd like to go home" i said in a bored tone after i sobered. he nodded, the whole school had accumulated around us. they were completely silent, not chanting "fight" like in the movies and shows. i stood still while he circled me, unafraid of what he might do behind my back. the thing about him, he's predictable. I knew what he'd do, he'd grab me around the neck, throw me down to the ground, then he'll try and punch me. that wont happen. he grabbed me around the neck as i predicted, everyone gasped and i just stood there, planning what i was going to do and waiting for his next move, my face was emotionless, blank. he threw me down and the impact made me hit my head, it didn't faze me though, i'd made my plan. just as he leaned over me to get the first punch in, seeming a little confused by my small smile, i rapped my legs around him and used all my strength to flip us, so i was on top, i raised my fist and slammed it down hard on his face, making him spit blood and groan. i punched him one more time before getting up, this wasn't ending that easy. i remember taking Karate and Tae Kwon do, he was in the class with me, so he was as experienced as i. i smiled as his glower "c'mon Garry, i know you can do better than that" i challenged. he smiled and nodded "i didn't want to overwhelm you" he said, taunting me. i snorted "that was extremely predictable, i saw how you fought, were both black belts dumb-ass" i said. he nodded "hmm, tell me something Kaila, why did you take that class? did your father make you, or did you just decide you were too weak to defend yourself?" he asked. i snorted "my Dad was overprotective, he made me do it, why do you ask?" i asked in a casual tone. we were circling each other, he nodded "i thought so, i remember when you first came, your dad drug you in with you struggling profusely" he said with a slight laugh. i chuckled "yes, i hated him for a week" i said, a smile on my lips. suddenly, thinking i was distracted, he charged at me, but i twisted out of the way, not missing a beat. we fought for a few minutes, twisting, kicking, punching, he only got me in the stomach, and we talked through the whole thing, as if we were just sitting down for a visit "so i hear your a slut" he said to me, panting as we were losing energy. i snorted as we fought "you hear allot of things you know that? no, i'm not a frigen slut, god, i've never even had sex" i said, not caring who hears. he didn't have time to answer before i tripped him and stood over him, "never let your guard down Kiles, i thought you would have at least remembered the basics of the training" i said. i smiled sweetly and walked over to my car, "see you later school people, hope you enjoyed this boring fight, i sure did" i said as i unlocked my car. i looked up to find all of them gaping at me, all but Kyle, Jared, Hail and Jake. i smiled a bright smile at Kyle and Jared, and sent a warning glance at Jake and Hail. that was a roomer i hadn't heard about. i got in the car and revved the engine of my candy apple red Mustang. i backed out of my space and glanced one more time at the crowd, Garry was smiling an impressed smile, seeming to be back to his old self again, before he became a senseless jerk. i smiled back a smile of approval, showing him that i approved of his fighting, he rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, that is the old him alright, i drove off, but not before i caught sight of Jamie, gaping like the others. i chuckled as i drove the short distance to our house. a familiar car was parked in the driveway and i groaned "no, not this again!" i groaned. i parked the car and walked inside, a dry look on my face, Jared's idiot friends sat in the living room, laughing at some stupid comedy that wasn't even funny. they all looked up when i walked into the living room, then they looked down, and down, until they got to my feet. i sighed, "quit undressing me with your eyes before you all go blind" i threatened. they smirked "hey Kaila!" Jack