Story 11 Chapter 1

  Where the hell is she? Ginny's always here, and now that I need her, not a sign of her. We joined this gym together over two years ago, and even though a lot of shit has happened for both of us since then, we've been pretty faithful to our workouts.   The truth is, we make each other keep going. I'd probably have quit without her and I had to talk her out of leaving once. She said it was the money, but I know damn well it was that asshole boyfriend of hers. I'm so glad she got wise and dumped him; he was ruining her life.   And mine.   "Ellen?" I hear her yell over the rumble of the Ellipticals! How the hell did she get in here without me knowing? I see her coming and wave, I'm too self-conscious to scream in public like she does and it's against the rules, but of course she ignores that.    In a minute she's pumping away beside me, but I'm already soaking wet. Almost done.   She says something about shopping, bla bla bla, but I'm just glad she finally got here. Wiping the sweat from