For our 18th birthday my twin sister Teresa and I made a pack, we were joining the gym. That was 6 months ago and we still hadn't stepped foot inside San Myshuno's Skye Fitness gym. We kept making excuses that the commute from Brindleton Bay would take forever, that we wouldn't get our homework completed and would end up failing our final year of school or we would get mugged going into the city but the truth is, like other packs made in the past, we knew we were never going to follow through...or so I thought.
Tess was not only my twin sister, she's also my best friend, we did everything together so when she announced to me this afternoon that there was no more excuses, that we were catching the train to the city and going to Skye Fitness, I knew there was no getting out of it.
We arrived at the gym just after 4pm, in time to start a boxercise class. The class by being ran by possibly the hottest guy Ive ever laid eyes on, tall, blonde, muscles and piercing blue eyes.
"welcome everyone, my name is Angus, I'll be your trainer this afternoon" he announced in voice that boasted such confidence, then his eyes met mine "I see we have some new faces today, have you girls done Boxercising before?"
"No we haven't but we did boxing in PE" Tess pipes up, as I stand there, unable to look away from Angus.
"Ah good, you should be great then but if you do have any issues just yell out and I'll come give you some one-on-one attention. What are your names anyway"
"I'm Teresa, well Tess for short"
Oh No, he's staring at me and I can't even remember my own name!!!
"And you are...?" He asks, those blue eyes locked with mine, I can feel my cheeks are starting to burn, what was my name? I know I have one, everyone has a name, why can't I remember my own name and why can't I pull away from his magnetic gaze. Luckily Tess is no stranger to my social awkwardness and answers for me "That's Zoey, we're twins, not identical though".
That's Tess for you, she's a social butterfly, she can talk to anyone and everyone loves being around her, she has this amazing ability to make you feel really comfortable, as if you've known each other forever. She's also school captain this year which is no surprise since she's been bossing me around from the moment we were born. She creates the adventures and just drags me along but I don't complain, it's a constant blast being with her.
Boxercising was harder than what I thought it would be and so many times I just wanted to give up, run from the gym and back home where it was safe and nobody was forcing me to do activities that made sweat drip from every inch of skin on my body. My face felt like it was on fire and I was struggling to catch my breath between sets but there were two big reasons for staying:
1. Obviously I couldn't just run off and leave Tess there, I'd never hear the end of it, "I HAD to catch the train home by myself Zoey, BY MY SELF!!!!, You really let me down Zoey...AGAIN". Sometimes its just better to stick it out than to face the wrath of Tess.
2. If I left mid class then I'd never be able to face Angus again, I'd be so embarrassed that he would forever think of me as "The girl who was so unfit"
so I stayed and the more I started to struggle the more Angus was there to motivate me to keep going with his positive praise "You're doing awesome Zoey, take a small break if you need it though". By the end of the class I was starting to get the hang of it.
After class was over and everyone started to leave Angus approached Tess and I, "Great job tonight girls, you're naturals" He said, beaming a bright, beautiful smile at us both. "I was on our school's cheerleading squad so I knew this would be a somewhat easier for me than it would be for Zo, she's thin but unfit, we just got good genes hey ZoZo"
Thanks Tess, that doesn't embarrass me at all, now the hot trainer is going to think Im just some lazy sod who spends all day watching TV and eating chips.
"I exercise!!" that was the only thing Ive said to Angus this whole time, no examples to back it up, just blurting out that I do some sort of physical activity, he going to think Im some type of idiot who can't even hold a decent conversation....OK, well he wouldn't be too wrong on that account but still I don't was the man who looks like he was chiselled out of wood to be thinking I'm just a moron.
"It's all good Zoey" He says, as if reading my thoughts. "So, will I be seeing you two here more often? Im a personal trainer here at the gym, I take small groups between 1 and 3 people so I can help them focus in on what areas they want to work most on"
"we should do that Zoey, you need all the help you can get and I know nothing would motivate you more than having a gorgeous face to look at while you're being whipped into shape" Once again, Thanks Tess, always so tactful, my cheeks start burning up and Angus just flashes us that amazing smile. This is Hell, Im in social hell and my sister is just loving it and Angus, who is probably used to women falling for him all the time, is just enjoying the ego boost...all at my expense.
"We have to go, the train back to Brindleton Bay leaves in 20 minutes" I urge my sister. Please Tess, can we go? Get out of this situation, let me go home, climb into bed, pull the covers over myself and just wait to die from embarrassment, please!
But no, she won't have it, she's loves to be social, she also loves to see me squirm. "Zoey the trains run every 20 minutes, if we miss that one then there will be more, stop panicking" she rebuffs, rolling her eyes at me, "so the personal training, is that included in our membership or do we pay extra for that?"
Angus can see his pitch has worked, that he had won over little miss social butterfly and he's getting socially awkward as an unwanted added bonus, great, now I'll be third wheeling their flirtfests, my life is complete.
"it's usually extra per person but I can do a 2 for one deal"
"Good, because I won't need that much work but Zoey here is going to need you to be all over her"
Why can't the Earth just open up and swallow me when I need it to?
"I think I can manage that" He flashes me that smile again and I feel my stomach fill with butterflies...or possibly I'm going to vomit. "Let me get your contact info so we can sign you up and Zoey, don't worry, I'll be gentle and I'll take it slowly to ease you into it ok?"
Great, now Im picturing him naked and all over me
"ok, thank you" I mumble while staring at the floor, I can no longer look him in the eye, this is just way too much.
"Tess, we really need to get going, it's getting late" I urge, hoping she will take the bait and we can get away from the "Mortification of Zoey Green"
"Alright Zoey, jeez, anyone would think you've got a hot date to rush home for" she laughs to herself
We board the train at 7pm, take our seats, facing each other but Im in no mood to talk to her, she ignores my sullen expression as she buzzes on about how great it will be to make the trip into the city every afternoon, how much fun we are going to have working out together, how attractive Angus is, how old she thinks Angus is, she thinks he wouldn't be a day over 24 and then she says something that gets my full attention
"He likes you Zoey, he couldn't take his eyes off you"
"He didn't like me Tess, he was most likely amused at the shit you were giving me and how far you could push it"
"No Zoey, Im never wrong about these things, that man wants to do more to you than just help you get fit, he wants to make you sweat and not just inside the gym"
Is it to late to ask to be adopted out?
Tess was not only my twin sister, she's also my best friend, we did everything together so when she announced to me this afternoon that there was no more excuses, that we were catching the train to the city and going to Skye Fitness, I knew there was no getting out of it.
"welcome everyone, my name is Angus, I'll be your trainer this afternoon" he announced in voice that boasted such confidence, then his eyes met mine "I see we have some new faces today, have you girls done Boxercising before?"
"No we haven't but we did boxing in PE" Tess pipes up, as I stand there, unable to look away from Angus.
"Ah good, you should be great then but if you do have any issues just yell out and I'll come give you some one-on-one attention. What are your names anyway"
"I'm Teresa, well Tess for short"
Oh No, he's staring at me and I can't even remember my own name!!!
"And you are...?" He asks, those blue eyes locked with mine, I can feel my cheeks are starting to burn, what was my name? I know I have one, everyone has a name, why can't I remember my own name and why can't I pull away from his magnetic gaze. Luckily Tess is no stranger to my social awkwardness and answers for me "That's Zoey, we're twins, not identical though".
Boxercising was harder than what I thought it would be and so many times I just wanted to give up, run from the gym and back home where it was safe and nobody was forcing me to do activities that made sweat drip from every inch of skin on my body. My face felt like it was on fire and I was struggling to catch my breath between sets but there were two big reasons for staying:
1. Obviously I couldn't just run off and leave Tess there, I'd never hear the end of it, "I HAD to catch the train home by myself Zoey, BY MY SELF!!!!, You really let me down Zoey...AGAIN". Sometimes its just better to stick it out than to face the wrath of Tess.
2. If I left mid class then I'd never be able to face Angus again, I'd be so embarrassed that he would forever think of me as "The girl who was so unfit"
so I stayed and the more I started to struggle the more Angus was there to motivate me to keep going with his positive praise "You're doing awesome Zoey, take a small break if you need it though". By the end of the class I was starting to get the hang of it.
After class was over and everyone started to leave Angus approached Tess and I, "Great job tonight girls, you're naturals" He said, beaming a bright, beautiful smile at us both. "I was on our school's cheerleading squad so I knew this would be a somewhat easier for me than it would be for Zo, she's thin but unfit, we just got good genes hey ZoZo"
Thanks Tess, that doesn't embarrass me at all, now the hot trainer is going to think Im just some lazy sod who spends all day watching TV and eating chips.
"I exercise!!" that was the only thing Ive said to Angus this whole time, no examples to back it up, just blurting out that I do some sort of physical activity, he going to think Im some type of idiot who can't even hold a decent conversation....OK, well he wouldn't be too wrong on that account but still I don't was the man who looks like he was chiselled out of wood to be thinking I'm just a moron.
"It's all good Zoey" He says, as if reading my thoughts. "So, will I be seeing you two here more often? Im a personal trainer here at the gym, I take small groups between 1 and 3 people so I can help them focus in on what areas they want to work most on"
"we should do that Zoey, you need all the help you can get and I know nothing would motivate you more than having a gorgeous face to look at while you're being whipped into shape" Once again, Thanks Tess, always so tactful, my cheeks start burning up and Angus just flashes us that amazing smile. This is Hell, Im in social hell and my sister is just loving it and Angus, who is probably used to women falling for him all the time, is just enjoying the ego boost...all at my expense.
"We have to go, the train back to Brindleton Bay leaves in 20 minutes" I urge my sister. Please Tess, can we go? Get out of this situation, let me go home, climb into bed, pull the covers over myself and just wait to die from embarrassment, please!
But no, she won't have it, she's loves to be social, she also loves to see me squirm. "Zoey the trains run every 20 minutes, if we miss that one then there will be more, stop panicking" she rebuffs, rolling her eyes at me, "so the personal training, is that included in our membership or do we pay extra for that?"
Angus can see his pitch has worked, that he had won over little miss social butterfly and he's getting socially awkward as an unwanted added bonus, great, now I'll be third wheeling their flirtfests, my life is complete.
"it's usually extra per person but I can do a 2 for one deal"
"Good, because I won't need that much work but Zoey here is going to need you to be all over her"
Why can't the Earth just open up and swallow me when I need it to?
"I think I can manage that" He flashes me that smile again and I feel my stomach fill with butterflies...or possibly I'm going to vomit. "Let me get your contact info so we can sign you up and Zoey, don't worry, I'll be gentle and I'll take it slowly to ease you into it ok?"
Great, now Im picturing him naked and all over me
"ok, thank you" I mumble while staring at the floor, I can no longer look him in the eye, this is just way too much.
"Tess, we really need to get going, it's getting late" I urge, hoping she will take the bait and we can get away from the "Mortification of Zoey Green"
"Alright Zoey, jeez, anyone would think you've got a hot date to rush home for" she laughs to herself
We board the train at 7pm, take our seats, facing each other but Im in no mood to talk to her, she ignores my sullen expression as she buzzes on about how great it will be to make the trip into the city every afternoon, how much fun we are going to have working out together, how attractive Angus is, how old she thinks Angus is, she thinks he wouldn't be a day over 24 and then she says something that gets my full attention
"He likes you Zoey, he couldn't take his eyes off you"
"He didn't like me Tess, he was most likely amused at the shit you were giving me and how far you could push it"
"No Zoey, Im never wrong about these things, that man wants to do more to you than just help you get fit, he wants to make you sweat and not just inside the gym"
Is it to late to ask to be adopted out?
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