Fighter

Chapter 64: Win, Win, Win

I layed down on the floor my legs against the wall. It's like a calming mechanism of some sort. It helped me stay calm and collected. Brendan, Jade, and Naomi were all discussing the guy I had to fight. Mayweather is his name. I don't know who he is but I heard he's a wife beater. I fucking hate people like that.

The guy comes in, "You ready?" I get up and walk out. Brendan, Jade, and Naomi followed me. "You're gonna do fine" Jade said, I could see the worry in her face. She didn't want me to get hurt but anything can happen in these fights.

It's the final round and I've gotten the ashit kicked out of me. Pretty sure I got a broken rib. My face bloody. I'm dodging all his punches. Trying to get him tired so I can get my bit on him. I hit him in the jaw, he hit me in the same spot where my rib was broken. I backed up and ran him full force into the cage. Flipped him over and got him in an arm bar. He held on for as long as he could before he tapped out.

I won! I immediately walked out of the cage and ran up to my family and hugged them all tight, favoring my fucked up rib. I sat down for a minute to rest and to wash off my face with a wet cloth. Jade looked at me knowing something was wrong. "You alright, Tommy?" She asked me. "I'm fine" I replied walking with everyone to the back room.

I layed down on the floor. It was cold and felt good on my skin. I couldn't help but smile. I was glad I won. It could help Jade get out of that apartment and we could all get a better place to live. We went back to the hotel to celebrate. "Jade you can't drink to much, you have to fight Rousey tomorrow" I said. I over heard one of the Sparta Managers talking about it. "Wait what?" She said, panic in her voice. "You didn't know?" I said. She shook her head and downed a beer. "You're gonna do fine, Jade." I said, trying to reassure her. "You're a tough punk ya know" I say, nudging her arm. "So Tommy, you almost lost out there" Brendan said. He was trying to get me going and it worked. "Fuck off, Brendan. I won so it doesn't matter." I said punching him in the arm hard, quickly sitting down in pain. They all look at me with concern on their faces.