Un segundo estaba de pie sobre mí. Al siguiente, una rodilla golpeó la hierba y su brazo derecho estaba asegurado detrás de él en un ángulo que controlaba la articulación sin dañarla.
I kept my weight low and my hand open. I did not punch him. I did not twist harder than necessary. I did not give him the injury he had promised me.
Travis made a furious sound and tried to surge up. I adjusted my position by less than an inch. He stopped moving.
—No luches contra la presión —dije en voz baja. “Te harás daño a ti mismo”.
The crowd had gone so still that the sprinkler sounded deafening. Grant dropped his plastic cup. Natalie unfolded her arms. The four gym men no longer looked amused. One of them raised both hands and backed away. “This wasn’t what he told us,” he said.