KELLER
I took Teresa to the gym after that deep kiss that left her wanting for more. The gym happened to be my safe place away from the world because I felt the whole damn world is watching and waiting for me to fail.
My fists clenched tighter around the bar and the weights trembled in my grip.
My arms screamed from the pressure, but it was not the iron crushing me. It was the silence in my head, the one that would not shut up no matter how hard I pushed.
Teresa sat on the bench to the side, her knees pulled up, her chin resting on them.
I loved the way her eyes remained on me as I pushed the bar back onto the rack and sat up.
Sweat dripped down my face, burning my eyes. My chest heaved, my lungs trying to allow me to breathe.
“You know what? I keep thinking about them.. I mean,
