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“He’s getting tired,” River said. “He’s panicked that you’re still in this thing. Ten fucking rounds. You’re a fucking rockstar, Romeo. You’ve got this.”
I nodded.
Two more rounds.
I could do this.
“You need to keep going for the left side of his body and face. He looks as bad as you do, so you’re doing something right.”
I couldn’t laugh because everything hurt.
Every fucking bone in my body hurt.
But when the bell rang this time, I wasn’t afraid. All the nerves were gone. I was in the fight of my life.
And I am not going down.
thirty-two
. . .
Demi
I’d been involvedin Romeo’s training for months. But nothing could have prepared me for this fight.
I’d watched as he’d taken hit after hit.
The crowd was completely behind Romeo now, as everyone was chanting his name.
A part of me wished they would call the fight, because I couldn’t stand to see the way he’d stumbled to his corner after the last round.
Leo was not steady on his feet either.
They were both relentless, though Romeo was taking twice as many hits as Leo.
But the punches Romeo landed seemed to really rock Leo.
They both had to be completely exhausted.
Brinkley’s hand was wrapped around mine through every round, and I’d had to bury my face in her neck several times when Romeo had taken several shots to the face.
I felt every blow that he took.
And he just kept going.
Everyone was invested now. The commentators, Ben Kilny and Rod Baker, were screaming as if they could feel each hit, as well.
The sound of the bell had my hands fisting.
Round eleven.
Here we go.
“I don’t think one person on the planet thought this fight would go eleven rounds,” Ben said into the microphone.
“I’m guessing Romeo and his team were the only ones who expected this. But I don’t know how many more hits this guy can take and remain on his feet,” Rod said, as Leo circled Romeo.
They were both moving slower. Romeo’s right eye was swollen, and Leo was leaning to the left, which told me he was in pain and probably had several broken ribs.
