He was starving when practice ended—both for dinner and a win in his upcoming main event appearance.
His teammate, who would be in his corner, and coach crammed into a booth Katy’s, the team’s beloved diner around the corner from the gym. Everything looked appealing; his eyes were way bigger than his shriveled stomach.
Coach was jubilant ordering a cheeseburger from the waitress.
“I’ll have the fish and chips,” his teammate followed.
He was limited to salad, extra spinach, knowing the next time he sat in this booth that he wouldn’t be shy about ordering both sides of the menu.
Prompted from Six Sentence Story Word Prompt at: https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2020/12/06/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-137/.
Prompted from Ragtag Daily Prompt at: https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2020/12/10/rdp-thursday-shy/.
Prompted from Your Daily Word Prompt at: https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2020/12/10/your-daily-word-prompt-jubliant-ydwordprompt-december-10-2020/.
Prompted from Word of the Day Challenge at: https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/2020/12/10/beloved/.
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Thanks for the share!
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Thanks sfor the post. Good one.
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Dedication and willpower. Hope they pay off in the end.
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This too, is perseverance in training. ❤
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Hope he’s got enough fuel for the fight.
I may have asked this before but have you ever read Jack London’s Piece Of Steak? If that’s the title… he has a number of short stories that feature pugilists.
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Hello,
I feel like you’ve mentioned that before, but I can’t remember clearly either. If you did, I put it on my to-dos and never did it.
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I wouldn’t do well with a job that limited what and how much I ate!
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My stomach would be mentally growling. Here’s to a celebration dinner!
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