It was only the first day, and the place was already swarming with people. Maddie could practically see dollar signs waving at her.

Suddenly, there was a knock on her table. Looking up, Maddie saw it was Lexie, gazing at her with a goofy expression, clueless about what Lexie might want.

Seeing Maddie's dopey look, Lexie felt a surge of irritation and, hopping from one foot to the other, exclaimed, "Maddie, quit staring at me like a deer caught in headlights. Didn't you promise we'd have a go at each other? I'm here to take you up on that. Let's head to the back lawn of the dorm."

Maddie's look was so innocent, Lexie feared she might not be able to go through with it. Only then did Maddie remember her prior commitment to Lexie.

She apologetically put down her pen and said, "Sorry, totally slipped my mind. You're here for that brawl, right? Sure, let's get going."

"Now?" Lexie raised an eyebrow.

Maddie checked the time and nodded, "Yeah, now. The gates aren't closed yet. We'll have time to get back after."

"Maddie, are you provoking me? Just so you know, I only lost last time because I was caught off guard. I won't be pulling any punches this time." "Alright, alright."

"Maddie!"

"Huh?"

she had hit rock bottom. Never in her life had she met someone like Maddie.

way to the back lawn of the

was too cramped for me to move properly. Out here, you better watch

say. She'd learned to fight in the wild, wrestling with beasts. Confined spaces were a disadvantage to her; in

dared not look any longer and charged towards Maddie,

too late, not moving an inch. Just when Lexie thought she had Maddie within her grasp,

stumbled forward due to her momentum, Maddie flipped over and landed

like a young wolf on the hunt, tackling Lexie from behind and pinning her to the grass.

atop Lexie's waist and pinning her arms down, had Lexie feeling utterly defeated. So it turns out, rock bottom had a

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