Black Belt Asked Maid's Daughter to Fight as a Joke – Her First Strike SHOCKED the Whole Gym
Chapter 4
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"What's the matter? Scared?" he taunted. "Don't worry. I'll go easy on you."It was at that moment that a new voice cut through the tense atmosphere. It was quiet, yet it carried a surprising weight:"Leave my mother alone."Everyone turned. Standing by the entrance to the dojo was a young girl; she couldn't have been more than 13. She had long blonde hair tied back in a simple ponytail and was wearing jeans and a plain gray sweatshirt. She was holding a school backpack in one hand. It was Abigail.She had come to walk home with her mother as she often did. She must have been standing there for a few minutes, watching the entire humiliating exchange. Her face was pale, but her blue eyes were steady, fixed directly on Todd Vance. There was no fear in them, only a cold, clear focus.Todd seemed momentarily surprised. Then he burst out laughing—it was a harsh, ugly sound. "Well, well, look what we have here. Little Red Riding Hood has come to save her mommy from the Big Bad Wolf." He swaggered over to Abigail, looking down at her from his considerable height. "What did you say, little girl?""I said, leave her alone," Abigail repeated, her voice perfectly even. She didn't flinch under his intimidating gaze. "She's just doing her job. You have no right to treat her like that."Todd's amusement grew. "No right? I have every right. This is my dojo. My rules." He leaned in closer, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper that was still loud enough for everyone to hear. "Your mother was creating a disturbance. And now you are, too. Maybe you both need a lesson in respect."Carol rushed to her daughter's side, putting a protective arm around her. "Abby, no, don't," she whispered urgently. "Let's just go.""We're not going anywhere, Mom," Abigail said, her gaze never leaving Todd. "Not until he apologizes."The word apologize seemed to strike Todd as the funniest thing he had ever heard. He threw his head back and laughed again, a full-throated roar of ridicule. His students joined in—some hesitantly, others with genuine mirth. The dojo, a place of discipline, had turned into a schoolyard, and Carol and her daughter were the targets of the bully."Apologize?" Todd finally gasped, wiping a tear of laughter from his eye. "To her? For what? For trying to teach her something about the real world?"He looked from Abigail to Carol and back again. A new, cruel idea began to form in his mind: the demonstration he had planned was good, but this... this was even better."You know what?" he said, his smile turning predatory. "You've got guts, kid. I'll give you that. But guts aren't enough in this world. You need strength to back it up." He straightened up and addressed his students again. "Class, a change of plans. The demonstration is still on, but we have a new volunteer." He pointed a thick finger at Abigail. "Since the daughter is so eager to defend her mother's honor," he announced, his voice dripping with sarcasm, "she can take her place on the mat."