My nails dug deep into the leather of my gloves. My skin tingled with excitement and anticipation. My breaths escaped hard, roaring in my chest. I counted the milliseconds as everything went into slow-mo. Every face blurred into one long, ambiguous slate of heaving bodies. In this very moment, the cheering crowd muffled into bleak silence, sending a ringing through my ears.
And what did stones do when they careened toward someone? Why, they knocked them out. They hit and punched hard, but I was stone. I scorched the ring and this blonde chick had nothing on me.Īt least, that was what I told myself during every fight. My lungs pounded out breaths in controlled grunts. My fists were up to protect my face and every muscle and nerve were lit. Sweat poured in rivulets down my body like this was the fight of my life, and the aforementioned pink gloves got their licks in. I knew deep in my bones that one day I would rock the most coveted color in all the land, but for now, pink gloves sufficed. But that didn’t give me the right to wear pink. at least when it came to my division and weight class in Texas, anyway. I, Kareena Thakkar, was at the top of my game. Pink was reserved for the most badass in the sport of Muay Thai. Kareena’s bid for the Olympics could very well make history-if she has the courage to go for it. Admitting her feelings for Amit will cost Kareena more than just her pride-she’ll have to face his parents’ disapproval, battle her own insecurities, and remain focused for the big fight. Which is inconvenient, since she’s starting to fall for Amit Patel, who just might be the world’s most perfect Indian. Despite pleasing her parents, excelling at school, and making plans to get her family out of debt, Kareena’s never felt quite Indian enough, and her training is only making it worse.
If only her sport weren’t seen as something too rough for girls, something she’s afraid to share with anyone outside of her family.
She’s landed the chance of a lifetime, an invitation to the US Muay Thai Open, which could lead to a spot on the first-ever Olympic team. If seventeen-year-old Kareena Thakkar is going to alienate herself from the entire Indian community, she might as well do it gloriously. A rising star in Muay Thai figures out what (and who) is worth fighting for in this YA debut full of heart.
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