Being the first day of people moving in, the gym was practically empty, so I was able to jump right onto a treadmill I had decided was my favorite earlier in the week because it had the best view of the weights section. Call me crazy, but I liked a little eye candy while I was running.
Since giving up swimming senior year in high school, I had found solace in just working out. I had always liked swimming, and it was what cemented my friendship with Jay, but it was never a passion.
It was just something I did so that I didn't have to play one of the other weird winter sports that my friends were getting into, like squash. Squash wasn't a high school sport. It was something old men did at the country club to waste time.
So once I gave up being in the pool and constantly smelling like ch
