Broken #2 (The Broken Series - Book #2) by Claire Adams Read Free Book Online

being in
the middle of it all.
    One
of my classmates waved to me from the front, near the octagon. I hurried over,
and took a seat beside Brenda.
    “Oh
my God, I had no idea the fights were on tonight.”
    “Natalie,
you need to get out more. Even I knew your boy was fighting tonight.”
    “He's
not my boy.”
    “Well,
that's a crying shame.”
    I
nudged her with my elbow. “These are great seats.” We were essentially right
beside the octagon, and would have a great view of the fights.
    “Yeah,
the professor spared no expense. We couldn't exactly do our project properly if
we couldn't see anything.”
    I
knew immediately that I would need to change my aperture and shutter speed to
allow me to stop action. I did that while I had a spare moment. I looked around
the room to see if I could see Jet, but he was nowhere to be found. They
probably kept him hidden until the last moment. Our professor arrived, and did
roll call to make sure we were all present.
    “Alright
guys, as I'm sure you have guessed by now, we are here to document the fights
for the school. They want to be able to post these pictures on the website, and
I'm sure the fighters themselves will want images as well, so make sure you do
your absolute best. Try to look for unique angles, kickass techniques―the
kind of photos that make people gasp. That's just one aspect of the job tonight.
I want you to also keep in mind while you are shooting photos that you will
need to submit eight pictures capturing live action, so again, submit your best
pics of one fighter in particular. The rest you can give to the school for
their purposes. All students will be paid a fee for helping the school capture
this event, so lucky you!”
    The
class cheered; nothing was better than getting paid for work you had to do
anyway. I already knew which fighter I was going to use for my live action
shots, and I thought the whole experience would also work really well in my
story. I was so excited to get to see his fight now. I planned on taking some
pretty kickass shots.
    It
wasn't long before the fights got underway, and I was surprised at how loud the
arena became. People got pretty fired up when it came time for a fighter to
come out into the cage. I watched a few of the fights with growing interest. I
could pick out some of the techniques that Jet had shown me, and I smiled as
one of the school’s players won his match.
    I
took a long intermission, and went to find something to drink. The fights were
longer than I had anticipated, and I was thirsty. I recognized a guy over at the
drink area, and went to say hi.
    “Hey,
Brian, how are you?”
    He
turned, and his face lit up when he saw me.
    “Hey, Natalie, nice to see you. I'm
surprised to see you here, actually,” he laughed. “Are you here to see Jet
fight?”
    “ Ahh ,
no. Well, I guess, but I'm here
because my photography class is here to take the event pictures for the night.
I didn't even know the fights were on tonight,” I blushed nervously.
    “Oh,
cool. Well, I'm glad to see you.”
    “Thanks.
Are you fighting tonight?”
    “No, not yet. I'm
preparing for my first fight, but I wasn't put on this card. Jet is actually
the last fight after this one.”
    I
nodded. “Oh, I see.”
    “Would
you like something to drink?”
    “Sure,
a bottle of water would be great.”
    He
grabbed me one, and handed it over.
    “Thank
you.”
    I stood
there and chatted with him for a while until the fight ended, with Craig losing
his fight for the night. It made me feel bad for him. It couldn't be easy
facing your corner and teammates after losing a fight you spent months
preparing for.
    “Well,
I better get back over there, so I can get these photos taken, and go home.”
    He
smiled. “Okay, well, I'll see ya around.”
    “Sure,”
I waved as I walked away from him. Brian seemed like a really sweet guy. I
continued on down the aisle until I found my seat. I squeezed back in beside
Brenda, and got my camera ready for the last