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❛ FORGIVING ❜
CHAPTER THIRTEEN !

THE HOUSE WAS SILENT WHEN CHARLIE WALKED IN. She didn't bother to ask if her mother was in before turning on the lights and making herself a drink.

"Charlie? Is that you?" Monique's voice called out through the living room doorway. She let out a sigh seeing her daughter in the kitchen.

Charlie remained silent, ignoring her mother's presence and focused on making her drink. She could hear Monique's footsteps inching closer, but chose to ignore it.

"Did you want me to make you some dinner?" Monique attempted to make conversation but Charlie kept her back to her.

"I ate at Miguel's. Carmen offered me and Johnny to have dinner with them." She answered.

"Charlie," Monique began, letting a breath out when she refused to acknowledge her, "Can you look at me, please?"

Charlie paused, hesitant to see what she wanted. Eventually, she gave in and turned towards her mother.

"I'm sorry," Monique's voice broke, her tone making it all the more difficult for Charlie to stay mad at her.

"Are you, though?" She asked while her fingers absentmindedly fidgeted with her rings. "Or are you just bored of the silence?"

Monique stared at her daughter in silence, looking for the right words, "Charlie, baby. I am genuinely sorry. I will never do that to you again."

"How can I trust you?" She hated the fact her eyes were now watering.

"I won't," Monique stepped forward, her hands gently cupping her daughter's cheeks. "I promise. I hate what I did to you, I can't forgive myself."

She pressed a kiss on her head and their eyes locked for a moment. Charlie sighed and leaned into the hug.

She didn't want to forgive her mother. She doubted she was even sorry. But it was like the little girl in her wanted her mom and she couldn't resist.

Breaking away from the hug, they stared at each other once more and Monique was now smiling, "Come on, let's go watch your favorite movie."

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MIGUEL, CHARLIE, AISHA AND HAWK all sat together in the cinema, watching the new movie that was out in the afternoon.

Charlie popped one of the popcorn pieces
in her mouth, chewing it and laughing when Hawk threw one that landed in a girl's hair.

He grinned, picking up another piece but Charlie quickly grabbed onto his hand. "Stop that," She whispered, leaning in a little closer so that no one could hear them. "Someone's gonna turn around and slap you soon."

He smiled, "What? You worried 'bout me, Charls?" She scoffed, "No, I'm worried about me."

"Relax," He mumbled, shaking his head, "If someone comes up to us, I'll protect you." Charlie shook her head and threw one of her popcorn pieces at his face.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Charlie turn away
from the boy beside her, glancing at Aisha with
furrowed brows. She was talking to Miguel who had been silent the entire movie.

"I can't stop thinking about what Sensei told me about Sam's dad," Miguel said in a quiet voice, not wanting to draw attention to the them.

"So, Sensei and Sam's dad had some beef." Aisha said nonchalantly. "What that have to do with
you?"

"Do I have to spell it out for you? Sam's dad hates Cobra Kai, I'm a part of Cobra Kai. So by the transitive property, her dad is gonna hate me." Miguel explained making Charlie look down. She still hadn't told her dad that she was friends with the LaRusso's.

"Jesus Christ, you're such a nerd," Hawk scoffed as he continued to bother the girl in front of him with the popcorn.

Miguel shrugged, "I'm telling you, it's not just on my mind. Sam was acting weird the other day when her dad walked by."

"Hmm, listen," Aisha turned to him, "I've known Mr. LaRusso since third grade. He's a really nice guy, you just have to talk to him."

Charlie hummed in agreement, "Aisha's right you know? Before I stopped hanging out with Yasmine and everyone, I would always sleep at the LaRusso's. I'd apologise for staying there so much but he'd always tell me I wasn't a bother and he didn't mind, he's not that bad."

"I haven't even been invited over yet," He sighed disappointedly, staring at the screen ahead of him, "Sam's probably too afraid to introduce me."

"Dude, just go over there. It's an alpha move," Hawk shrugged.

"Who the hell did that?" Charlie's eyes snapped up from her friend to the man who rose from his seat suddenly.

Hawk's arm snaked around and wrapped around Charlie's shoulders. He pulled her slightly into his chest and angled her chin so that her eyes are facing the screen and not the man who might come up and kill him at any moment now.

Once the man settled back down, Hawk's arm continued to lay around the girl. Aisha looked over at them and wiggled her eyebrows at the girl but just earned an eye roll.

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HAWK HAD WALKED CHARLIE HOME AND HER MOTHER ANNOYED HER WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT HIM. Monique knew who he was as he'd had many sleepovers at their house but she didn't realise how close they were.

She'd got up to go to the toilet and when he hand went to turn the tap off, loud grunting caught her attention.

Her head snapped towards a window and she saw fire from the blurred glass. She ran outside and saw Johnny's car on fire, while a bunch of men lay on the floor in pain.

"Johnny?" The blonde had Daniel's cousin that she'd met a few times leaning up by collar of his shirt, "Charls?"

Her being there made him uncomfortable and he believed he was setting a bad example for her so threw the man to the floor, "go inside Charlie."

Before she could say anything, Johnny had climbed onto a motorbike and rode off.

"what the fuck?" Monique breathed out as she now stood by her daughter. The two of them stared at the burning car and Charlie knew that now Louie had seen her, he was going to say something to Daniel.

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short chapter but oooo Daniel and Sam finally gonna find out she's Johnny's daughter. not sure how I'm gonna write it yet but looking forward to it.

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