THE BAD BOY OF MANHATTAN
Chapter 4. Elric And His Broken Nose.

Elric entered his house by covering part of his face with a hoodie. He didn't want his parents to see his messy face. He broke his nose by hitting a crazy girl in East Harlem. Fortunately, Noah and Ryan's mother immediately treated him. However, his head still felt dizzy.

"Elric!"

He rolled both his eyes to hear Nathan's words that appeared out of nowhere. "I'm tired, Dad (i'm tired, pa)," he said as he hurried up the stairs to his room.

"Why are you covering your face?" nathan asked from under the stairs.

"It's nothing" he said. He continued his steps up the stairs. Unfortunately, he passed Alya who was about to go down.

"God! Elric! Why face? Why is bruising so? Why nose? Holy hooch! Nathan!"

Voilais. Alya panics and invites Nathan's attention who was about to let Elric into his room without interrogating him.

"What happened (what happened)?" Nathan's face looked seriously at Elric who was now sitting in front of him as a patient.

"I'm falling" replied Elric.

"Fall, huh? Over where? Why does the bruise look like someone's been hit?" look at Nathan who doesn't believe in Elric's answer.

"Elric, darling .. tell me what happened." Alya who was sitting next to Nathan chimed in.

"I fell, Mom (i fell, ma)!" firmly Elric. "Can I go to bed now (can I go to sleep now)?"

"Not until you tell me what happened!" Nathan raised his voice.

Elric looked at Nathan bitterly. "Don't you have anything else important you can do?" sindir Elric moved from his seat. "Again, it's just a broken nose, and I told you I fell. You don't have to overdo it!" pick it up while stepping up the stairs.

Nathan scratched his head. "What's wrong with that kid?" frustrated muttering.

"Maybe what Elric said is true, Nath ... maybe he fell accidentally" comforted Alya while stroking Nathan's back gently.

Nathan breathed out many times. He looked at Alya. "As I remember back when I was Elric's age, I wasn't as stubborn as this one," he said.

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HUNTER SCIENCE HIGH SCOOL MANHATTAN.

"Crazy girl!" maki Elric ended his heart expression.

"His name is Emma Lopez, she lives in the building next door to my apartment. He just graduated from college this year" Ryan explained. "Beautiful, but fierce," he chuckled then.

"But the punch is hard enough for a girl that thin" Michael said, squeezing Elric's nose. No doubt, Elric screamed in pain and reflexes hit the tip of Michael's head.

"This is all because of Noah," grumbled Elric while grimacing holding a sore in his nose. "But I'm gonna make a calculation with that crazy girl. If I ever see him again, he's gonna have to feel his nose breaking."

Ryan's eyes were round. "You're kidding. You could get in trouble for hitting a woman" she protested.

"You didn't hear what he said yesterday? She's a feminist. She is a gender equality ideologist. Yeah, well, I wouldn't think of her as a woman" Elric said.

"Maybe if you see him again, your nose will break a second time" Michael said.

Elric growling. "Breng with you!" mean it. He opened a can of beer and downed it in half.

"Hey, Noah's got some exciting plans, you want to come?" ryan asked, looking at Elric and Michael in turn.

"What plan?" asked Michael curiously.

"Cabin." Ryan gestured for Elric and Michael to come closer to him.

"So this is ...."

Elric and Michael listen closely to Ryan's explanation. The faces of the two teenagers looked serious. But then, the two smiled sideways. It seems they like the exciting plan laid out by Ryan.

"I'm coming!" exclamation Elric.

"Me too" said Michael.

Ryan nodded. "It's gonna be so much fun."

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To be continued ....