Chapter 12

DIANE POV.

After Drew said good luck to me, I realized that the match had started as several hits in the stomach sent me to the floor.

I heard his laughter and this was my first time I have heard him laugh. It was charming and appealing, making me lose focus for a while.

"Is that really your best?" He mocked, his voice so low that I couldn't tell which direction..

I was laying on the floor and I could hear them arguing, Drew's voice shouting at Michael for not going easy on me.

While Michael laughed it off. It made me remember a scene, it made me remember Becky and Rachel.. "I will when she gives up," Michael said, the exact same words Rachel tells me.

How Becky would come to my aid and send away a laugh and please Rachel.

Somehow I pictured that moment with Rachel being Michael and Drew being Becky.

This imagery gave me the will to stand up as I badly wanted to stand up for myself.

I wanted to show Becky that I am capable of taking care of myself and she should rest on.

Standing u