I knew from the moment i walked in this place that i didn't belong.
The place was a mess, paint chipped off the walls and the floor tiles were lifting.
There were crowds and crowds of people standing shoulder to shoulder. The air
smells thick of sweat, blood and mold from the disgusting room i stand in.
Voices blurry around me shouting names and numbers back and forth, exchanging
money and gestures to join the crowd. I squeezed through a gap in the crowd,
following behind me is my best friend Angelika.
'Keep your cash hidden unless you want to bet on the fight mar' Angelika yells to me
over the crowd. Her smile is gleaming even in the darkness of the room.
'Rememer girls, stay close. it'll get worse once the action begins' Says Zacky. Angelika's
boyfriend.
The sharp sound of a bull horn cut through the dark room like a knife. It startled me to
say the least. A man stands on a wooden chair in front of the ring with a handful of money.
The horn is in the other hand as he demands attention from everybody.
'Welcome to the blood show! If you are looking for the economics class, you came to
the wrong fucking place. If you seek the circle, this is mecca! My name is Randy, I make the
rules and I call the fights.Betting ends once the opponents are on the floor. No touching
the fighters, no assistance, no bet switching, and no encroachment of the ring. If you break
these rules, you will be escorted from te building and thrown out on your ass after gettin the
beatdown of your life. You will lose all your bet money if you are thrown out. Don't break the
rules. This includes ladies as well. Guys, don't use your hoes to beat the system cause you
will fail'
Zacky stands next to us both scowling at Randy before shouting to him 'Jesus' Randy!'
My heart starts to pound frantically in my chest as i nervously stand here donned in
a red cashmere cardigan and pearl earrings. I'm sure i must look like a school marm on the
beaches of normandy. I promised Angelika that i could handle what goes down tonight but
at this moment i want to grab her toothpick arms and hide behind her as fright takes over
my whole body. I know she wouldnt let me get into any danger but you can't help but worry about
yourself.
After Angelika met Zacky at freshmen orientation, she chose to accompany him to numberous
fights held in different basements based at Eastern University. Each event was kept secret until the
night, i thought i'd tag along to this one.
I was suprised to learn of the underground fights being held on college campus. Zacky
knew of the fights before he even enrolled. Matt, Zacky's best friend entered his first fight seven months
before Zacky's enrollment. Matt was rumored to be Randy's toughest fighter he'd seen in 3 years. Matt
was unbeatable. Together, Matt and Zacky easily paid their rent and bills, thanks to the winnings.
Randy had sounded the horn again.
'Tonight we have a new challenger named David Maresh. Eastern's star wrestler'
Cheers began to erupt and the crowd parted to allow David to enter the Circle. A circular space is
cleared, the mob begin to whistle and howl like wolves. He made it to the circle and started to jump
up and down. His face full of rage. Music blasts all of a sudden from the speakers. That of a band
i'd never heard of, but it was heavy rock.
'Our next fighter don't need no introduction, but he still manages to scare the shit outta me. I'll give
him that one though. Quake in your boots boys! Here comes Matt 'Silent Killer' Sanders!'
The volume of the crowd raised somewhat when Matt comes out from behind a curtain hanging
over a door. He made his entrance, relaxed and somewhat at ease with himself. He strolled calmly
into the circle, his muscles stretched under his tattooed skin as he popped his fists against his
opponents. Matt leaned in and whispered something into Maresh's ear. The Wrestler snarls at Matt
and Matt smirks. Maresh's face was almost murderous, ready to strike. Matt looked almost amused.
The crowd step back somewhat and the fight is about to start. Maresh took a defensive
stance, and Matt attacked. I stood on my tiptoes loosing sight of the fight. I slided closer to the fight
weaving between the crowd to get a closer look. When i finally reached the front, Maresh attempted to
take Matt to the floor but Matt was having none of it. Matt hit him and his face got bloody pretty fast.
I felt fingers sink into my arm and i turn my head. 'what are you doing up here?' Says Zacky.
'I couldnt see from back there' I say and turn back to the fight and Maresh had tried to land a punch
in Matt's face but Matt dodged it and rammed his fist into the centre of Maresh's nose. Maresh turns
and his blood splats all down my face and down my cardigan. The crowd fell silent as Maresh lay on the
ground. Randy throws a white bit of fabric over Maresh's limp body and declares the fight to be over.
Matt had won. Cash began to get exchanged. I was pushed about as people come and go, Angelika
calls my name but i can't see her. I look down at my cardigan and see the blood all down it.
All of a sudden, a pair of black lace-up boots appear infront of my view. My eyes travel upwards, Jeans
red with blood, a set of finely chiseled tattooed abs, a sweat drenched tattooed chest, and finally a pair
of warm, hazel eyes. I get pushed from behind suddenly and Matt grabs hold of me to stop me from
falling.
'Why don't you all back up off her!' Matt frowns, shoving everbody back who came near us. He looked back
to me and smiles. He takes a towel and dabs it at the blood stains on my face. 'Sorry, Pigeon!'
Randy pats Matt at the back of the head 'C'mon, silent killer! We got some winnings to divide'
His eyes didn't move away from mine. 'Shame about the sweater, It looks good on you' Just then he is
engulfed by a crowd of fans and dissapears.
'Are you an idiot, what were you thinking?' Says Angelika, yanking at my arm.
'I came here to see a fight. I saw one. No big deal' I reply and we walk out.
'Your a pain in the ass but i still love you, my best buddy' she smiles as we walk.
Angelika walks me to my dorm room and scowls at my roommate Kara. I immediately threw the
cardigan on the ground.
'Ugh, gross. where have you been' Kara says and america butts in before i can reply
'Oh she had a huge nose bleed. you haven't seen a nosebleed until you've seen one of hers'
She smiles to Kara and i roll my eyes.
Angelika leaves and i tell kara that she was only joking.I think she fell for it. What a ditz.
'I'm gonna shower. I feel disgusting. Talk to you later' I walk to my shower bag and walk in.
'I'll alert the Huntington Beach times' She says sarcastically