Violet ended up staying out with Noah all day long even as he went to the karate dojo for his part-time job. His parents insisted he didn't need one but he wanted to get his foot in the karate world since it was the only thing he thought he was good at.
He was an assistant teacher for some of the younger kids karate classes the dojo offered. Classes of his own continued because he wanted to strive for a higher rank and eventually run a dojo, forgoing college.
Noah's logic was that he had always been terrible at school anyway and if he got a few years of teaching experience under his belt while he was still in high school, it would be easier to move forward in his plans.
More than a few people had given him a hard time for not being more ambitious but Violet thought it was a solid idea. Her friend was intelligent and knew what he was capable of. Why force himself to do something he hates?
