Emerge by tobie easton5/29/2023 She stops in front of me, her massive frame towering over mine. She was a professional wrestler on one of those gladiator shows in the eighties, and her biceps are bigger than my head. I rush toward the changing rooms, salvation in sight, when out marches a woman whose long blond hair is at odds with her bulging muscles.Coach Crane. If she’s not here yet, I can pop into the locker room and be in yoga before she knows I’m tardy. The other half mill around in bathing suits. shorts and t-shirts and stands near the entrance to the yoga studio. We finished volleyball last week-thank the tides!-so today we’re starting a new unit. What dope thought giving a car foot controls was a good idea?Īll my classmates turn to stare, already in gym clothes. I’ve got to learn to drive, but I need better control of my legs first. I can’t keep relying on the twins to get me to school on time. I run past the swimming pool and heave open the glass doors to the auditorium. No matter how it glistens in the sunlight, ripples in the California breeze, or reflects the swaying palm trees. No matter how sparkly and tempting that water is.
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