I should tighten my abdomen. I don’t. I absorb every punch, my organs mangled.

I’ve known my opponent since we were eight, when we resolved to fight back against bullies.

Today, my longtime friend pounds into me, eyes dark with rage.

He only sees the man his wife cheated with.

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