Julio was walking home aloer school during the afternoon. His extracurricur was exhausting, Julio went to a venieore to buy a drink. He felt relieved from the icy cold drink as it cooled him. When he exited the store, he was surrounded by Donovan and his friends.

  “What do you want, Donovan?” Julio questioned.

  “Don’t py dumb, Juan Shakespeare!” Donovan replied. “You know it’s about yesterday.”

  Julio ched his fist in anger after hearing the niame but he remembered what his grandmother said, so he calmed down and chose not to use violence.

  “I o go home, Donovan. I don’t have time for you,” said Julio.

  “So, that’s how you want to py…” Donovan replied. “Get em.”

  Donovan and his friends charged towards Julio but he evaded it. He quickly crawled beh them and ran as fast as he could. They chased them through the streets, Julio had to bypass a lot of people in front of him.

  As Julio thought that he lost them, he suddenly crashed into a pile of boxes which slowed him down. It made Donovan and his friends able to catch up, Julio quickly got up and tinued running.

  Julio wasn’t paying attention, he had no time to look for slips. All that was in his mind was to lose Donovan and safely get home. Julio took a left turn and thought that he was safe but it was blocked by walls. When Donovan and his friends caught up to him, they ered him into a dead end.

  “You’re dead!” said Donovan.

  “e on Donova’s think about this!” Julio pleaded. “ we just talk through it, I don’t want to escate this into a fight.”

  “I don’t care if you’re just scared. I’m going to give you payback!” said Donovan.

  Julio realized that the situation was dire, he was forced to ignore his grandmother’s words and decided to use viole was no way out, he would have fought through. Julio dropped his bag and was ready to fight.

  “I’m sorry, abue…If I want to go, I’ll have to fight my way out,” said Julio to himself.

  Donovan and his friends cshed with Julio. Julio mao knock out a few but he was overpowered. He was dropped to the ground, he saw a stid smacked one of them in the leg. Donovan suddenly hit him from behind, Julio tried to fight back but Donovan was bigger than him. He was knocked out by Donovan’s fist.

  Julio was repeatedly punched senselessly by Donovan. Julio didn’t want to end like this so he mustered his remaining strength to push away Donovan. Julio got up covered in blood in his face. He wiped it all off and told Donovan to stand up.

  Donovahat Julio was uimating him. So he ran up to him, Julio quickly responded by giving Donovan a chokehold. He held his arms around his ightly until Donovan finally passed out.

  Julio ying down on the floor feeling relieved. He hurriedly grabbed his bad ran away. He hid somewhere and took a tissue from his bag as he wiped off all the blood. Bloodstains could still be visible even after wiping them with water too. Julio walked home covered with injuries, he repared for the worst from his father and grandmother.

  By the time he got home, it was just as he expected. They were shocked to see him, even the ers. Noelia quickly brought his son upstairs and was furious.

  “Julio! Did you get into a fight again?!” Noelia questioned. “Yesterday, you were covered with injuries and you are now again?!”

  “I don’t have much to say, the reason was still the same,” Julio replied. “Although it was a critical situation, I turned away from your words and even abue’s, so I’m ready to be grounded.”

  “You better have an expnation for this, young man!” said Noelia.

  “I do. A couple of bullies were chasihen they ered me. There was no way out, I have to fight my way through,” Julio expined. “You have to believe me, I’m telling the truth!”

  Noelia sighed and told Julio that he was grounded for 3 months, Noelia didn’t want to hear any of Julio’s excuses. Then Noelia ordered him to himself up and go to his room. Noelia sat down frustrated with his son’s behavior, maybe he should increase security and supervision towards Julio.

  But thinking about it, he remembered the time he fought when he was in school with his friends. He received the same treatment as Julio when he came bae.

  “Feels just as if it’s like father like son,” Noelia thought. Noelia remembered that he still got work to do, so he went downstairs.

  Julio sat down at his bed taking care of his injuries. Sofia looked over her injured little brother, so she climbed down from the bed and sat o him. Julio noticed her but focused oing his injuries.

  “Anht with Donovan and his boys?” Sofia asked. Julio stayed quiet not wanting to answer.

  “You tell me, Julio. It’s okay,” said Sofia.

  “Yeah…This time it really made Padre mad,” Julio replied.

  “Do you know why they keep pig on you guys?” Sofia asked again.

  “What do you mean?” Julio asked her back with fusion.

  “You read respond or in other words, you give them the attention they wanted,” said Sofia. “They won’t stop because you are ag acc to what they want.”

  “It ’t be helped. I don’t want my friend to be defenseless,” said Julio. “I had no other choice.”

  “Maybe you should try ign them more, I know it’s hard to e you have to do it for the long run,” Sofia suggested.

  “How would that work?” Julio asked.

  “Well, you have to give it a try first,” Sofia answered. “Who knows it would work, you wouldn’t know if you didn’t try.”

  “Alright…I guess I’ll try,” said Julio, taking his elder sister’s advice.