Dressed to impress.

Lawan comes out of the house in a very short little black dress and heels. Her long dark hair straight down to the middle of her back and a dark smokey eye shadow. You can’t help but notice that done up like that Piya’s little sister is a bit of a knockout. Well good for you. It will be nice to show up to the fight night with a bit of eye candy on your arm. Lawan sure to make an impression with the other guys at your training gym, as would Piya or Yui if they were able to come.

Jumping in the back seat of the Uber with you, you lean over and give Lawan a little hug.

“Hey, thanks for coming to this with me,” you tell Lawan as she buckles her seat belt up.

“Your welcome Roo. Anything to get out of the house. Uck, it’s so boring with Dawn working all time and Piya won’t take me anywhere when she’s studying,” Lawan complains.

You have a quiet laugh to yourself at how much she sounds like a typical teenager just.

“I’m surprised your boyfriend didn’t want to take you out on the weekend,” I say making conversation.

“Yeah, we’re not seeing each other anymore,” Lawan tells me but doesn’t seem all that upset about it.

“That’s a shame. I thought you were kind of serious with him with ‘plans’ for stuff,” I try and be a bit discreet with Lawan’s intention to have sex seeing as we are in a car with a complete stranger. I want to keep my 5-star passenger rating!

“I was but his mum wouldn’t let him see me anymore. She had a go at him after the mess he keeps making in his pants and said he shouldn’t be doing things like that. It’s not fair! We didn’t even do anything. It’s not my fault be can’t control his thing like you,” Lawan crosses her arms in defence.

We have company Lawan! Changing the topic quickly, “Have you been to a fight night before?”

“No. What is it?” she asks.

“Well it’s like boxing but with kicks and wrestling and submissions all thrown in as well,” I try and explain to someone who has obviously never watch MMA in her life.

“Isn’t that dangerous? Do people get hurt?”

“Well yeah of course. That’s kind of the whole thing point.”

“And you do that?” Lawan ask looking me up and down with a look of apprehension and excitement.

“I train it but I don’t fight professionally. I just like it for the workout it gives you and its good for your selfconfidence.”

“Could you beat me up Roo?” she says smiling.

“I wouldn’t ever want to Lala. Beside if you’ve been working out with Yui I’d never be able to catch you if you got ten feet in front of me.”

Laughing Lawan agrees, “Yeah she’s a freak. I think I’m faster but there’s no way I could keep up with how far she runs. You know she runs the school cross country course with each of the grades for training and still beats all of them.”

I had never heard that but I am not in the least bit surprised to hear it.

“You looked way more tired than her on the video.”

“Huh? What video?” I ask not following what she’s talking about.

“Ahh, no video. So is anyone from your team going to be there tonight?”

“My instructor is going to be corner a girl from Brazil that’s been training with us for a couple of weeks in the lead up.”

“Girls do it too!” Lawan eyes go wide in shock, perhaps showing the first enthusiasm for combat sports, “is she good?”

“Oh yeah, Natty kicked my arse!”

Lawan gets a big laugh out of that. “So, like, how do you do that with girls?”

“Well we pretty much roll around on the floor and trying and make the other person give up but we do it in such a way that it doesn’t injure the other person. It’s kind of hard to explain but you’ll get the picture tonight.”

“Can anyone do it? Could you teach me?” Lawan asks showing genuine interest by the sounds.

“I don’t teach it but my instructor could. Ill introduce you to him tonight and you’ll get to meet some of the guys I train with, perhaps you’ll find someone you like.”

“That’s ok. I already have.”

Were nearing the venue then so I get the Uber driver to drop us off out the front. There are already a substantial number of people arriving and waiting to get in so we join the queue. I had already bought tickets so they are wait for me at the desk as we go in. Inside there is a large boxing ring that will hold the fights surrounded by tables which then give way to rows of chairs. I have tickets for the first row of seats just outside the ringside tables. It’s a while before the fights are due to start so I take a walk with Lawan to look at some of the merchandise that’s set up for sale. Nothing takes my interest so I suggest we get a drink while we wait.

“Piya gave me some money to have a good time tonight. I can get it if you like?” the sweet girl offers.

“That’s alright Lawan. You keep Piya’s money. I asked you, it’s only fair I pay,” I insist.

Lawan comes with me while I get us our drinks. Beer for me and vodka squash for Lawan.

It’s still half an hour to the start.