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Cato's dragging me towards our training area but I manage to pull him into a small storeroom before we reach our destination.
"What was that all about in the canteen?" I ask agitated.
"What are you talking about, Clover?" he asks me calmly.
"I'm talking about you getting all worked up and making a scene in front of the other careers!"
"Well, Antonius asked you out and flirted with you! What else could I've done?"
"You could have let it pass like you used to. You know this happens almost daily, it's nothing special."
"Maybe it isn't to you, but it is to me. You didn't see the looks he was giving you."
"He gives those to all the girls in the Academy."
"Exactly, that's why I want you to stay away from him, he's nothing but trouble."
"Firstly, he's your friend, not mine, and secondly, I can do what I want. You can't chose who I stay away from!"
"So you like him?!" Cato asks, anger audible in his voice. I hope everyone's in the training area because if they walk past this room, they'll definitely hear us.
"No, I didn't say that but…"
"But what?" he interrupts me.
"But that's not important right now. You need to control yourself, Cato! Seriously, you made a whole scene out there for nothing. Why didn't you just let it pass?!" I yelled.
"I was trying to protect you! That boy is a player!" he shouts.
"I know, that's why I refused to go out with him every time he asked! It's not the first time he asks me out. Why did you react like that back there?"
"It's different this time", he mumbles softly.
"What's so different about today, Cato?" I ask calmly, though I'm still very pissed off at him for making a scene. It was so embarrassing.
"I overheard him talking to Cesar. He's in love with you! That's like the creepiest thing ever! He can't be in love with you! You're you. That's not right!"
"So you mean I'm unlovable?" I ask emotionless. He knew that was a sensitive topic, but he just had to say that word!
"No…" he says, realising his mistake, but it's too late!
"You know what, Cato? Just forget it, okay! You don't have a say in my love life! I can date who I want! And it doesn't mean that if you think I'm unlovable others do too!" I yell before storming out of the small room.
"Wait, Clove!" he yells, but I just ignore him and continue my walk towards the knives station. I slam the doors of the training area open and see everybody looking at me. I ignore them and walk quickly to my favourite station. Fortunately there's no one there so I can start immediately with blowing off steam.
My knives hit the moving targets swiftly. Chest. Head. Head. Heart. Chest.
"Get out of my station!" I hear someone shouting. I don't even have to turn around to know who it is.
"So you've finally decided to honour us with your presence, Hadley!" Brutus says.
"I need to blow off steam" , Cato says.
"Very well", coach Brutus says before leaving the swords station and walking towards the spear station.
Fabien, the guy who was practicing his swords skills before Cato came and made another scene, was still there.
"Move!" Cato says. Fabien quickly puts the sword down and starts walking towards another station. Cato takes a much bigger sword from the wall of swords next to him and begins to slash his dummies with it. Chest. Head. Head. Heart. Chest.
Please let me know if I made any spelling or grammatical mistakes because English isn't my native language. xx