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“Your phone’s ringing” Morry slides the mobile across the mat until it hits my feet

“So?” I hate talking on the phone There’s a reason we have text et behind that

“It’s that Audley guy The one who did us a favor when the gye Remember?”

“Yeah,” I gruuy He takes care of hih he’s not an athlete like his brother That’s respectable I bite through the last of the stubborn tape ondown to swipe the device off the floor just as it stops ringing I toss the s between my bruised hands and debate whether I should call hi and I know I’ to like it

“Not returning the call is a bad idea,” Morry tells me

“How so?”

“Bad kar down fro and then you won’t be able to make the Saturday match”

“The Saturdayand still beat that guy You need to get me better matches”

“I’ is hard these days Toointo mixed martial arts” Morry makes a face

With a sigh, I get to nal for Morry to hold down the bottoht “That won’t be round There are fewer boxers and fewer purses, but I don’t like MMA It’s for skinny kids who can’t take a punch, not for guys like hty Besides, even if it wasn’t forsavedmy back on it

“Just return the call It’s good manners,” Morry calls after me

I give a wave of my hand as I walk toward the locker Morry was the one who taughtin fights every day at school When y What does a wo?

More than I’d ever iined