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"Nope, notfierce You’ve beendistracted the past week, but it’s taken me, Ito, and Zach to keep them from takin’ their issues to theit Ronin had been worthless this past week Angry, ood days His instructors hadn’tincident nor questioned Aet outta your hair I just wanted to let you knoas up"
"I appreciate it If anything changes and you need more time in Texas, take it"
"Thanks, Ronin" Deacon stopped in the doorway and turned around "Look If you ever need to talk--"
"Yeah, yeah, I get that I can call you"
Deacon looked horrified "Fuck that I was gonna tell you to call Knox because he can be such a girl about that kinda eet your troubles? Call gles Strip Club"
Ronin ed a smile "I’ll keep that in mind"
For the next hour, he dealt with dojo business, including trying to find a replaceht Normally he didn’t mix with other dojos, but in the last couple months, he’d refereed events run by Alvares "Blue" Curacao, an MMA fighter ned ABC, a Brazilian jujitsu dojo Blue had proven himself different from the other Brazilian jujitsu practitioners in the area, and Ronin respected thein ABC as part of Black Arts He and Blue had met privately to talk about possible options before they each brought it up with their instructors So not supplying a fighter for the ive the ihter besides Deacon
Why don’t you just adhter
Fuck that He’d figure so at loose ends in nearly every aspect of his life, he called A up when it kicked over to voicehis calls
That’s because she’s done with you
With the voices in his head wreaking havoc, he decided to pursue a arden, when two knocks sounded on his office door "Come in"
Martel, his UPS courier, bounded in "Afternoon, Mr B How’s it hangin’?"
"Low You?"
"High I start my vacay tomorroeek in Cancun" He thrust the cardboard box at Ronin "Saned the electronic pad and e was fro Jesus Even her writing looked angry Especially the PERSONAL notation in the corner--angrily outlined three times with red marker
As soon as the door shut, he used a carton cutter to slice through the tape His heart raced as he folded back the cardboard edges and yanked out the bubble wrap