Taming Trouble

The exciting announcement...soon cut short

I stood here watching my new client sweat his balls off, punching the shit out of the pad Dominic was holding up for him.

My new client was only 16, he wanted to be a professional boxer. 

He said "Boxing is my life, I dream, I eat, I sleep, I crave boxing." 

All I was seeing up there in the boxing ring, was a boy who had no intention of fulfilling his dream.
Normally I can see it in their eyes, I see the passion.....with him....I see nothing.

I looked over at Dominic, he didn't look too impressed, this 16 year old was punching the pad giving it all he'd got...Dominic wasn't evening budging.

Dominic "Come on, kid! I know you have it in you, give it your best shot!"

Normally encouraging them to do better worked, but with this guy.....he looked all too much like your typical teenager.

Eat, Sleep, Game, Repeat

Dominic "Come on kiddo, my grandma can throw better punches than you."

I looked over at the 16 year old.

The sweat was pouring off him, his hair was soaked in sweat, he'd stopped punching the pad, and stood there hunched over, hands resting on slightly bent knees, trying to catch his breath.

Dominic "What's your name?"

Will "W...."

He couldn't speak for panting for his breath. Sounds like he smokes 20 packs a day.

Will "I....I'm....Will...."

Dominic "Well Will...."

Dominic had taken off the pad and threw it to the grown in front of Will, the kids eyes shot to the pad in front of him, still panting for breath.

Dominic "You say boxing is your life?"

The kid nodded his head, I saw Dominic shaking his head disapproving.

Dominic "I don't think it is. Your heart and mind isn't with it."

He walks over to Will, gently placing his hand onto his shoulder.

Dominic "If you love boxing as much as you say you do, give it some passion, I wanna see that passion in your eyes, I wanna feel it when you're throwing your hits."

Will stands up, looking Dominic in the eye, his hand still placed on his shoulder.

Dominic "I want you to imagine, this pad is someone you hate, put all your frustration into that pad. I know you got it in you kid. You just need to put your all into it."

Dominic picks the pad back up and slides it back onto his hand, Will gets back into the fighting stance and for once since he's been coming here, I can actually see the passion in his eyes. He just needed Dominic to give him that push.

Just as everything is getting interesting....for once, I receive a text.

It's from Alex, my best friend of many many years, both of us crazy, when we get together....we paint the town red. 

I read the text 

"Hey honey!! I have exciting news that I need to share with you in person! When you get off your break or finish work meet me in my favorite hair salon! You better turn up!"

I wander what exciting news that could possibly be.....she has a very...obsessive fetish with Sebastian Stan, always on the internet stalking the poor guy to see whether his relationship with this new woman is real or just for show. I always tell her to stop stalking the guy but she's like;