Jim could see that these men around him, with their old clothes and tired faces, had found hope watching him fight. He had fought something real, something he could see—they all wished for that chance.
He joined his partner, Mike. Words weren't necessary. The two picked up their hooks and began to work, moving the heavy sacks.
"Why didn't you tell me you were going to win again?" said Mike. "I didn't put any money on you."
Mike smiled, but it wasn't the smile Jim remembered. It was tired. Less happy.
"Come on," Mike said. "Talk me through that last round." Jim started describing the events of the last round again. Since the cast had come off his arm, he worked with both hands. Without thinking, he moved the hook to his left hand and continued working with smooth, strong movements.
A week later, Mae was walking back from the stores with Rosy when she saw a shiny new car drive away from their apartment house. Joe Gould's car.
She found Jim standing in the yard behind the building. He looked so happy, so handsome and confident in the sun, with his square chin and his bright eyes up to the blue sky. Then he turned and Mae felt her heart stop. She saw it in his eyes—the old excitement.
Jim could see that these men around him, with their old clothes and tired faces, had found hope watching him fight. He had fought something real, something he could see—they all wished for that chance.He joined his partner, Mike. Words weren't necessary. The two picked up their hooks and began to work, moving the heavy sacks."Why didn't you tell me you were going to win again?" said Mike. "I didn't put any money on you."Mike smiled, but it wasn't the smile Jim remembered. It was tired. Less happy."Come on," Mike said. "Talk me through that last round." Jim started describing the events of the last round again. Since the cast had come off his arm, he worked with both hands. Without thinking, he moved the hook to his left hand and continued working with smooth, strong movements.A week later, Mae was walking back from the stores with Rosy when she saw a shiny new car drive away from their apartment house. Joe Gould's car.She found Jim standing in the yard behind the building. He looked so happy, so handsome and confident in the sun, with his square chin and his bright eyes up to the blue sky. Then he turned and Mae felt her heart stop. She saw it in his eyes—the old excitement.
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