Ethan.....
I'm more determined than ever to go ahead with the boxing lessons, start making money and help my mum and aunt. I've been training hard for four months now.
My mum finally really fell ill , she has cancer of the bone marrow ..I'm out of my freakin mind right now trying to raise money to have her treated..
After my night training I notice the shadow of something like a fat man following closely behind me, I was just about to confront him when..
"Ethan?" The voice called my name and when I spun around it's Coach Ryder ..I don't know how the fuck this fat man is a coach of boxing anyway ,no physical something to show for it ..
Coach Ryder is a fat swollen red eyes man and at every point in time I see him with a stick of cigar in his mouth ,I mean does he ever get an hours break from this?
"Yes ! Can I help you sir?"
Smoking his cigar with the left and steaking the right hand in his pocket.
"I'm Ryder Cooper"
Who doesn't know your fat ass?
" I wanna offer you a deal"puffing the smoke at the side of his mouth ...for a boxing coach this nigger smokes too much .
"What deal?" I finally ask .
"Japan's best boxer is coming to Sayo for a match final on Saturday and I want you to fight him"he puffs the smoke again ,I'm starting to get uncomfortable with this his smoke he's intoxicating the air with.A thought of loosing mum to that illness pressed me to ask without even looking out for the consequences and wether I could really take on the guy.
"How much are we talking about here?"
"$500M " he said before smashing the remains of the cigar on his fat shoes then broaden a smile on his face.
"Why should I trust you?"I don't want to betray coach Hugi but fvk!! this offer is tempting.
"Because you need my offer and ofcus there's a contract to sign.Think about it Ethan "putting his right hand in his pocket too,he moves away.
I'm so into this deal but until I sign that contract,I don't trust this guy.i went home taking a smile to keep mum from worrying ..when I get home I find mum and aunt sitting by the dinning "hi mum , hi aunt "greeting them both.
"Come sit with us baby " mum's never gonna get tired of calling me this is she? It's already embarrassing yknow. I sit on my spot and sniffed the food like I always do ..Gosh the aroma is always mind bursting.
"What's the occasion Mum?"noticing a lot of food on the table.
" well nephew your mum and I gained a lot of money today so we decided to cook a lot and we also did this to thank you pretty boy for coming into bout lives ..you give us reasons to be happy ..You gonna love the surprise your mum and I got you on Saturday " she smiled excitedly.
"What's about Saturday aunt?"
"Baby it's your birthday don't you remember?"
Face palming myself ,ofcus I forgot about that ,I've never seen the importance of celebrating it so I forgot..
"Oh yeah ,I'd even forgotten about that aunt" giving them a broad smile.
"We never gonna forget the day you came to our lives my sweet blessing.We love you Ethan"
I stretch my both arms to get both mum and aunt's hands "I love you both so much "letting go of their hands now.
"Great so who's hungry? I'm starving .." turning over my plate to dish out my food.
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"Coach Hugi can we talk please?"
"Ofcus Ethan.Sit ,so tell me "
"Coach" I'm a little nervous right now ..I'm trying to find the right words but it's hard but I'll eventually say it anyway .
"I wanna fight the Japanese boxer"wasn't sure of how he's gonna take it .
"WHAT!!"I guess I shocked him really bad cuz he's now standing.
"Ethan you ain't ready for this...are you tryna get yourself killed or something?"
"Coach I know I can beat him ...I think I'm strong enough "not so sure of what I'm saying tho .
"Self confidence is not a crime ,it becomes a crime when you put it in the wrong situation "
" Coach I've made up my mind" i don't even have the balls to look him in the face right now.
He exhaled "Zayn is a ruthless killer Ethan ,you don't know this guy's history "
"What I know is enough Coach " he exhales again out of frustration in trying to make me change my mind .
"Who offered you a deal?" He finally ask ..he knows this idea wasn't just nursed out of a blue.
"Coach Ryder.... but! I've already accepted the deal ..Coach please understand "
"And what if you don't win Ethan!?... Zayn is gonna kill you and Ryder knows ..He wants to get a good player out of our team Ethan please Listen to me, he has no good intentions "
All that's in my mind right now is saving mum's life ..I dont care if I die trying besides I'm confident I'll win ..truth is I'm a little bit scared too .
"I'm sorry Coach..I'll fight on Saturday " that said I turned my back against him and left ..
I know Coach is so mad and disappointed right now and he fears for my life because I'm not ready but I have to do this.
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Author...
Hugi's now preparing Ethan for the game tonight .
"Ethan don't forget to lift the left fist first so you'll always see your opponent's right fist coming for you to take him on.you know the principles ....'DO NOT KILL, WIN WITH DIGNITY'...honestly child I doubt u gonna make it out there.There's still time for you to back out.
" I can't Coach ..I know if you were in my place you'll honor your word " Coach realizes there's really nothing he can do to stop Ethan now ..He offers him water to drink as he finishes up with the shoulder massage he was giving him and places his tooth protector in his hands so he could fit in his mouth ..
Ethan stands , picks up his jacket and throw over his shoulders and over his blue fighting shorts and blue sneakers and his hoot over his head and herd to the spot beside the ring where he is to be checked ..He takes it off again and give Hugi .
"I'm right here for you mehn ... I gotcha back ..BE CAREFUL".. He patted Ethan on his shoulders before moving away to sit on his position.
Coach Hugi...
The match has begun and so far Ethan is following everything I taught him..on the first stride he took the first shot,he gave Zayn the first blow on his blow on his face that got him moving backwards ..
Mehnnn. Zayn is huge and so much taller than Ethan ,He is a muscular dark tattooed skin fellow who doesn't just fight to win but he loves to show off his excess strength to the world by dashing out deadly blows to his opponents which end up leaving most of them dead.He is bald headed and's got a round face with thick eyebrows,narrow nose and comparatively large mouth ..you could really see the size of his mouth when he roars in the ring ..
It wasn't long till Zayn started knocking Ethan off,Ethan has already sustained a cut on his fore head and there is blood oozing out of the corner of his mouth..The crowd is in great tension as they jeered Ethan's name "ETHAN! ETHAN!"
I felt as my blood ran cold in me as I watch this big guy beat the fvk out of Ethan..
Goodness gracious! It's half time now , I rush to Ethan's side and hail him to a chair ..I gave him a shoulder massage and he took out the teeth protector so he could drink some water and try to breath ..
"Ethan stay strong ok?..on your second stride roll over and give him two blows at his left and ride sides simultaneously and immediately move backwards else he will have your head. You got that?"
He just took a deep breath and shake his head to a yes!..he's too out of breath to speak
He puts back his teeth protector in and get back into the fight.."he hope he survives this."
My expectations on Ethan were very low ..he's more powerful than I thought "go Ethan" he's doing just what I told him but Zayn decided to get back at him ..Zayn gave Ethan a lot of deadly blows.I threw my eyes to my right and there was Ryder smiling blue at the sight of this ,I can read from his eyes he knows Ethan will end up dead .
The fight was almost coming to and end ..the crowd watched Ethan slowly drifting away from life ..I lifted my hands above my head while patrolling in circles round the ring and offering small prayers for Ethan's life ..I have come to love this kid like my own son.
Before my very own eyes Zayn gave Ethan a blow than spun him and got him face down on the floor ..I watch the crowd stand ,the tension was intense .Ethan wasn't moving "he's not fvking moving "I cus to myself .I together with the crowd starting throwing mixtures or words I couldn't even hear myself speak .I hit the the floor of the ring with my right fist pouring out my frustration "get up Ethan!! Cmon mehnn"I manage to hear someone say
" he's not gonna make it".
As Ethan lay lifelessly on the floor I fell down on my kneels and took my hands again above my head ..as the saying goes,..'when life drops you down on your kneels , you are in the perfect position to pray'..I prayed without faith rt now and I just knew I've failed his family .
Zayn raises his hand declaring himself the winner before the referee even got close enough to do so .He didn't see what was coming for him when Ethan woke up with Samson's strength and gave him a blow on his kneel that forced him to bend and a deadly blow in his face that finally got his back to the floor ..he hit him so bad that he couldn't get up just yet ..Just as Ethan was declared the overall winner,he fell lifelessly to the floor again and shot his eyes..