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Some time passed. The sun began to set. I was still cleaning, almost finished though. I heard a knock on the wall and looked up to spot Liam leaning against it.

"Liam!" I stop in my tracks to stare at him.

"Those were some amazing dance moves." He compliments with a smirk on his face. I didn't know what to say, I just blushed. Its been awhile since he's been his normal self.

"Harvey... If you don't want to get hurt you should stay away from Zeal. He's dangerous... and I don't want to see you get hurt." He says lowering his head.

"...I-I'm not doing this for myself. I don't care if I get hurt." I reply finishing the cafeteria.

"T-Then who? Who are you doing this for?" He questions, sounding worried. I wanted to run over and kiss him, but gave him a simple smile instead.

"Plus, its not like I can back out now. He's already threatened me." I ignore his question, and shrug. Liam's expression changed like he'd been shot with a bullet. He stayed silent.

"If I win his little game he promised to leave us alone, so I'm going to give it my all." I assure. 

"Well, I gotta head home before it gets dark." Liam didn't respond. He still looked frightened. "Bye, Liam."

I made my way out of the school and picked up my skateboard along the way. It was still light enough for me to see the roads. I hopped on my skateboard and rode down the street towards my house. The cool evening air felt amazing caressing my face. The sound of evening birds echoing through the air sounded so peaceful and nostalgic.

Every evening seemed to be relaxing. Its almost like it knew I had a rough day and was trying to calm me. This was one of the reasons I hadn't fallen into deep depression. Without days like this I would've surely started cutting, or worse. This helped stimulate myself, and made me avoid all of those negative thoughts.

I made it home and placed my skateboard on the outside wall of my house. I made my way inside and over to the fridge. I check through the ingredients and decide to make minestrone. I take out  all my vegetables and chop them into small slices. I place everything into a pot of salted water and let them boil. I didn't make a lot, so I'd have to make breakfast tomorrow. After it finished I got out a bowl and spoon. I scooped from the pot and made my way to one of the stool near the kitchen. I ate the soup slowly but fast enough to where it wouldn't cool.

After finishing up I washed my dishes and went upstairs for a shower. I made sure to get out a change of clothes from the closet. I let the water warm up while I undressed, then entered a moment later. I let the water wash away all the stress welling within me. It relaxed my mind a lot. I exited the shower, I dressed myself, brushed my teeth and left the bathroom. I played my keyboard for a couple of hours and then went to bed. I thought about how tomorrow's match would go. Zeal would most likely win. If he did manage to win tomorrow's match that would be the end of the competition. I'm not giving up though, this is all for Liam. I fell asleep after a moment of thinking.

The sun hitting my face woke me from my deep sleep. I remembered today I had to make breakfast since i didn't cook much last night. I quickly hop out of bed and head for the stairs. Strawberry crepes shouldn't be too hard to make. I grabbed a pack of strawberries from the fridge and swiped a knife from the rack. I slice the tops off the strawberries and placed them into a pot on the stove. I add a half a cup of sugar to the berries and turned it on low heat. I grabbed the pot of flour that sat on top of the counter and scooped a couple of cups into a mixing bowl. After mixing all of the dry ingredients such as salt, sugar and baking powder to name a few, I merged it with the wet mix. I stir them together, then roll out the pastries on the pan. I check the strawberries, they seem to be cooked enough. I pour a cap full of vanilla into the berries and stir them. I scooped them out onto the dough and rolled them up on the pan. I placed them on a rack in the oven. I had enough resources to make ten. While the crepes were in the oven I went for a quick shower.

A few minutes later I came back downstairs and checked on the crepes. They weren't done yet so I decided I'd make some grilled cheese while I waited. I sliced a few rolls of bread and placed some of them in a grill pan on high heat. I grabbed the cheddar from the fridge and sliced it into thin pieces. I flipped the bread in the pan and threw some spices over it. I placed a couple pieces of the cheddar in the bread and packed it down until it cooked. I repeated this a couple more times and made seven grilled sandwiches. I heard a ding from the oven, meaning the crepes were done. I scooped them out and let them cool. I got my stuff ready for school in the mean time. A couple of minutes passed and I bagged all of the food I had made this morning. I placed everything in my backpack and headed out the door. I made sure to grab my skateboard.

On my way to school I spotted what looked to be a middle aged woman sighing in front of a tree. She had long brown hair that seemed to take advantage of the suns light, her hair glistened. She didn't seem to be in a good mood. That was odd cause it was a beautiful day.

"Is something the matter ma'am?" I decide to ask, in hopes of being able to brighten her day.

"Ohh, well... my cat got stuck in this tree and won't move." How cliché. "I've been here since early this morning trying to convince him to come down, but he won't budge!"

"W-would it be okay if I tried?" I ask politely.

"Absolutely! That would be a huge help, thank you!" She replies in relief. I stand on the bench near the tree, then place a foot on the tree. I grab a branch and pull myself up. I spotted the small cat and slowly reached for it. My hands reached its neck and I began petting it. It purred profusely. It crawled into my lap. He was so cute it brought a smiled to my face.

The sun peeked through the trees and hit my face, making my pale skin glow from the beams of light. It was a very nice day. I pick up the cat with one arm and crawl down the tree using the other. The woman looked like she wanted to dry when she approached me holding her cat.

"Thank you so much. I've been struggling far to long trying to get Shoeske out that tree." I guess Shoeske is the cats name? That's not a pet name I've ever heard before. "You helped me and you don't even know me. That's really kind!"

"I'm Harvey Harris. I-It was nothing." I introduce with a smile, while looking between her and her cat, Shoeske.

"My name is Clare Knightstorm." I froze. Wasn't that Gale's last name?

"Would you by any chance be Gale's sister?" I ask. I didn't believe it was possible, since she was so sweet.

"Oh my. The flattery." She said bending her hand at me.

"I'm his mother, actually." My eyes shot wide open when she said that. She noticed my expression and laughed.

"You... look very young." I say, still in awe.

"I get that a lot. I'm thirty nine, so i still have some time before the grays come in." She chuckles. I smiled. She has such a bubbly personality.

"If there's anything you need don't hesitate to come by. Here's my address." She says handing me a card. I felt extremely bad for thinking that she would be anything like that substitue teacher.

"Thanks ma'am." I bow a little. "W-well I should be off to school. See you!"

"Bye angel!" She says giggling while I hop onto my skateboard. I almost fell. That would have only furthered my embarrassment .