Prelude To War
Christina was leaving the gym late
night around 11:30 p.m. maybe closer to
midnight. Christina had persuaded
the gym owners to keep it open later than
usual since she had arrived in town late
and wanted to get a couple hours
training in for the day, preparing for her
upcoming fight with Jennifer Lopez. A
lone reporter and her cameraman had
waited for Christina outside as the lights
of the gym darkened in the old 2 story
brick building. The street was all but
deserted as most of the adjacent houses
were dark as well in this mostly
residential neighborhood with a few
older industrial buildings. The gym
occupied most of this block with a
basketball court next to it and a parking
lot. The only lights were streetlights, an
outside security light of the gym and the
light of the camera. Christina was
dressed in a medium blue tank top, red
shorts, white socks and red sneakers.
Her hair was perfectly combed but
still showed traces of wetness from her
shower. She had her gym bag slung
over her shoulder as she smiled at the
reporter being very receptive to the
impromptu interview. Sweat began to
bead on her forehead from the very hot
and humid climate even at midnight.
She was only to happy to answer
questions about her show "Jesse" and
more importantly her upcoming fight
with Jen.
As the interview went on no
one noticed the black Lincoln Town
Car go up the street quietly making a
U-turn more than a block away. The
car silently pulled up to the curb near
where Christina had left her own car
and only then did Christina briefly look
over but too late as the door had opened
on the rear passenger side and Jennifer
Lopez took advantage of the dark to run
towards Christina. Christina had time to
only drop her bag as she let out a yell
trying to defend herself when she
recognized it was Jennifer. The reporter
jumped back startled but the cameraman
kept the camera trained on the sudden
interruption and now action. Jennifer
was dressed in a white tank top, short
denim blue shorts and white athletic
shoes. Her hair was tied back in a pony
tail as opposed to Christina's loosely
worn hair parted in the middle. Later it
was learned that Jennifer had found out
about Christina arriving in town and
making some inquiries after following
her to the gym knew about when she was
to leave and had staked the gym out for
this confrontation. The reporter being
there was a happy coincidence to now
document this incident.
Jennifer had taken only seconds to exit
her car and saying nothing attacked
Christina who barely had time to react.
Jennifer laid into Christina with fists as
she rested the gym bag away from her
shoulder and arm using it briefly to
buffer the attack but now Jen kicked it
away as she now kicked at Christina who
had fallen on her back. Jen pounced on
her trying to pin her and smashing fists
to her sides, stomach and mostly her
face. Christina fought back some but
mostly used her legs and arms to defend
herself blocking the onslaught as she was
finally getting some of her bearings. Jen
had landed some hard fists to her ribs
and face, the last two or three to the
temple but Christina managed to coil up
her knees and kick back Jen.
Jen jumped
on her again but Christina held her at
bay for now wrapping her legs around
Jen's head in a scissor while still lying on
her back. She twisted Jen over as Jen
pummeled and scratched at her long
legs. Jen fell rolling as Christina rolled
to her feet. She was crying both in fear
and anger as the reporter was rapt in awe
of what was happening only cheering on
her cameraman to keep focused on the
action. No need to tell him that as
the light on the camera continued to
illuminated this event. The only other
eyes on the spectacle came from Jen's car
as the windows rolled down halfway.
Whoever all was in the car was silent not
interfering in the slightest.
Both women
were on their feet face to face, toe to toe.
Both were throwing fists at each other
connecting well with those blows that weren't
blocked. Both women's heads snapped
back and bodies started to double over as
flesh cracked against skin and bone to
the face and body. The only other sound
besides the injuries to each other were
the heavy breathing and occasional cries
of pain from each. Christina was
managing to get back some momentum
hurting Jen as she landed a combo of
fists to the jaw. But Jen knowing this
and still taking advantage of Christina
being flustered about being suddenly
assaulted only two minutes before
tackled her and the two rolled on the
ground. Christina managed to hold her
own hugging Jen wrapping her legs
around hers and throwing some good
fists to her ribs and back of her head.
But Jen had the advantage again as she
rolled her over and pummeled her back
and sides. She also gouged and raked at
her eyes. Christina tried to buck her off
but Jen delivered a blow to the stomach
that had her winded and clutching her
abs as Jen now banged her head in the
hard dirt of the sparse lawn in front of
the gym. Christina instinctively tried
to escape but Jen letting up briefly
tackled her again on the asphalt of the
basketball court and banged her head a
couple times on the hard tar.
Christina
held the back of her head crying as Jen
lifted her up by the hair in a front
facelock and pummeled her back more as
Christina gamely tried to fight back
despite her legs buckling. Jen was out
for revenge and humiliation before their
scheduled fight and continued the
onslaught even though she knew she had
her beaten. The camera lost them
temporarily in the dark but caught them
as Jen rammed Christina's head into the
basketball pole. Holding her by the hair
Jen had to yank to keep her from going
flat on the ground as Christina went
down on both knees. Holding her up
again in a front facelock she pounded on
her back and threw kneelifts to her
stomach. Christina had stopped fighting
back as she went down again to her
knees only managing to hold onto Jen's
legs as Jen refused to let go of her neck.
Spotting a dumpster against the fence of
the courtyard Jen lifted her bloody and
beaten foe over her shoulder and carried
her to it. Christina threw a few weak
punches as Jen lifted the plastic cover to
the heavy metal dumpster. She tossed
Christina over into the rubbish where she
landed on plastic trash bags. Jen
slammed the cover shut and it landed
over Christina's ankles which were
jutting out of the dumpster. Jen dusting
herself off silently went back to her car
only briefly sneering at the camera
saying nothing to the reporter who only
now was getting her voice back after
being startled so. Christina kicked at the
cover as opening the dumpster as Jen
waited at the open car door as if to wait
to see if Christina wanted more.
Christina only sobbing was heard
cursing at Jen while trying to get out of
the dumpster. Bleeding from the
forehead, nose and mouth from the short
but intense fight, Christina fell back into
the trash continuing to curse and cry.
Jen only smiled got in her car and left as
the reporter helped Christina out of the
trash.
The reporter asking her about her
upcoming fight was met only with a
scowl as she shoved away the camera
taking the reporters hand getting out of
the dumpster, then sitting against it her
head resting on her knees as she vowed
revenge speaking to herself rather than
the reporter who with a gleam in her eye
and excited tone turned to end the
interview with a prediction for one hell
of a fight to come!