Prompt #7, #8, #9: I’ll Fight For You- Part 2
read part 1 here, part 3 here, part 4 here
At exactly 8 pm, I stood in front of the cave behind my school, ready for battle. I had spent my three hours pretty effectively. I watched wrestling tutorials and WWE matches on YouTube and tried out some moved on my stuffed animals. I gotta say, if those wrestlers are anything like Griffin, my stuffed lion, I would be all set.
I looked around and shivered. I had never been around school this late before. It’s so dark and empty. The cave looked menacing enough from far away during daytime, but when you’re facing it up close like this in the night, it looked like it was going to swallow you whole.
I gulped. I tried to be brave and willed my legs to move, but they wouldn’t. “C’mon legs, go!” I shouted in my mind, but it was like I was nailed to the floor. They would only dislodge when I heard the sound of footsteps coming my way. However, instead of going into the cave, I jumped into the bushes hoping that whatever was coming wouldn’t see me.
I peeked out and saw that it was just school janitor talking jokingly with one of the lunch ladies, Gladys. I only remember her name because she has a huge mole in the middle of her forehead that I can’t help look at every time she spooned the day’s lunch. It was looking especially bulbous tonight causing me to gag a little.
I ducked down when they neared the cave. I could hear them talking animatedly, but I couldn’t really understand what they were saying. There was a sort of… growl in their voices, like they were gargling mouthwash. Maybe, it’s just their accent. Anyway, their probably talking about the fight, which I’m going to compete in OH MY GOSH WHAT AM I GOING TO DO.
I waited until they were out of sight before I walked out from behind the bushes. I took deep breaths and tried to give myself a pep talk. “You can do this,” I told myself as I took a tiny step forward, “you are a strong, confident woman that can do anything you put you mind into.”
I inched towards the mouth of the cave, muttering encouraging words to myself. There was something odd about this whole thing, I can feel it, but I need to get you back. So, I have to move forward and win you back. I hope this doesn’t objectify you, though you are an object of my affection.
The night wind ushered me forward which should scare me, but it actually made me feel braver, like someone was pushing me on. I started to relax a bit. As I was examining a rock near the cave entrance that was perfectly spherical, something grabbed me by my ankle and dragged me into the darkness.
Let’s talk about the title. It’s very cheesy, but then again I came up with it in like 5 seconds. It was just like “ok it’s an unusual love story, with fighting.... good enough” hahaha.
Hope you enjoy part two! It’s really meant to be read all at once. I’ll post it in my wattpad (aizekezia1224) when it’s all done. You could read all the stories I have written for this blog there.
I’ve also decided to make a tag for this story since it’ll have at least 4 parts so it’s easier to find. Just go to the #twppthreeprompts tag to do so :)