Dedicated to the beautiful family I have. I love you all to pieces. ❤️

Eleanor 

Bam!

Alan's fist came in contact with Dan's face and made an awful sound.

Dan was taken aback, and so were all the other people present in the room.

Dan held his cheek for about a second before turning back and punching Alan twice as hard. Alan fell down with a thud, making his head collide with the chair.

But, he wasn't someone who'd give up easily.

Alan stood up, brushed himself off and charged at Dan, my with anger but with a smile.

One thing led to the other, finally resulting in bruises all over their faces and bodies.

If it would have been any other place in the school, both of them would have been in the Principal's office by now, but we were in the basketball court. And there's a saying in RHCS, "whatever happens in the court stays within us and ends within us". That's what we have been doing for years, I don't remember any occurrences where fights or problems originating in the basketball court had been taken outside the court.

I had tried to stop both of them many a times during their fight, but in vain.

"I'm not going to stop unless you apologise to El.", Alan said, still occupied with their physical fight.

Dan looked at me and looked back at him, and said, "How does it affect you anyway? And El? Well, just so you get your facts right, nobody can call her El except for Meg, Joe and I."

This time, Alan was holding Dan by the collar of his blue shirt and he said, "Why do you even care? I've never seen you talking to her till today."

Dan pushed Alan away and said, "This isn't your business."

"It is. Everything related to El is my business.", he stated in a serious tone, I had never seen him so serious and it confused me.

Dan had become red by now, I could tell he was mad. Mad at both of us.

Dan was about to hit Alan real hard and I could not bear it anymore and stepped in front of Alan.

I closed my eyes as a tear escaped my lips due to the pain that had been caused by the blow I had just received.

I could hear people gasping in surprise all around me. Dan's hand was shaking a little and Alan was too shocked to speak, I saw Meg running towards me and holding my hand, trying to lead me out of the room.

Joe stood in front of us saying nothing, everyone was shocked.

I looked at Dan right in the eye; for the first time in many years, I could actually see some kind of an emotion in his eye. He looked hurt.

It looked like he had received the pain the blow had caused me, instead of me receiving it.

"El--Eleano--- I am--- s-so---", Dan had began saying something before I cut him off.

"I hate you.", I spat coldly.

This was the first time we had spoken after our fight, or should I say one sided fight?

He looked like a mess, I saw his eyes getting heavy. He was in tears. It amazed me.

Even though I had told him I hated him, I didn't. I loved him with all my heart in spite of all that he had done to me.

But I knew I had to do this today, I had to be strong for once.

I had moved on from my best friend, my ex best friend.

I turned around to leave with Alan, we held hands as we walked out of the basketball court as if nothing had happened.

*End of flashback*