Stand Of Honor by Williams Cathryn

Author:Williams, Cathryn [Williams, Cathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Young Ink Press
Published: 2014-03-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Melanie, Zane, and Trish all flinched at the same time. Grant, Nick’s latest challenger, had gotten in a kick to the side of Nick’s face. Melanie heard the crowd gasp, but at the same time, cheer even louder for Nick. She couldn’t hear her father, however she could see him talking to Nick.

They had all come back just in time for the fight. It was the third round and the crowd was rowdy. This was the fight they had been waiting for. The majority of the crowd was cheering for Nick, but there were a loud few cheering for the challenger. There were always fans rooting for the underdog.

Melanie felt herself slightly shaking. Nick’s fights kept her on the edge of her seat. It had taken her several years, but she had finally quit screaming directions at him during the fights, she knew he couldn’t hear her.

Now, she was gripping Zane’s arm nervously. This had been a good match, and although she felt like Nick had held control of the fight a little longer than Grant, you never knew what the judges would do. She could feel the tension in Zane, too. It was reassuring to know that he cared as much as she did about the outcome of the fight.

“Oh, my God, Mel. I’m freaking out!” Trish exclaimed with a nervous giggle. Trish had only been to a couple fights. It wasn’t really her thing since she couldn’t understand why anyone would want to make a living that caused physical pain. She felt that way about boxing, too; it just didn’t make sense to her. She was only here to support Melanie. Melanie knew it was hard for Trish to watch; the fights could get pretty brutal. They could see the splatters of blood all over the mat. Melanie squeezed her friend’s hand.

“One more minute, Trish.” Melanie glanced at the clock. Nick needed to get as many hits in as he could during the last minute.

As if he read her mind, Nick took control of the fight with an extra burst of strength that he always held in reserve for the end when he knew he was going to need it. She watched Grant stumble backwards to the side of the cage as Nick performed a series of punches and kicks.

When the bell rang to indicate the end of the fight, Grant had been pushed up against the side of the cage.

“Way to go, Nick,” Melanie screamed. She jumped up and down. “Whoohoo!”

Trish stood up to join her. “Did he win?” She yelled over the crowd.

“He should have. That last minute should have settled it.” Melanie looked over at Zane, who was standing as well, to see what he thought.

“Yeah, he did it.” Zane sounded confident.

Melanie waited impatiently for the judges to announce their decision.

“The winner by unanimous decision, our current light heavyweight champion, Nicholas Brooks!”

Now Melanie could go congratulate her brother. It was a pain getting through the heavy crowd, however she had lots of practice at elbowing her way through a crowd to get to her brother.

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