Kyle arrive with Chris at the location simply named Fierce Champions Gym.

Chris open the back door of the police car and Kyle get out carrying his gym bag on the shoulder.

"Are you coming?" Asks Kyle to Chris.

"No, but I told them everything about you. Take care." Says Chris as he drive off and Kyle is left there.

He look at the gym and finally get inside.

As he open the door, and walk down the stairs to get in the main room.

He sees everyone.

Some train on the ground, others built up muscles with machines and a couple of guys fight on ring,

sparing or literally beating each other as hard as they try.

Kyle walk around, and some notice him but didn't bother about it.

Then a deep voice call him by his name.

"KYLE right?"

Says a black man in his 40s. Kyle look at him and nod.

"The name is Tyler. I am the coach and the owner of the place." Says Tyler.

They handshake while Kyle remain silent, but Tyler seem to understand his behavior

and tap his shoulder.

"Welcome boy to the club, pick a locker and put your things in it and get ready."

But before Kyle move to the room, Tyler hold him.

"Here is your key to open and lock your locker at anytime. Go now."

Kyle obey and walk in the gym locker room, as he is in..

He sees a man well built, with mid-long hair here alone. That man glance slightly

at him with a serious eye. But then he look away, and close his locker with a firm hand.

Then he left Kyle there completely by himself.

After Kyle get ready and lock the locker. He walk back to the gym.

Coach Tyler give him few warnings about what to do and not do here.

"First off, no insults and you must respect everyone here. Take my words kid."

Kyle nod as he speak.

"You must take time before getting in the fighting ring, as long as I choose to. No pushing."

As he talk, they arrive at the corner of the gym and Tyler tap his shoulder again.

"What am I doing here?" Says to Kyle to Tyler curiously.

Kyle look around and see a mirror and a ball hanging on a rope on the roof.

"You will do shadow boxing here, and train your reflexes."

Kyle look at the mirror, he see himself clearly with a little bit of regret.

"Hey kid, this is just the beginning. Tomorrow you will be prepared for the next thing."

As Coach Tyler finish to explain every details about the training and shadow boxing.

Kyle position himself and do some punchs in the air as he look in his reflection in the mirror.

"Right, you know the whole game. Now I leave you alone. Take care."

And Tyler left him.

Kyle do every moves he can and at some point. He let all his energy out and imagine punching

the guys he fought back in school.

That memory suddenly take him back there, but this time he wasn't on the ground at the end.

He punch and keep punching.

While he was in the zone, people look at him, even the man who was in the locker room before than.

Kyle keep punching, then that man comes and stop him from going further.

"You will injure yourself if you punch too hard and fast like that." Says the man.

"Who are you..?" Asks Kyle.

"My name is Matthew. Here immitate me." Says the man as he position himself next to Kyle and does proper

shadow boxing.

Kyle follow his lead and they practice for quite awhile. Until Kyle immitate Matthew exactly like he does.

Matthew do some kicks in the air too.

But Kyle can't do that on point like he did.

"Yeah sorry, you didn't do much of that before, ok.. Lets keep on boxing rather than spicing things up.." He says to him.

The time out rings happen just as he said that.

"Break time." Says Matthew and they both separate.

Kyle look around and nobody talk to him as the time goes.

He decide to go drink some water.

After the break, he go back doing shadow boxing.

This time with more precision and care in his movements.

The day goes on and Tyler comes back to tell him the gym is closing.

Days goes on, he learn about how to train rightfully.

He does some sparing fight.

And start to appreciate his life.

As the summer wear off, the coach teach many things to Kyle.

He even befriend Matthew.

The last day of summer appear tomorrow.

Matthew invite him to go walk on a hill with him.

-To be continued-