A Tale of Two Snakes

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Chapter 17: Colloquy

The murder case of Jason Blossom had a lot of interesting and dark factors. The main amongst them was that nun's home.

'The sisters of quiet mercy.'

Miguel was literally repulsed at the sight of that place. That building reeked of darkness and evil. He was planning for last a few days to dig about that place. So he decided to call Pastor Brown.

Today morning, he dialled the number. After a bit of ringing, someone picked up the phone.

"Hello. May I speak to Pastor Bobby Brown?"

"He is in a prayer meeting. You can call him after half an hour." the other one replied.

Miguel froze. He knew that voice.

"Robby?"

The other side was silent for a millisecond.

"Miguel? Is that you?"

Miguel made up his mind. Strike first.

"Yes, it's me. Please, don't hang up the phone. ", He pleaded.

Robby was again become silent. Then he spoke.

"Why? Want to rebuke me for what I did to you? Well, go ahead. Say whatever you want."

Miguel smiled sadly. Ohh...Robby, you are trying to hide your sadness with the cover of anger. But you failed.

"I want to settle everything between us. Like grown up boys, let's settle up this for once and for all."

"Why now? You want to be the angel?" Robby sarcastically replied.

"Because, when one is confined to a wheelchair, he has very few things to do, except thinking a lot. I did exactly that. I don't want to be the angel; I want to be a man with honour. A man accepts his flaws with his head high."

At that same moment, Robby was fighting his tears. They pierced his mask of anger and now falling. He was preparing himself for all the rude words and abuses. He certainly was not prepared for this. He wiped his tears and focused his mind.

Both of them were silent for a bit. It was Miguel who spoke first.

"You must be thinking that why this colossal jerk is suddenly talking about honour. Well, I admit that I was a colossal jerk back then. At the party, I totally messed up. At the tournament, I screwed up. I deliberately attacked your injured shoulder against the order of sensei. Because, I was so much angry with you."

"Why? Because I took Sam at the party?" Robby was intrigued now.

"Partially."

"Partially? Why so?"

"Remember some day before the party, when you had dinner with her family?"

Robby thought a bit. Then he remembered.

"Yes. Mr Larusso invited me. We were just arrived from a training session. What about that day?" Robby was confused. Then suddenly, something flashed in his mind.

"You weren't there, Diaz, were you?"

Now, it was Miguel who fought his tears.

"Yes. I was there to introduce myself to her family. But when I saw you with them, my mind was messed up. My stupid teenage emotional heart, it did more bad than good. Then she was not answering my call and replying the texts, it added fuel in my fire. The alcohol did the final touch. You know everything after that."

Robby knew exactly how that feels.

He felt that when Miguel came to return the stolen Medal of Honour. This same feeling prompted him to lie about it.

"How's my dad?" He asked in a chocking voice.

"He is shattered inside. He lost his one chance of redemption....but other that, he is fine. He lost his son, he lost his students, but other than he is fine. "

The word 'son' suddenly triggered a spark in Robby's mind.

"He didn't lose his son. You are there with him." he spat.

"What do you mean by that?" Now Miguel was confused.

"Don't play innocent, Diaz. My father already replaced me with you. He is living there with you, he gave you his gi..."He could not hold himself any more. All of his pain was coming out.

Miguel heard the other boy crying over the phone. His heart was literally melting down.

"That day, I kicked ass of a bunch of bullies in my school. My sensei was proud of me. So he presented his gi to me. He said that I earned that gi today. But how did you know that?"

"Because, I saw both of you, dumbass. I was there because I wanted to live with him."

Miguel clenched his fists.

"Listen, Keene, you are very lucky because I am in a wheelchair. Otherwise I was going to kick your nuts until you got some sense in your thick brain. You did that same dumb mistake that I did. You jumped in conclusion before thinking, like me. Both of us made the same mistake. He did not replace you. He loves me but that does not mean that he does not love you. Otherwise he would not fight with Sam's dad. He still feels sad when he remembered that Monday. That Monday of 4th February, 2002. He made a blunder that day, and he made a lot after that. But you are his son, and he will not replace you at any cost. You have every right to rebel, but you don't have the right to think that about him. He struggled a lot in his life until he opened that dojo. He has a lot of flaw in his life, but he did not replace you. He sent you away so you could build up your life once again."

Robby was awestruck. He did not see this side of his father and his nemesis.

"Think about it Keene. I am sorry about everything wrong I did to you. But my stupid heart again made a mistake. I was in a relationship with Tory. I failed to control my feelings and all the mess happened."

"I lost my sensei, Diaz. Miyagi do was something that I deeply adore. I could not cope with that."

"I lost my god damn legs Keene. Probably for the rest of my life. But I am moving forward because I do not want to stick in the cement. You should do that too. Move forward instead of sulking in the corner. I forgive you for everything. Now move on, start your life again."

Robby did not know what to think after that.

"Tell Pastor Brown to call me as soon as possible, and Robby, do not jump headfirst into conclusion. First think, then strike. When you strike, strike first and strike hard. Good luck."

Miguel finished the call. He felt light in his mind. He smiled to himself. Then he said in a loud voice,

"Mom, sensei, don't you think that both of you are a bit old to play hide and seek?"

A/N: This chapter is a little bit short, but I felt that there should be at least one chapter where Robby and Miguel have a civilised talk. In both the series of Cobra Kai, a lot of problems can be averted if the characters just talk. A civilised discussion can sometimes the only way that can clear a lot of things.

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