"Beth! It can't be true," Umbreon said sprinting next to me. I heard what she said but my heart couldn't register it. I kept running with one goal which was to find a quiet place and just be there alone with my thoughts.
I couldn't see through my tears but I kept running, until I bumped shoulders with someone. It sent me spinning into the pavement on my butt. It didn't hurt so I got up to run again but whoever I bumped into grabbed my hand and pulled be back.
"Beth, why are you crying?" Lucas asked me, looking worried. Unfortunately I was still really mad and upset at him so when I saw his face, I punched him in the face and kept running. He probably called after me or maybe even chased me but I'm way faster than him.
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"Hey, you better from before?" Nancy as we waited in the coordinator room. I smiled and nodded even though the thoughts of my dad were still haunting me. Nancy watched my face carefully then smiled too. "So who are you going to use?" She asked getting back to normal.
"I guess Milotic and Chikorita." I said staring at the ceiling thoughtfully. "They've been itching to battle and Chimecho still can't nail the combo we've been practicing."
"Well Flygon and Shelgon are going to kick serious butt!" Nancy said punching the air with her fist. I few people turned around and rolled their eyes. I glared back at them since they had no right to judge Nancy enthusiasm.
"Uh oh," I said looking over Nancy shoulder and saw Lana and company flirting with a large group of guys. Lana eye caught mine and she smiled, didn't come over just smiled. I nodded to her and ran my finger over Milotic's pokeball. I could beat her, I did twice, and I could do it a third time.
I was pretty sure about that until I saw the bored that read who was in this contest and directly next to mine said "Lucas Thien" with Lucas picture over it.
I had a flash of when I had punched Lucas and suddenly knew how he had felt.