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Shortly before the break came to an end, Candelaria, Lucia and I went back to our room to change into our sports clothes. Because we had two school hours of martial arts lessons. We always had this together with a level above us, as the older level could possibly help the younger level if they still needed help.

I put on black sports leggings from Nike, a black sports bra and black Nike Air Max. Completely dressed, I went out of my room and as expected, the girls were already ready in the hallway. They were usually faster than me. We made our way to the sports hall together, where I quickly tied my hair into a high braid.

In front of the sports hall you can already hear noise from inside, which meant that there were already some people there and we were one of the last again. As always.

When we opened the doors to the sports hall, we could already see a lot of people inside. Among other things, our teacher Mr. Pérez. I ran directly in the direction where my brothers, Felipe and Rafael, were standing. But on the way there I suddenly saw Liliana and her asshole brother, with a few other guys standing next to them. "Liliana, would you like to come to us?" I called to her. She just took a step in my direction when her brother gently grabbed her arm and brought her to a standstill. "She'll stay here," he said. "No, I can make my own decisions Hermano and I want to go to them, so let me go," she shouted at him, so that everyone was now watching the spectacle.

She tore herself out of his arms and ran over to me and the girls. "Hey," we all said. "Your brother is really annoying," came Candelaria. "Yes, he is, but he just wants to protect me. "He's actually not that bad, he just always acts like that," she replied. "Yes, I know that, even if I can't understand it with yours, I just find him arrogant. But my brothers are the same way, Hard shell and soft core, they are completely different towards friends and family," I said.

We ran over to the others. When we were with them, Federico pulled me along with him. "What are you wearing there? That's way too short, can't you see how everyone is staring at you," he complained to me. "Chill hermano, that's my normal sportswear, don't act like that. And besides, there are outdoor pools or swimming pools in the pool too "No longer on, you actually have less on," I defended myself. "Yes, of course, but you've never been to outdoor pools or swimming pools. "Only in our pools at home and there's no one there who isn't allowed to see you like that because there's only the family at home," he hissed, "I know, but in public swimming pools you also see other girls with skimpy clothing and things are that short "It's long leggings and a sports bra that covers everything," I said. "You're annoying," he growled, because he wasn't in the mood for discussion anymore. "I know, but that's what younger siblings are for," I said slightly conceitedly before I ran back to the others.

When we were back with the others, Emilio came up to Federico. "Have you cleared it up with her?" asked Emilio Federico. "No, she's stubborn and doesn't listen," he hissed. "Hey, that's not true, I'm not stubborn, but I can do whatever I want without your permission," I had to defend myself again. "Do you see what I mean?" he asked Emilio . However, our discussion was interrupted when Mr. Pérez started talking.

"Dear students, I'm looking forward to seeing you again this year, with a few more new students. I hope that this year will be as quiet as the last, so that we can all study in peace. Now let's move on to today's martial arts that we practice. First of all, the four of you always go to a punching bag. One person holds him, the other kicks and punches the punching bag, while the last of the group stands next to him and watches a few tricks. At least one older student is in a group who gives tips and trains the others a little. Afterwards, when you're all through, one person from each team, which you can choose yourself, goes into the ring with someone from another team. This way I can see how far you are and where we need to work towards it. Did you understand everything?" came our teacher, to which everyone said yes and ran to the assigned punching bags.

I went into a team with Emilio, Federico and Liliana. Because if I went with the girls, we would just laugh the whole time. Rafael, Felipe, Candelaria and Lucia were on another team together. Emilio boxed first and you could see that he was getting better and better. Even if he was the one of us who struggled with aggression most of the time or didn't take it completely seriously. Then it was Federico's turn, he also improved more and more, he was one of the best in our family, but he had to be, because he was a future mafia boss. He was also my trainer; after all, I would later become his right-hand man. Liliana was third. She wasn't too good yet, she knew the basics and could probably defend herself, but she needs to train more for the criminal world. But I don't know what her parents did, if they were petty criminals then their knowledge was completely sufficient. But if they were in the mafia business, they definitely needed to train more. My brothers and I gave her a few tips on how she could improve. It was my turn last.

I walked up to the punching bag and started by throwing a few punches at it, landing faster and more accurately. After a while I moved on to some kicks. Federico gave me a few tips during training and told me what I should do. "Cecilia, do a few spinning kicks," he instructed me, whereupon I jumped up, turned 360 degrees around my own axis and then immediately kicked the punching bag. "Well done, I think it's enough today," he said. "Oh, I didn't know you could do it so well," said Liliana. "Thank you, I've been training all my life," I thanked her.

We chatted for a bit before Mr. Pérez started speaking again. "Since it seems like you're all done, I'd say let's start fighting in the ring now. Are there any volunteers who want to start?" a few came forward and the teacher then let them fight.

After a few fights there were only 4 teams left, one of Felipe, Rafael, Candelaria and Lucia. A team with a few classmates of ours, Liliana's brother's team and my team. From my friends' team, Felipe fought against one of my classmates from the other team. We cheered on Felipe, who also won the fight pretty quickly since the other team was much weaker. "Which one of us is fighting?" I asked. "I'm not in the mood, are you?" Emilio wanted to know. "I can do that if the others don't want to fight," I replied, to which Federico and Liliana said that they didn't want to fight.

I saw Liliana's brother from the other team run up and get into the ring just like me. "You're serious, you're sending the girl forward. "Don't you dare go and fight me," he said mockingly to my brothers. "But she can finish you off just as much as we can finish you off," Federico said. "What's your name?" I asked. "Santiago, and you?" he asked me. "Cecilia."

"Don't break anything while fighting," he said mockingly. "Don't worry, you should take care of yourself," I said, which was followed by a murmur from his team members. "Now stop arguing and start," Mr. Pérez instructed us.

We got into position. I waited for him to attack first, which he did. He lashed out and wanted to hit me in the stomach, which I caught straight away because he was too slow to point it out. He was visibly surprised, which I took advantage of by kicking him in the back of his knee, whereupon he collapsed briefly. I took advantage of this to give him a punch in the side and an uppercut with his left and right at the same time. Because he was already swaying from the kick in the back of his knee, he fell to the ground. I quickly climbed over him and tried to hit him in the stomach, which he deftly caught. He was better than I thought, but I didn't underestimate him from the start. I looked into his eyes and was distracted for a moment, he took advantage of this and turned us around so that he was above me and I was below him.

He tried to punch me in the side, which I dodged and rolled out from under him. I quickly stood up, as did he. We circled each other again, but I tried to kick him in the side first. Which he skillfully dodged while taking my hand and holding it tightly. I rolled forward, knocking him to the ground. He was surprised, so I quickly climbed over him again and wanted to hit him again, but he caught my hand. It went on like this, sometimes I had the upper hand and then again he had it. At some point Mr. Pérez told us to stop and we both won.

We both lay on the floor breathing heavily. He stood up and held out his hand, which I took, pulling me up. "You fought well," he admitted. "Thank you too, it was a fair fight," I replied. I went back to my team and friends who joined in and congratulated me on making it through the fight as it was really good. "That was really good, no one has ever been on equal terms with him, he's won every fight so far and never lost or had a tie," Liliana said to me as she came up to me. "Thanks, it's been mine so far But in the same way, with the exception of Federico, we have always fought together on equal terms."

Since gym class was over and we had a break, Lucia, Candelaria and I went back to our room to change. I put back on my clothes from before, combed my hair and went out of my room again. Since we now had math and then economics, we went back to class.