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Change Happens Chapter Three: The Reasons Why
Robin tries to make up for past mistakes and confronts the new coworker.
“No,” I said as I lay on the floor of my shared office space. Liz, the other trainer that shared the office space with me, stared down at me.
“Why don’t you just get them reduced?” she asked.
I shook my head. I wanted to tear these monstrosities off my chest on days like these.
“Believe me, right now, I want to,” I said, shaking my head. But I knew when I went to the office to get the surgery. I would chicken out. Plus, I really did like them this big. “It will pass; it always does.” I nodded.
“Fine,” Liz said, shaking her head as she left.
When my back hurt as it does now, only one remedy helped alleviate it. Laying flat on the floor for a couple of hours. Usually, I would be home and have the time to binge-watch something or read a good book, but not today. I had a schedule that was booked solid. I also had to go to my second job.
“Push through the pain,” I said, motivating myself to get up. I pulled myself up and then fell back down. “Fuck it!”
“You want me to what?” Liz said as I had texted her to come back. She came back up the stairs.
“Take my clients,” I said as she stared down at me.
“No,” Liz said. “Especially no, with that tub of lard, you have been working with for the past few weeks.”
“You owe me,” I said. I couldn’t believe I was turning in the one thing I had over her.
“You’re serious?” Liz said, closing the door.
I tried to get up again but reluctantly fell backward. “Yes!” I screamed out in agony.
Liz had a big smile on her face. “Let me get this straight. You will never bring it up again, and we are even if I do this?”
Again, I shook my head. “Yes!”
“Shake!” Liz said, leaning down and extending her hand.
I shook Liz’s hand, and she laughed as she went out the door. I had been waiting for something more significant to cash in my chip, but I couldn’t move.
