Chapter 138: What you are fighting for! (1/2)

”Well do you think he was telling the truth?” Ashley asked.

After speaking to Mac, the two of them were unsure about what to do next. Threatening Mac wouldn't do anything and in the first place, he might have just told them alike to get them off his back. He was the type of person who if he didn't want to tell you anything no matter what you did, he wouldn't tell you.

But Mac did give them some information and why would he lie? It wasn't like Mac would gain anything by making Noivs go down to the harbour for no reason, it seemed too petty and another thing had stuck out to Novis.

The fact that Mac had said Dan isn't who they thought he was.

Once classes had finished for the day, Novis had made the decision to tell the others. He wanted their opinion on the matter.

After hearing the news form Novis, Scarlett started to worry. She remembered seeing Dan hurt that one time and not only that. Somehow, he was the first one to arrive when Scarlett was in trouble before. She didn't think about it much but just how did Dan know where she was?

”I think Mac might be onto something,” Scarlett said sounding a little concerned.

”I agree, I think there I no harm going,” said Alex ”Although practising is important Dan's safety is even more important. There is always the tournament next year but Dan is our friend.”

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That day when Dan woke up to the sound of the alarm on his phone. He immediately picked up his phone to stop the ringing, he had been up all night dreading this day. He then looked at the date once again to confirm.

”Thursday.” On the front screen, there was also a text from Kyle, reminding him that the fight was going on today and he should be there on time.

Dan hated this feeling most, the night before a fight. It was different when he was going to play the game with Novis and the others, he got nerves but they were nerves of excitement. These nerves he somehow would have to change it into anger.

He didn't know who his opponent was yet he had to suddenly imagine himself hating and hitting the person, fighting like his life was on the line. It took a certain mentality for a person to do that and over the years Dan had slowly phased it out. But now once again he would have to go back to being called the wild dog he was when he was younger.

Before heading off to school Dan did his usual morning routine, The day care was busy and everyone had woken up to get ready to school. Some of the kids were only six or seven years old so there was a lot of preparation to be done.

Dan went into the kitchen and started to cut up pieces of bread while Hayley helped to dress the kids and get all their stuff ready for school. Once the pieces of bread were cut up nicely, Dan then would wrap them up and place them into a lunch box.

That's when the sound of crying could be heard coming from the living room.

”Why can't I get my own Bag, why do I have to share with Amy!” The boy cried.

Hayley wiped the tears away from the boy's face.

”What's wrong with sharing, Amy's your sister right?” The boy nodded in response. ”And you love your sister right.” The boy nodded once again. ”Then it's normal to share things with the one you love, she's just looking after it for you okay?”

The boy seemed to cheer up a little after Hayley's words.

”Now remember to protect your sister right, make sure no one bullies her.”

The little boy nodded and then hurried away to walk to school with his sister. When they walked off Dan noticed, that they weren't the only one's sharing bags and many of them had old and tattered clothes.

Looking at the kids walk off into the distance, reminded Dan what he was fighting for. The only thing that was keeping this orphanage running was Hayley and the money coming from Noir. Even now they were just barely hanging in there.

”I'll make this a better place.”

Before heading to the harbour Dan decided to head to the bridge one last time before his match today. The match was later in the afternoon but Dan felt like he had no time for school at the moment.

Once the match and fight were over, then Dan could concentrate on the game with the others again, of course, if they let him back. If Novis and the others didn't want him on the team after leaving them for a few days, then Dan totally understood that.

But when Dan arrived at the bridge, he was surprised to see Tony there.

”Hey, shouldn't you be in school?” Tony said looking at Dan.

”I got an important thing I have to deal with today,” Dan said. Tony continued to throw out kicks and punches in the air. He was busy shadowboxing away and Dan was always amazed when watching him. ”Do you always train here?” Dan asked.