Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

The old man's face twisted with guilt and regret as he spoke.

"I did get my revenge. I cleared my mentor's name, even brought pride to our people. But I was too flashy about it. When they couldn't beat me fair and square, they started playing dirty."

"They killed my mentor's wife in the most brutal way, then used my junior as a pawn against me! They forced me to throw fights-told me to lose on purpose in the ring to foreign fighters, just so they could save face on the world stage."

"If I refused, it was either take my own life, or they'd kill my junior. The kidnappers let us video chat. He was devastated-his eyes were red and he shouted at me, teeth clenched: 'Avenge her! Don't worry about me, just get revenge for my mom!""

"After our mentor died, his wife was my junior's last anchor. Losing her broke him. He was just a kid, and suddenly he had nothing left to live for-only a burning need for revenge."

"But by then... everything inside me had changed. I was angry, but I was also wracked with guilt. I regretted being so brash. If I hadn't drawn so much attention with my revenge, none of this would have happened to them!"

get payback, but I chose the dumbest one. I only thought about making things right for my

about avenging my mentor, they wouldn't have gotten

killed in my quest for

legacy. I had to keep him safe. But when they tried to make me throw the fights, just couldn't do it. It wasn't just about mme-it was about our country's honor. I was a fighter, proud to represent our people, and

If I died, what if they broke their promise and killed him anyway?

by just surviving, really. Life was hard enough, but the pressure was even worse. He wanted to avenge his mother, but he didn't

couldn't even

had no idea who exactly. And even if he found out, what could he do? That kind of helplessness... it eats

him openly. All I could do

life a