#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.
