The Night’s Still Young

Russell

I stepped into that ring with my heart pounding in my ear. I tried to block out everyone and focused on my breathing.

I thought back to the time my uncle started teaching me to box. My hands fisted as he took his hands up in defense, fisting them tightly.

✨✨Flashback✨✨

"Alright kiddo. Now, remember, never look down. Look at his movements, every flinch, every, muscle he moves. He ain't gonna attack you with his face, so there's no need lookin' at his face. Got it?" He says as he strides his body from one foot to the other.

I nod, but my nerves were a wreck. My nose still lingered with dry blood, my lip busted, and a black eye from the beating I had just gotten earlier that day from some seniors in my high school. It was not a go