Jay-jay's POV
Christmas is almost here. The breeze is cold. It's just like my love life.
I'm not bitter or anything. I just thought of comparing the coldness of the wind.
But honestly, I couldn't feel that coldness. Maybe it's because of my sweat and the fast beating of my heart.
Are you the one to chase me, I'll see if I don't sweat.
"What?! You think you can handle all of us?!" Their leader said arrogantly to me.
Who are they? Those guys who suddenly stopped me at our corner. I thought they were just going to ask questions but they grabbed me.
I was suddenly scared, because I thought it would be a repeat of what happened to Ram before. I was forced to fight and when I got the chance, I ran fast.
They just cornered me in a corner. I still fought, as best I could.
That's three!
I've been knocked down three times but my fist is already sore. I've only just now proven that I haven't fought in a long time.
My fist hurts so much when I punch. I don't know if I can handle it anymore. My body is tired and there are so many of them.
I'm angry!
"Just come with us... We won't hurt you. We'll just ask you about Keifer." The other one said angrily.
Here we go again!
Ram's the same way. Jusme! I don't plan on repeating that incident. I experienced a lot of trauma there.
"I don't want to!" I shouted.
"You're stubborn! Huh?!" said one and suddenly grabbed a pipe from somewhere.
Shit!
I've never fought with a pipe before. What's my fight? Stop it!
I think it's my last.
"Miss... Let's go." One of them said calmly.
I slowly lowered my fist that had been formed in front of me. The last one who spoke came slightly closer to me, thinking that I had given up.
But I immediately punched him in the face. His nose was broken and bleeding.
Four!
"Stop it!" shouted another one of them.
Suddenly, the one with the pipe rushed forward and swung it at me. I immediately dodged and when I got the chance, I cursed at him.
He fell and couldn't stop coughing.
Five!
I didn't know if I could take it anymore. Yes, I used to fight with men, but I could only face up to three.
This is the first time I've fought more than three.
They were all looking at their companions who, if not kneeling on the floor, were lying down and struggling to get up.
I could hear my phone in my bag. They must be looking for Ci-N. Today is our Christmas party at Eman's restaurant.
That's why I'm at the corner waiting for a ride.
"You're just a girl but you knocked them down!" Their leader said angrily.
"Let's help each other!" The other one said and suddenly rushed at me.
I threw a punch but he dodged it. He was tired! He turned around and immediately cursed at me. Pvta!
I fell to my knees in pain. He was about to kick me but I got the pipe that their companion was going to hit me with earlier.
I hit him with----what---that's all. He fell and writhed in pain.
"You're welcome..." I whispered.
I used the pipe to prop myself up. I looked at them all.
Six of them!
Why is that? They don't seem to be getting less. They seem to be getting more and more. I heard my cellphone ring again. Apart from the text, there were also calls one after another.
Damn!
If only I could have answered the call, I would have done so earlier so I could have asked for help.
"Del... What's our plan to get revenge on Keifer? We can't even get close to this girl!" I heard the other one say.
What's that again? Please repeat! What's the revenge?! Why are they using me?!
"You're going to get revenge on Keifer?! Why are you using me?!" I asked, annoyed.
"What kind of question is that?! You're probably his girlfriend, so we'll use you!"
Girlfriend?!
"Which idiot told you I was his girlfriend?!"
They looked at their companion at the end. He came a little closer and scratched his head to face their leader.
"I-I saw them kissing at the Halloween party." He explained.
I just slapped my own forehead. What is that?!
"You're useless! You just kissed and started dating?! You can't just want to?!" I asked him angrily.
They just hit their companion hard.
"No, you two, but you're always together! And you even kissed! You're important to him!" Suddenly one of them said.
I winced involuntarily. So much! Oh my! Grr!
"Just think about it! He's here, we'll use him!" Their leader shouted.
Suddenly the three of them rushed at me. I immediately hit one of them with a pipe but the other punched me in the face.
Mud! Really in the face?!
I was annoyed! I was hitting him with the pipe, I lost track of the other one. It was too late for me to look back and fight him, he hit me with something hard on my back, causing me to go limp and fall to the floor. "
Go ahead! You made us suffer!"
The pain! It's too much! I could only curse! I tried to stand up but one of them kicked me. I heard them all laugh.
Damn it!
Slowly, I opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was the dirty shoe of their leader. It was just there, not moving.
I slowly raised my gaze. There was a leg poised right in front of the leader's face. But… whose leg was it?
The person had their back to me, so I couldn't see their face. They were wearing a Santa Claus costume.
"Try to touch her face with your dirty shoes! I will cut your legs off for hurting my wife!" threatened… Keifer?
My wife?!
I raised an eyebrow. He's putting me in more trouble with that kind of talk!
The guy slowly lowered the foot he had raised toward my face, and Keifer did the same.
"I told you it was them," one of the thugs muttered.
Suddenly, Keifer spun around. Everything happened so fast. As he turned, he kicked the gang leader right in the face.
Knockout!
My eyes widened in shock. I didn't think he would actually follow through on his threat.
"Here I am now! You want me, right?!" Keifer challenged them.
My phone rang again. I quickly grabbed my bag and answered the call.
I wasn't mistaken—it was Ci-N calling.
"Ci---"
["Please tell me you need our help!"] she cut me off.
"Ci-N! I'm---"
["Jay! We're here for you! We're ready to help!"]
"Listen to me---"
["Don't push us away, Jay! Why are you making us feel like others?!"]
Damn it!
"Ci-N! I need your help! But how can I tell you that if you won't let me speak?!" I shouted.
Keifer glanced at me briefly.
["Oh! Hehe, sorry!"] she said and hung up.
I glared at my phone. Ci-N can really be annoying sometimes—
"We're here!" Ci-N suddenly shouted.
She landed right in front of me out of nowhere, wearing an elf costume. Behind her were David, Felix, and Calix, dressed normally.
From behind the gang we had been fighting earlier, I spotted Blaster, Josh, Calix, and… Yuri.
David helped me up.
"Are you hurt anywhere?" he asked.
"M-my whole body…" I whispered.
"Why did you start partying without us?!" Ci-N asked, looking at the guys I had knocked out earlier.
Party?!
"Then let's join in! What's the problem with that?!" Felix bragged, cracking his knuckles.
I looked at the thugs they were about to face. They were clearly scared, even though they tried to hide it.
"Let's make the most of this Christmas party!" Keifer shouted, and they all charged at once.
I was left leaning against the wall, just watching them fight. Honestly, this is one heck of a Christmas gift.
But I couldn't help smiling. I really thought no one would come to help me in moments like this.
And then there's Keifer—still in his Santa Claus costume while brawling.
I couldn't understand why he was still wearing that outfit.
With Ci-N, it made sense—he's a kid at heart, and it's part of isr personality. But the self-proclaimed King of Arrogance? This was so out of character!
But apparently, Keifer wasn't the only one in costume. Even Yuri was wearing an elf outfit.
What's going on here?!
Why are they dressed like this?!
The fight ended. Keifer was the first to approach me.
"Why didn't you call us immediately?!" he asked angrily.
"How could I call when I was busy fighting?!"
"Tss."
He was about to walk away when I remembered something.
"Thank you, Mr. Santa Claus!"
He looked at me, then at his costume.
"Oh crap!" he said, taking off the top half of the Santa suit as he walked away.
What was that about?
"Hahaha… He forgot he was still in costume when he rushed over here. Hahahaha…" Ci-N said, laughing nonstop.
So that's why he reacted like that.
I started laughing, too. But there was one thing I was still wondering about.
How did they know I was here?