Roll with the Punches

Chapter 3

I have never been scared of anything but that day when I saw him at the local mall with my friend Rebecca it just all came flooding back, the tears, the hurt but most of all the anger. Mark Steinberg had returned and he recognised me.

"Well if it isn't little Alexa Rodriquez" that's all I can hear him say when I try to go asleep at night. I know there had to be a reason that he was back but hell I thought he did what he set out to do... To ruin my life. But my father raised me to stand up for myself, so that's what I did. "The only reason you won that fight is because you played dirty in an honest fight you wouldn't stand a chance because let's face it you don't have an honest bone in your body"
"Let me prove it then little Lexi, you and me, your uncles gym let's se what an honest fighter I am then"
Every bone in my body told me that this was a bad idea but my heart and my gut said go for it "let's do it"

He never mentioned a time or a date but I knew it wouldn't be far away. I left Rebecca at the mall and headed home. I sat down with my uncle and explained what was going to happen obviously he didn't like the idea but I told him whether he was with me or not the fight was going ahead. He finally agreed but with the one condition he could train me again. I knew it was the only way to get me ready for the fight.