Promptly, the buzzer rang, and Mariah and I looked at each other. Jason and Sam looked at each other and then back at us. They each took a fighting stance. We heard the roar of the crowd and Mariah nodded at me. I looked over at Jason. He had a smug expression on his face. I turned to Mariah, and I tossed her Jason’s ring. I took my own fighting stance, and we stayed that way for a moment. “Come on!” I snarled as I took off running toward him. Jason quickly grabbed me by the shoulders. He spun me around in a circle and let me go. Suddenly, I slammed into the rocky wall. My back hit the wall with a hard thud, and I slid to the ground. Immediately, I shook my head and looked up. Jason was already above me, and he aggressively grabbed me by the base of my braid. Forcefully, he pulled me up

