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Jaxon

Right.

Left.

Move right.

Kick low left.

Kick high right.

Then punch right.

Crack.

Knock out.

"And your undefeated fighter! BONES!" The announcer said while grabbing my right arm and lifting it up over my head.

I nodded and looked at the crowd with a blank face, my lips were in a thin line. I got out of the ring and walked to the bar where the bidders bid off of me.

"Here you go big man. Tell your mom I said hi." Steve said.

He's been working here ever since I started to fight. That was when I was 12. I'm 22. He knew about my mother's condition, he knows that's the reason I fight and why I'm part of a gang and sell drugs. I do it all for my ma. She needs a heart transplant, but we don't have enough money for it. I've been working my way up to help her get it done. She's in the hospital and they take care of her. I go there every night and deliver whatever I have from the gang or my fight.

I gave Steve a quick nod and hurried out. I grabbed my black hoodie from my duffle bag and quickly put it on, but when I was putting my head through the hole I bumped into something. I thought it was a wall, but I heard it speak?

I quickly put my head through the hole and saw I knocked some girl on the ground. I just looked at her not offering a hand.

"Fuck. Watch where you're going!" She said while getting up. I couldn't see that well because of the night, but she was short compared to me. Like a good 6 in. I was 6'3 1/2" and she was like 5'9".

"Me? I was putting on a sweater, if you didn't see that. So you should watch where you're going."

"Who puts a sweater while walking?" She said while fixing her bag on her shoulder.

"Obviously me."

"Well... Don't."

"Who are you bossing people around miss shorty?"

"I'm not short. You're just a fucking giant! And I wasn't bossing you around I was just giving you an opinion."

"Well don't. And what are you doing walking around this late at night next to alleys?" I said while putting the cash in my duffle bag.

"Well I heard people yelling and cheering and I knew it was a fight and I've always wanted to see a street fight."

I looked up and saw she was staring right up to me. Then I shook my head.

"No you don't."

"What? Of course I do."

"No. No you don't. There's all kinds of trouble there and you can get into deep shit so stay out of it."

"How do you know. Huh? You fight or what."

"Yes." She looked surprised, then changed it to a smirk.

"Then I will support you." She said while standing on her toes and putting her hands to her hips.

"No."

"What? Why?"

"Because you don't know me and I don't know you and I have to go." I said while stepping aside of her and walking away.

"Hey!" She called out but I didn't stop, I had to go see my ma. I heard fast footsteps and then I see her next to me.

"My name is Jordan. People call me Jordy."

"Jaxon. Now bye."

I said and turning the corner and walking to the hospital.

"Okay, well I'll see you later?!" She said from far away.

"Yeah. How about no." And I turned another corner.

*****

"Hey ma." I said while walking up to the bed and placing a kiss on her forehead.

"Hey baby. What are you doing up?" She said while sitting up.

"I should be asking you that question. It's like 2 in the morning." I said unzipping the bag and getting the money out.

"Couldn't sleep." You see my mom doesn't know I fight or I'm in a gang, she thinks I work with cars and shit. I hate lying to my ma, but it has to be done.

"Oh. How you holding up?" I asked and started to count the money. There's was roughly 7 thousand. I took 500 for food and for my apartment.

"Good, just pain here and there. What about you? How's work?"

"Good. Tough hours you know."

"You will do fine. Just keep up the hard work, okay?"

"Yes ma." I said getting up and going to this little bin where we put money. The doctors know about it and just go through it for their bill every month.

"Ma I have to go. Okay? I will try visit tomorrow, just have to see if I don't have extra hours. Okay?"

"Of course baby. Go. I'm just going to sleep right now."

"Okay. Goodnight ma." I said while kissing her forehead.

"Goodnight."

***

I made my way to the gang house and see my dumbass friend Landon with a hoe on his lap. I rolled my eyes and made my way to the 'boss's' room.

"Hey boss. I made 2 thousand for you." I said while placing the money on his desk. He was a really old man. But he almost has as much control as the mafia. But he pays good, so that's all that matters.

He turned around in his chair and has a cigar in his mouth with a girl on his lap.

"Okay. Now leave."

I didn't say anything even though I wanted to, and left.

I said bye to Landon, but he wasn't paying attention to me, and I walked out.

I went home and laid down and fell in the darkness.