The Predator [Part Two] by Brooke May

Author:Brooke May [May, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Katie

THIS HAS GOT to be one of the most boring things I have ever done in my life. Math class has nothing on the league meeting I am sitting in with Chamberlain and the CEO of the league, Jeremy Woodson. I do my best to take notes on things that I think will be important to remember, but otherwise, I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do.

I’ve found myself more drawn to looking through different things on the monster phone than what is going on with the other two. They are currently discussing Chamberlain’s fight this weekend with The Destroyer. So I decided to pull open the YouTube app and type in the last fight Chamberlain had with the fighter.

“He had you good last time you two met in the ring, Chamberlain.” Jeremy’s voice is concerned; his champ runs the risk of losing to someone who is actually competition to him. What he doesn’t get is that Chamberlain wants a challenge. Luckily, the monster phone quickly pulls up their last match. It is all over the place—different feeds, comments, and video commentary on the fight.

I pull up the one that I think will show me the most, and to my surprise, I find that Chamberlain took the beating of his life and lost the match. He nearly lost his life as well from the looks of it and the comments posted by the viewers. Apparently, Destroyer doesn’t fight fair or nice, if it is possible to fight nicely.

I watch the video from two years ago again in silence as they continue to talk. Once I’ve seen enough and have a better understanding of what went wrong, I set the monster down, and the words pour out of me before I can control myself.

“Your head wasn’t in the match last time.” The room silences, and two sets of eyes look at me. I feel like waving.

Yes, I’m still here.

I could see it in Chamberlain’s movements, in his eyes as well when there was a flash of them on the screen.

“You weren’t focused on the match, not like you usually are. You lost something with this one, and it wasn’t the match; it was something inside that you let go of that you shouldn’t have.”

Chamberlain looks down at the phone in front of me before coming back up. “You just watched it, didn’t you?” He should be ashamed, and by his tone, he is.

Nodding, I continue. “You were more focused on the crowds’ cheers rather than the match and that divided your attention. You never did that before, and you don’t do it now, so why the change?” I cock my head in regard. “You wouldn’t have gotten hurt if you would have taken him more seriously. He may not look it, but he was able to put you in the hospital with internal bleeding and swelling in and around your brain.”

Thank you, comments.

“She’s right, Chamberlain.” Now, we look at Jeremy. “You don’t want to go down that road again.”

“I won the championship the next year.

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