Thread: Against the Ropes [ Sigr & Captain Brandeau ]

West Side? Boooo. CAHS for liiife! Taylor's perky voice carried her pride for Chicago Academy to fill the empty streets except for the occasional passerby. This side of town was usually quiet around this hour, Vinny had pulled out his phone ten minutes ago to see the time had barely reached midnight. Taylor had let her hair down right after work, its blonde waves reaching the bottom border of her back and waist easy. She was the envy of all her caucasian friends who would worship YouTube tutorials for great hair tips and tricks whereas Taylor's length, volume, and color came naturally. Her eyes were even more blue than Danny's and her smile had a long history of braces. Go, Taylor, go! Danny and the others egged her on, and Taylor raced ahead of them by only a few paces before executing a few beautiful back handsprings, revealing her cheerleader status. The three cheered and applauded loud enough to wake Vinny from his thoughts. He hadn't looked up from the ground once until now and it didn't go unnoticed. The kids had seen Ayna play her part here and Danny witnessed what took place at the restaurant and of course blabbed to the others when they showed up to their shift. But they were clueless about a majority of the story and did nothing to get involved. They also did not think anything less of Ayna, but were getting more and more curious about Vinny's backstory and how she tied in to it. Everyone knew he was an ex celebrity but between then and now was forbidden to discuss at work. Reggie could relate most to Ayna's statement college wasn't for him either. I'm going down the military path, like my dad. If you've met Reggie, you've met Reggie's father. The two were like a single image mirrored, born in two different worlds but the same in looks and personality. Reggie, when standing straight, reached 5'5 like Taylor. He was black, his skin was flawless and dark colored, and his hair hadn't been cut in awhile but it was far from a fro. At school, he was the type of kid involved in the Junior's ROTC program and took it too seriously as if it were the real thing. Danny glanced over at Ayna, With the way things are looking, I can get into almost any college in the States for free. I'm looking at South Carolina though, for a degree in physical training, specifically sports medicine. My mom's a nurse and after my uncle's motorcycle crash left him paralyzed, I watched them struggle a lot but one day he just got up and was standing. It was a miracle.. There was complete silence for a minute, everyone had been listening. Though it was a story they had heard a million times, it always gave them hope. Shortly after walking by the restaurant, the official checkpoint of being halfway home, the group paused at a four way intersection. Danny and Taylor were due to the left, Reggie and Viv to the apartments across the street to the right, and although Vinny should have turned a few blocks behind them, he wanted to make sure Ayna got home safely, even if she didn't want an escort. They started saying their good byes to each other and then to Ayna, It's really cool meeting you. I hope we get more time to hang before graduation. Danny said with a smile, extending his hand out for her to shake.