Breathe by Sophia Soames5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Well, all except Bridget, who stormed out and barged past me without saying hello. ![]() The gym was busy as always, a few people huddled over by the water dispenser, and there was muffled giggling coming through from the weights room, where I could see all the girls in our class bent over staring at the phone in Danielle’s hand. She had us in her corner now, and we would bloody protect her to the end of the earth. In any circumstance, it would never happen. I was sweating just imagining the horror my little sister would go through. Family could be an unwelcome obligation, but if there was one thing I would fight for to the death, it was that Olive would never be sent to some goddamn boarding school and would never, fucking ever be looked after by our parents again. All except for my maternal grandfather had long departed, and I wasn’t even sure he still lived in the country. Not that I had any contact with any of my grandparents. I liked the idea of giving something back. ![]() My headphones blasted music as I walked down the college corridors towards the on-site gym, where our first session today would cover gentle workouts for the older generation, a topic I found intriguing. ![]()
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