Rage in Motion

The sound of skin against skin echoed like a gunshot. A punch that came out of nowhere and landed hard. Igor stumbled back slightly but didn’t fall.

No one spoke. The silence was heavier than any scream could’ve been.

Igor’s jaw flexed, blood forming at the edge of his lip, but he didn’t retaliate.

Not yet. And me? I stood there. Still. Frozen in place.

The prize.

The problem.

You could feel the t