When he made it back to his corner, he looked far worse than his positive nature would let on. He tried to cut the obvious tension with a joke, telling his corner, “Cut me.”
It felt like a balloon was inflating inside his eye socket; his field of vision sealed shut just as the doctor entered the cage to survey the damage. The doctor covered his good eye with one hand and held up three fingers with the other.
“Three,” he guessed.
“Watch him closely,” the doctor instructed the referee before exiting the cage, allowing action to resume.
Prompted from the Six Sentence Story Word Prompt at: https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2020/10/11/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-129/.
I like how he guessed to pass the test and continue the fight.
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I wonder how often they really do guess.
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As someone who is totally blind, it amazes me how casually some people treat their sight, or any sense/ability for that matter. How many chances do we think we get, I ask myself. Great Six!
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Youth thinks it is invincible, so it takes such chances. Well told!
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Call me crazy, but I don’t know how a positive nature/attitude can make what sounds like a really messed up face look worse than what it is! lol
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My face hurt after reading this. That means you connected with us. Great job great six.
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I have a headache now from imagining this through your words! Great six!
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Oh the painful things one does in order to earn a living. . .or possibly to get rich
I hope they watch him closely.
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Well executed six.
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