Chapter114

#Chapter114

Jess hovered over me, watching as I prepared myself to enter the ring.

"I thought you said your arms hurt?" Jess questioned me with more apprehension rather than her usual sarcasm.

"They do." I hunched down to tighten the laces on my sneakers for a secure fit. "But I'll manage."

Carl returned with a pair of boxing gloves and a pair of boxing mittens before he climbed into the ring.

"This should be nasty." Jess took a seat on the sideline. If they sold popcorn here, I was sure she would have it.

Ignoring Jess, I climbed into the ring. It felt bizarre, all so different being inside of a boxing ring. Especially when I had become accustom to training with Maya at the rear of the house.

Carl handed me my gloves. I slipped them on and tightened the straps around my wrist.

"Good. Good." Carl eyed me. My face scrunched up. "What?"

He noticed my sudden change in emotion but did not understand why.

"Nothing." It was something. It was the way he looked at