Ignoring the sting from her attack, I brought my knee up and struck her in the stomach. Daphne took the hit, but in a move I wasn’t expecting, grabbed my leg and lifted. There was a sense of weightlessness as my other foot left the ground and I was flying backwards. In that brief moment, our eyes met and she was just as surprised as I was. I knew that I could turn this around, but I had already decided to take it easy on her. Thus when my back impacted the ground, all the air exited my lungs. Then she landed on top of me, her shock causing her to ignore her own footing. 