Warrior

Chapter 29: Final 4

We walked back to the hotel room I was staying in. Pop was in his room, which was good, I didn't want to see him. Me and Naomi went back to my room and layed on the bed. She seemed upset about something but I don't think she wants to talk about it. I wondered why she wanted to stay here with me. I knew she had to be staying with Jade. Something must have happened.

She didn't let go of my hand. I held hers tight and pulled her closer to me. She layed her head on my chest and I kissed her forehead. I still felt angry but I felt better around her. We both hadn't gotten any sleep so we both drifted off to sleep.

I woke up to Pop yelling. "God pity 'em! All shall perish! You bastards! Stop the ship, you bastards!" He screamed. "Ishmael! God pity 'em! Stop the ship! Please stop the ship! Somebody help 'em!" He screamed again. I opened the door to see my drunk father. Bottles of alcohol all over the floor. "Ahab! You godless sonofabitch!" He yelled walking over to me with a drunken, angry face. "You stop the ship, you godless sonofabitch!" He yelled in my face. I immediately regret what I had said to him last night. I knew this was because of me.

He walked back to his room. "Captain, oh captain. Stop the ship. For the love of God. We're lost. Please stop the ship." He spoke, more quietly this time. I walked over to him taking the bottle of whiskey from him and taking his Walkman and setting both on the table. He began to cry. "We're lost. We're all lost, Tommy. We'll never make it back." He spoke, his voice filled with sadness. I felt so terrible. I didn't want to see him like this again.

I pulled him onto the bed and held him. I rubbed his head trying to calm him down. "I always loved you. You know that, don't you Tommy? I always love you, you, your brother and sister. My two boys and baby girl." He said calmly. I continued to hold him as he slowly passed out. Naomi came in and looked at the both of us. "You okay?" She asked in hushed tones. "Yeah, I'm good" I mumble, holding my father close, laying my head on his. "Can you uh, come to the fight with me? I need you there, I need your support." I ask, very hopeful that she would come. "Yeah of course, Tommy" She replied, a small smile appearing on her face.

-- LATER --

I had to fight Mad Dog. I was walking out without Pop but I had Naomi with me. I stepped into the ring and Mad Dog was circling the cage, barking, for lack of better words, in my face.

"It's not gonna happen again" He spoke, anger in his voice. Didn't phase me one bit. We went to our corners. "Let's go to war!" The referee yelled. Me and Mad Dog circled each other. He threw a punch and I dodged, takling him and throwing punch by punch to his face. Immediate knock out. I was fucking furious. I kept punching till the referee pulled me off. I left the cage, walking back the back room, as Naomi followed me.