-Hope- “F*ck!” I had never really cursed before, but I was starting to say it all the time. Lara kicked my ass over and over, sending me to the ground to taste the sweet rubber of the mat. “That’s all you got?” she taunted me and smiled down at me. “You punched me!” I exclaimed and twisted my body so I could look at her. “I didn’t even put that much power behind it.” “So you could hit me harder?!” I inquired. “Much harder,” she declared proudly. “My face is throbbing!” She chuckled and walked over to me, reaching a hand down. I hesitated at first, but then I saw an opening. I grabbed her hand, tripped her, and then rolled us around, wrapping my hand around her throat, but not squeezing. I lifted my free hand, clenching it hard, and held it as a threat in the air. “Do you surrender

