Chapter 16 - 15. The Whip of Nemesis
"Oof!" a woman winced playfully as a pad on her hand got kicked particularly hard. She winked at the kicker, who stepped back to prepare for another one. "You're fired up today, Sarah. Is it because it's your last time?"
"Aww~ don't say that, Sis!" a girl resting on the side whined. "I still wanna hang out with her!"
"But she's going to return--" the woman braced a flurry of punches followed by another kick,"--soon, aren't you?"
"Yeah," Lee Seul-ah exhaled slowly, managing her breath before nodding at the woman and ending the session.
The resting girl pursed her lips. "Must you really?"
"I've been away long enough," Seul-ah, who used Sarah while she was abroad, walked over to join the girl on the side and rest. She took the bottle of water the girl handed her gratefully and plopped down before drinking it.
The girl sighed in disappointment while playing with Sarah's braided hair. "Can't we hang out once before you're back?"
"Sure," Sarah said with a smile that came out easier than usual.
"Really?" the girl perked up; her tired eyes sparkled instantly.
"Let's visit that place you told me last time."
The girl gasped. "You're going to get a tat? Finally!" she clasped in excitement until the woman who became Sarah's training partner earlier looked up from her phone.