Chapter15

#Chapter15

Exhaustion had kicked in some time ago. With my body forced endure an intense pre workout, I was not sure how Jess assumed I had the energy or drive to step into the combat ring.

/"How about you get in there?/" I asked, fanning myself with a small company flyer I had found lying around.

She stood beside me, her eyes peering into the ring where a facility trainer and another guest engaged in a simple hand to hand exercise.

/"Fine./" Her hands resting on her waist, she approached the ring once they were finished with their session. /"Hello?/"

The male spun around to find Jess staring up from beneath him.

/"Yeah?/" He tightened his boxing glove.

/"Um my friend and I didn't know that we had to sign up earlier to step into the ring./" I rolled my eyes, sucking my teeth when I heard how gentle her voice had become. /"Is there any way we can, you know, get a few lessons in?/"