Scanning the free benches, my heart thumped wildly in my chest as I heaved the dumbbells against my sides. Only one was unoccupied. As quickly as I could, I waddled over to it and turned around, putting the mirrors behind me as I backed up to the bench. And sat down. Planting on something that was definitely not the bench. I shot upright with a shriek, dropped the dumbbells, and spun around. My hands slapped over my mouth as I stared at the face I’d just sat on.
