A Fist Fight-4

James sat on his aunt's couch like a statue for a few minutes. While sitting there he started questioning himself whether all of this was real or not. He was having a very hard time digesting the fact that his aunt would speak to him in this way. Even after a few minutes of sitting there, he could still hear her voice saying that he was an anchor. His aunt's voice like an echo was constantly repeating herself in his mind.

Several people have told James that his efforts wouldn't amount to anything. He would be a mediocre awakened one and he would die a normal death. But some people believed in him. Some people didn't give him crap like that. They believed that he had talent and he would amount to something. But after the talk with his aunt Marcella it seemed to him that maybe the number of people that believed in him decreased by one.

Marcella had been his mother's friend before his birth. And even after the Tyrion family broke all their ties with his mother and him, she still stayed by their side. She was helpful and kind. She did have an awful personality but she was a family to James. He respected her and knew that she is a good person.

But now, James didn't know what to think about. He didn't notice it, but while thinking about what had transpired here, his eyes became watery. And soon small drop of tears started flowing down his eyes…

While James was sitting and silently crying, he heard Tamika's voice…

"James! Where are you?" he heard.

Then James suddenly got out of his trance. He then felt tears running down his cheeks. He then wiped them off and yelled…

"I am down here," he said while wiping his eyes.

It was then James heard a clacking noise from his side. He turned around and saw Tamika walking down the stairs. She was wearing long-high heels which made were making such noise. James then smiled while looking at her and then he stood up. Tamika was wearing a green color sun dress and was looking like a princess.

"Are you ready for an adventure?" she asked enthusiastically.

"Yup. Let's go." James said.

As James and Tamika got out of the mansion, they saw that 2 soldiers were standing just outside their front gate. They were both standing by a carriage waiting for them. Tamika sighed while looking at them. She then took James's hand and started pulling him away from the soldiers. The soldiers didn't bother to stop Tamika. They just hopped on the carriage and started walking behind Tamika and James.

Tamika dragged James to the gate of the mansion. As they got there, they saw that the gate of the mansion was closed. As she got to the gate, she ordered the soldiers manning the gate…

"Open the gate, let us through." She barked. Hearing this, one of the soldiers came forward and said.

"Madam Tamika, we have been ordered by Madam Marcella this gate would remain close. And in no circumstance, this gate would be opened. It would only open if you agree to take those two soldiers with you for your outing." One of the soldiers said.

"ARGGH!" Tamika grumbled with frustration. She then looked behind and saw that the carriage with two soldiers was just behind them. She then mumbled a few things in a low voice and then decided to hop in the carriage. Just after her, James also hopped inside.

***

"Can you believe her James? She sent two soldiers with us to keep an eye on us. How can she do that? I specifically told her that the I wanted to go alone. But she never listened to me...." And Tamika ranted about what obnoxious mother she had for the rest of their ride.

On the other hand, James just sat opposite to her, thinking about the talk that he had with Marcella. His ego was deeply hurt by her. As he sat there, he started thinking about the ways that he could somehow refute the things that she said. But unfortunately, he couldn't come up with a single reason.

He knew the truth. All the world knew his truth. And it was a fact that he wouldn't be able to become a powerful awakened one in the future. Every person that he had ever met does not stop reminding him about how worthless he is. It didn't bother him what everyone said to him. But the words of Marcella pained him the most because he never thought that she would talk to him in this way. She was family and was very close to his mother. He was just very surprised the hear the way she talked to him…

"James, are you listening to me?" Tamika asked when she saw that James was in a trance and was not listening to her.

"Huh? Yeah yeah… your mother is a bitch…" James said quickly in a reflex as Tamika caught him in a trance. But it was then he realized what he had said…

"What did you say about my mother?" Tamika said while glaring at James. Her black human-like eyes turned to like that of a cat.

"I… I didn't mean it that way…" James said in a low voice.

"Then what do you mean by calling my mother a bitch?" Tamika asked while glaring at him.

"I.. Didn't meant that.. It.. It…" James started stuttering as he had no idea what to say.

"What? Do you have no answer? Let me tell you something James, my mother is a saint. She is a very good woman and she doesn't deserve to be called a bitch by the likes of you…" Tamika said while flaring up in anger.

On the other hand, James when heard her words, something snapped inside him. Tamika said '…by the likes of you', what did she mean by that? He had heard a lot of awful things from Marcella today. And then she started saying things like that too. This broke James's heart. He felt angry. In fact, he felt very angry at him as he was not able to see the real faces of his aunt and his crush before this day.

"What the hell do you mean by the likes of me?" James asked in a clear and heavy voice.

"Huh?" Tamika was taken back. To this day, she had never heard James use this tone with anyone else let alone her. So she was a little taken back, but soon she recomposed herself.

"My mother likes you a lot James. She can't even stop about talking about your achievements…." But before she could finish her sentence, James cut her in between.

"STOP! I don't want to hear another word out of your mouth. Arent you the one that has been either fighting or talking shit about your mother with me for the past 10 mins? You called her obnoxious, scheming old hag, control freak, and many other things. How is me calling her a bitch any different from all those things that you said about her?" James asked while glaring at her. Hearing his harsh tone Tamika was taken back once again. James had never used a tone like this with her. She didn't like that. Not even a bit.

"What is the matter with you? Why are you so grumpy today?" Tamika asked in a cracking voice. It was clear that she was about to cry. Hearing her cracking voice, James came to his senses. He didn't want to see her cry. So he calmed down and said…

"Tamika, I don't mean to be rude. But you talk smack about your mother all the time. And that isn't good. She may drastic measures when it comes to you, but you know that she meant well for you. She may have sent two soldiers but they are here for your protection. She is worried about you and she only wants to protect you…" James said.

"Whatever. She is annoying. I swear if I get awakened one day, then I will run away from home and never look back." Tamika said.

"And I am sorry for what I just said. I swear that I will never do it again." James said.

"But what happened to you? Why are you so grumpy anyway?" Tamika asked James.

"Nothing. Nothing at all." James said with a fake smile on his face.