Kevin was the first to lunge, charging like a bull straight at Lily. He expected her to flinch, but Lily stood her ground, swinging the heavy wooden bench leg with all her strength. The crude weapon connected with a sickening crack against Kevin's forearm as he raised it to block, eliciting a sharp howl of pain.
Simultaneously, Ronny rushed to Cixi. She didn't hesitate to strike him. Gripping the metal shaft of the rainbow umbrella, she thrust it forward like a spear. The hard, pointed tip caught Ronny squarely in the ribs. He grunted, stumbling back a step, but the impact only seemed to enrage him further.
For a frantic few minutes, the girls actually held their own. It was a chaotic, desperate flurry of swinging wood and jabbing metal. Lily managed to catch Kevin across the brow, splitting the skin so bright red blood poured down into his eyes, temporarily blinding him.
