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It takes all my willpower not to cry out. I’ve been hit a lot lately, too much in fact and by a variety of people, but this has to be one of the most debilitating punches yet. Considering Kate’s lean build, the hit seems disproportionally painful. If Mike Tyson had hit me, this would make more sense. Pain aside, the place where her hand made contact with my body becomes the focal point of an excruciating, yet numbing sensation. Did she damage an internal organ?
I block her next hit, or at least I try to. When she sees my elbow rising for the block, she taps it with the knuckle of her right index finger, a sly smile touching her eyes.
The result is as familiar as it is unbearable. She hit my funny bone. For the record, there’s nothing funny about hitting your funny bone, nor is it a bo
