Eleven rounds in to a fifteen round practice and Eli questioned whether he had it in him.
Prior to the start of the twelfth, one of the team’s veterans, Theo “This Guy” Higgins, recognized Eli’s distant stare—a look of uncertainty and despair—through a mask of sweat.
Higgins pulled Eli back into reality with a pop on the shoulder using a sixteen-ounce Everlast club, “You got this man,” he began. “Survive these next four rounds, focus on cutting weight next week, get your hand raised, and it’ll all be worth it.”
Easy for a dude who’s been doing this for nearly twelve years to say, though Eli only nodded his head in return because he knew Higgins, a former Champion with seven title defenses, was right.
“If it were as simple as looking into a crystal ball,” Higgins continued while stepping back onto the mat, “we wouldn’t have to prepare for every possible scenario inside the cage.”
Prompted from Six-Sentence Story at: https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2019/12/29/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-88/.
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It’s never easy if it is worth it.
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Yeah, we all have to be ready in lieu of having reliable crystal balls. You came out swinging again with your Six!
Do you read much Jack London? He was a pugilist. Loved his short story A Piece of Steak.
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I’ll go look that short story up:)
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I like the way you worked this all together. Very nicley done.
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🙏
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Such an inspiring tale.
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Eli is lucky to have Theo. Support from from someone who’s “been there” (and a former champion), in moments like that, can make a huge difference.
Well done, sir!
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Thanks. I like doing these 6. You should host more of them!
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Welcome! Kind of addicting aren’t they? lol
I host the Six every week. I post the prompt word on Sunday and then post the link for the hop on Wednesday night (for the early birds). Official start of SSS is Thursday and runs to the following Tuesday.
See you next week 😀
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it always looks different when looking up ahead, as opposed to looking back, don’t it?
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💯
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Few things are as easy as looking into a crystal ball and certainly not boxing! Well written Six!
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Thank you!
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Always ready keeps it steady. Nice six!
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Good piece, Dave, I think I might have a stab at this next week.
And thanks for following Sound Bite Fiction.
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