The Boxing Lesson : Part Two
by M.C.
Sally has to deal with the 'monster' she created.


Authors note: This story is a sequel to the first story I ever wrote for
Diana's site; about two years ago. It's found in my bookshelf under the title,
" The Boxing Lesson ". Here's a brief recap:

Bob, Sally's boyfriend, decides that as a way of raising money for his
fraternity, he'll challenge the ferocious " Tony the Tiger " - winner of the
toughest man in the State contest - to a boxing match in the fraternity 's
annual fund raising event. Tony has a standing offer of $3,000 to anyone who
can survive five minutes in the ring with him; so far, nobody ever has. Though
a good amateur boxer, Sally is afraid that Bob may be seriously injured by the
vicious brawler who has a reputation for brutality; so she takes matters into
her own hands. Under the pretext of wanting to learn how to box, she asks Tony
to give her a private boxing lesson. She then proceeds to batter him into a
pulp and humiliate him. Sally warns Tony that if Bob were to be injured in his
match with Tony, she' ll beat him up far worse then she already did - and in
public. Needless to say, Tony lets Bob last the five minutes. Afraid that
Bob's ego would be shattered if he ever found out the truth, Sally decides it
must be kept a secret. And now the sequel :

In the three weeks since Bob's ' victory ' over Tony the Tiger, Sally noticed
a dramatic change in his personality. The once shy, introverted guy she fell
in love with was slowly changing into a brash and somewhat cockey person;
awash in self confidence. At first, Sally didn't mind so much; afterall, she'd
always thought he was a little bit too shy for his own good. That's why she
encouraged him to take up boxing in the first place - to give him more self -
confidence. She was happy that he took to it so well, they even sparred
playfully with each other. But ever since he survived his match with the "
Toughest man in the state ", he began to take his boxing far more seriously.
In his mind, he not only survived the five minutes but actually won the fight.
Bob's attitude began to change. He began to order other people around and talk
to them in a condesending manner. Their friends began to have ' other plans '
whenever Bob and Sally wanted to do something with them. Slowly, Sally began
to ask herself, " what have I done ? "

She soon realized that, in trying to protect the love of her life, she
inadvertantly opened a Pandora's box. Those feelings of grandeur that each of
us hold - deep down inside of us - have now been brought to the surface. Bob,
unaccustomed to feeling self - important did not seem able to deal with it.
Even Sally, being a superb athlete, has to fight with herself from time to
time to put down her feelings of superiority towards others less endowed than
herself. That's why she and Bob got along so well, their personalities seemed
to complement each other. Now, all of that was put in jeopardy; and Sally did
not know what to do about it. She loved Bob much too much to leave him, and
she knew that if she told him the truth about what really happenen in his
fight with Tony the Tiger, their relationship would be shattered forever. In
addition, she also felt she was somewhat responsible for the present
situation, although she wasn't quite sure how she could have reacted
differently under the circumstances. Then, an incident occured that forced her
to take action.

Bob bounded up the stairs to their apartment. As he burst in he was beaming
from ear to ear. "Sally, guess what ? ", he said in a loud voice, " I've just
signed up to enter the " Toughest man in the state " contest next month. I
figure that if I can beat Tony the Tiger, then I can beat anybody ". Sally's
heart dropped, now what was she going to do ? " My God ", she said to herself,
" I 've created a monster." Now she had to decide what to do. She couldn't
beat up all of the contestants in private and force them to let Bob win (well
perhaps she could, but that wouldn't solve the problem - it would only make it
worse). She could let him fight, and get creamed and possibly injured. Or she
could simply tell him the truth - that she beat up Tony the Tiger and forced
him to let Bob go the distance. But Sally knew that if she did that, their
relationship would be changed forever. Sally just wanted things to return to
the way they were before all of this began.....but how to do it? She thought
and thought and, finally, came up with an idea that she hoped would solve the
dilemma in which she found herself .

" Bob, since you' ve become quite a boxer, I was wondering if you could help
me out with something ". Bob was always willing to help out the woman he
loved. " Sure ", he said, " how can I be of service ? " Sally smiled, " Well
Karen, my 16 year old sister, just took up boxing a few weeks ago and I was
wondering if you could give her a boxing lesson, she 'd really appreciate it
". Bob had always liked Karen. A slightly smaller version of Sally, she was a
beautiful, athletic girl with long blond hair; just like Sally. " Of course I
will, it will be a pleasure to introduce her to the manly art of boxing " Bob
replied. Sally gave Bob a long, passionate kiss on the lips and said, " thank
you honey; I'm sure it will be a memorial experience...for the both of you ".
Bob was so pleased with himself that he didn't even notice Sally 's cryptic
smile.

The next day around two in the afternoon, there was a knock on the door. "
Well hello Karen ", Bob greeted her; " and how's our little pugilist today ? "
" Fine thanks ", she responded and winked at Sally. The two sisters shared a
knowing smile as Karen entered the apartment." We've moved all of the
furnature away from the center of the living room so you guys can have your
boxing lesson here, " Sally said. " It' ll be more......intimate than in a
public gym ". They both put on their boxing gloves and Sally laced them up.
She then tied Karen's long blond hair back into a ponytail and they were
ready. They stood face - to - face, Bob and athletic six foot, 200 pound man
and Karen a five foot four inch,120 pound girl. " O.K. Karen, it's time for
your boxing lesson ". Karen smiled at Sally and said," I'm looking forward to
it ".

Bob stood before her and put up his gloves. " Let's see what you've learned so
far ". Quick as a wink, Karen threw out a straight left jab connecting with
his jaw. It was so fast that he never even saw it, but he sure felt it. "
Oooops, sorry about that ", Karen giggled. Bob shook it off and smiled, " that
was very good . But I wasn't really expecting it. Let's try it again ". He
assumed a more cautious stance this time. Karen faked her jab again causing
Bob to move his guard. She then shot a solid right cross to his nose and
followed it up with a left hook to the side of his face. Angry, Bob tried to
counter with a left hook of his own but Karen easily ducked under it and
landed a solid right into his unprotected stomach. It took Bob several seconds
to recover from that. When he did, Karen laughed, " you don't have to take it
easy on me just because I'm a girl. Why don't we try to box for real and see
where I need to improve ". She looked over at Sally and winked...Sally's plan
was working.

Karen and Bob squared off again, this time Bob's complacency was gone. He was
about to enter the " toughest man in the state" contest. What chance could he
possibly have if he couldn't even outbox this 16 year old girl ? Bob threw
several jabs at Karen, all of which she blocked. As she danced gracefully in
front of him, she began to tease, " come on big boy, surely you can do better
than this ". Angry, Bob threw a hard right hook which she ducked under again
and countered with a lightning quick combonation of punches to his mid -
section. A right uppercut to his jaw sent the larger man staggering backwards.
" Boy, I'm sure enjoying this boxing lesson, " she giggled and added, " this
is good practice for me - next week I fight for the school boxing championship
".

So furious was Bob that he didn't even realize that he had been set up. All he
could think of doing now was beating this cockey 16 year old girl into
submission. He attacked her with everything he had. Karen comely blocked or
avoided his wild blows while waiting for an opening which she could take
advantage of. She didn't have long to wait. After another errant blow left him
wide open, Karen countered with many lightning fast punches to Bob's body. "
Gee Bobby, you really should try to protect yourself better.....you're way too
easy to hit, tee, hee, hee ". Again and again Bob attacked, only to have his
blows blocked by the ever increasingly self - confident Karen. She moved with
the grace of a ballet dancer and her punches seemed to be taking an ever
increasing toll on Bob. His false confidence in his exaggerated boxing
abilities blinded him to the fact that he was being completely outclassed by
Sally's beautiful sister. As the fight wore on, her complete superiority over
him became more and more apparent.

" Oh Bobby, you make such a lovely punching bag, tee, hee ". By now Karen had
blackened Bob's right eye, bloodied his nose, and given him numerous welts all
over his body. From time to time she would glance across the room at her
sister with a quizzical look; Sally would just nod. " I know this hurts, honey
", she said to herself, " but it's for your own good ". Karen had backed Bob
into a corner and was pounding him at will ". Bob was completely defenseless,
meekly covering his face with his hands; battered by a 16 year old girl.
Again, Karen looked across at Sally, again Sally nodded. Karen then sent a
hard punch straight into Bob's unprotected gut. As he dropped his hands she
reared back and landed a solid right cross to his jaw; sending Bob, the '
toughest man in the state ' , into dreamland.

Sally approached her sister and smiled, " not bad, sis, not bad at all ". They
shared a sisterly giggly over Bob's unconcious frame. " How will you deal with
his shattered ego, Sally ? ", Karen asked. " Oh, leave that to me, little
sister ", she answered with a wink; " I owe you one ". " You sure do, big
sister...and don't think I 'll ever forget ". Sally walked Karen out. " You
will tell him I'm sorry about this ", Karen said. " I really like Bob, he will
make a great brother - in - law ". " Yes, he sure will ", Sally agreed. " And
don't worry about this little ' incident ', he'll be all right, it's a lesson
he needed to learn. Thanks, and good luck with your boxing match. Who are you
fighting, by the way ? " Karen laughed, " oh, just some football player. I
don't expect too much of a problem, it should be fun though ". Again they
shared a sisterly giggle before saying their goob - byes.

One Hour Later

Bob lay on the couch, trying to come to terms with what had happened. There he
was, a serious contender for the title of the ' toughest man in the state ';
now he lay on the couch, battered by a 16 year old girl. Sally sat down next
to him and applied some cold compresses to his swollen face. " She kicked my
ass ", he said glumly. " Yes, I know ", Sally replied softly. " A 16 year old
girl, beat me up...and giggled the whole time ". Sally sighed. Bob, I love you
just the way you are. I 've always loved you...and always will. You don't have
to impress me by being the biggest, best, or toughest. Just be you, the way
you are, that's the Bob I fell in love with in the first place, long before
this whole boxing business began". She kissed his swollen lips and they
embraced. Sally rose from the couch and put her strong arms under him.
Seemingly without effort, she raised her sadder - but - wiser boyfriend up and
began to carry him off towards the bedroom.