Sometimes, I forget I’m still awake, I ***** up, and say these things out loud,

I groaned and jumped to my feet with the experience of a long time street fighter. I knew to go easy on this one, I wouldn’t want to hurt her because as much as I hated her she still was apart of Carmen’s life at one time, no matter how poisoness she was. And I can’t destroy anything else, and I can’t let this woman destroy anything else, there must be no more destruction.

My old friend, I swear I never meant for this, I never meant-

She swung at my head and I grabbed the fist tiredly, huffing my breaths angrily as I did so. She went to pull her arm back to throw another punch but I held the fist in my hand.

Don’t look at me that way, It was an honest mistake, Don’t look at me that way, It was an honest mistake, An honest-

She lifted her knee so suddenly, that even I thought I wouldn’t have a chance to react, but my body moved before my brain even registered old habit I guess and I hooked my foot behind said knee, which was aimed at my midsection, and tugged. She fell flat on her back in the blink of an eye and that was that.

Don’t look at me that way, It was an honest mistake, Don’t look at me that way, It was an honest mistake, An honest mistake.

I offered my arm to Carmen and was silently relived when she took it. We stepped over Brandy’s wheezing form and headed out the door.