Elsie's POV "Hey," he sneered. "Let’s see how capable you really are.”I didn't answer. I just circled him, my knees slightly bent and my center of gravity low. The lanky bully was tall, but he was top-heavy and overconfident. That was his first mistake.He threw a heavy, quick right hook. I ducked beneath it easily, the wind of his fist whistling over my ear. Before he could reset, I drove my palm upward into his ribs. He grunted, stumbling back a step, his eyes flaring with shock."You little rat," he muttered, lunging forward with a number of messy jabs.I dodged the first two, but the dirt beneath my boot shifted. I lost my footing for a split second, and his heavy left fist crashed squarely into my right shoulder. A sharp, burning pain shot down my arm, making my vision blur. The force of the blow stumbled me backward, and my shoulder throbbed angrily.He grinned, thinking he had me. He charged in blindly, looking to finish it.I waited until the last possible second. As he lung
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