*Jessy's POV*
"I'm going to go get dressed for karate." I said after about a half hour of sitting and bullshitting with Brian and Zack. Zack grabbed my arm as I tried to stand. "Can't you skip one day?" He pleaded, "You have stitches in your arm and your back. I don't want you to get hurt." I sighed, "I'll call Dan and see if he has anyone to help him teach." I said, as I pulled out my phone and dialed Dan.
"what's up Jess?" I heard after two rings.
"Hey Dan," I replied cheerily, "do you have anybody other than me coming to help you with the kids today?"
"No but I you can't make it I can han......."
"No it's fine," I said, cutting him off, "I can be there." I started up the stairs as I spoke.
"Jessy if you can't make it....."
"No, I'll be there. No pro... Ouch Fuck!" I hissed after bumping my arm off the door frame.
"Jessy....." Dan said suspiciously.
"I'm good," I replied in the most even tone I could manage, "just tripped up the stairs." A little lie never hurt anything.

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I entered the dojo to find about 10 little kids running around on the mat and Dan doing nothing about it, as always. I got the kids settled down and ran class as I was instructed to do while Dan sat and drank his coffee. The day was going smooth untill the start of the second class of the day.
"Thanks for being here Jess," Dan said before patting me on the back. "Ouch!" I screamed involentarily as I jerked away from him. "Jessica, what was that?" He said quizaclly, "you know you're supposed to tell me about any injuries before you get on the mat." "I'm fine!" I said in defense, "it's nothing I can't handle."
"Nice try Jess but last time you said it was nothing you couldn't handle you ended up with a knee injury." I sighed, knowing he was right. "I have stitches in my left arm and across my back." I mumbled, embarassed. Dan raised his eyebrows in shock, "how bad?" I slid my jacket off and showed him my arm then my back.
"What happened?" He asked as I returned to facing him. I could tell he was mad. I sighed, "I got in a little bit of a fight." He nodded, willing me to continue, "Zack, Brian, Johnny, Jimmy, Matt and I went to a bar thursday night. Some guy was being rude to me so I told him off. A while later he ripped Zack off his stool, told him he needed to teach me some respect, then shoved him. So I got between them. He tried to shove me but I moved and he hit the bar. He looked like he was out and he was there alone so I turned to check on Zack. While I was trying to calm Zack down he got up and sliced me across the back. I took him down and started punching him and that's when he cut my arm."
Dan stared at me in shock for a few seconds before chuckling and shaking his head. "Well I guess that atleast means you took all of my 'defend others' lectures seriously." I found myself laughing along with him. Just then Zack and the rest of the guys walked in the door for class. "Speak of the devil," I said, nodding towards the five men.

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