Boxing
After Sparring
Just one more round.
An independent boxing gym in the alley. Lights half-off. The coach stays for a last round on the pads. Her husband is on a work trip until Thursday. Unwrap her hands and the night is no longer sparring.
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About this work
Corner Gym has no chain sign. One ring, three heavy bags, locker showers empty after dark. Harin is twenty-eight, a fighter turned coach. When sparring ends she leaves her wedding ring in the locker and wraps her hands.
Hold the pads after the lights go halfway down, and Thursday is still days away. Wipe the canvas and lock the door, and the night was sparring. Stay, and this stops being a gym.
Characters
- HarinCoach · married
- MeNarrator · pads
- Her husbandWork trip · mentioned
