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of
her office and stuffed pamphlets into each man's paw.
“ Welcome, gentlemen! Let me
give you a free tour of our fine establishment.”
They tried talking their way out of
it, but Seria had them by the arms. After walking around, and looking
at women in tights bending over and stretching, both men signed up as
lifelong members. Minutes later, they were running next to Nikki...a
man on each side...no way for me to get in. It was embarrassing
watching them flirt with her. She kept her eyes straight ahead as she
ran, smiling here and there. She had them. A fool could see that, but
these guys didn't care. They spoke over each other. One guy tried to
predict her astrology sign, the other guy tried to get sympathy by
telling her how his wife died in a freak bullfighting accident. All
the while, three more guys had gathered outside the window, staring up at Nikki as she ran.
The men outside yelled and clapped, clearly drunkards.
She blew them kisses, messed around with her hair and tied it up.
More cheering from the gallery. Minutes later, those guys strolled
into the fitness center, signed up, and were running around Nikki –
those fools all huffing and puffing and drunk and falling over. One
of them dropped into a comatose state and vomited into his dreams.
Apparently, he ate a lot of rice. The mess was disgusting. Everyone
kept running. The stink of stomach acid was alive in the air.
At two in the morning, I packed up and walked toward the front door.
I passed Seria's office and heard great laughter. I looked in,
careful to not be seen. Seria was behind her desk, leaning back in
her chair with a big cigar in her mouth, counting money into Nikki's
smiling hands.
Nikki....
She looked just like Elaine.
CHAPTER ONE
Exercise To Exorcise
As a medical transcriptionist, I
turned recordings into written documents. I loved being in the
privacy of my own home and not having to deal with customers, but the
gig came with problems. For one, my days were spent listening to
doctors spitting into my ear all these horrible medical issues, like
amputations, liver diseases, abortions, foot fungi, stomach worms,
buttock worms, and so on. I'd have these terrible nightmares....The
other thing negative about the job, was I never went out into the
sun. Calcium was a concern. To help with my weak bones, I needed to
take vitamin D and calcium supplement pills. Here's a quick health
lesson: Contrary to popular belief, calcium is not in vitamin D. It's
a mineral that you get from a variety of sources, like fish. Vitamin
D is what you need for your body to make use of calcium.
To do my work, I always had to step on this pedal to start or end a
recording. Nine times out of ten, you'd get a doctor that mumbles. I
was always stopping and going to make sure I heard them right. I had
to be careful. I was at the end of my rope – one mistake too
many in my career. My boss warned me that if I got another complaint
from a doctor, I'd get the boot. Ever since the economy went to shit,
the transcriptionist field turned into a competitive battle ground. I
had twenty people lined up to take my job. I could hear them clawing
outside my front door like raccoons foaming at the mouth. The
brutes....
At the end of every month, I'd go to the hospital to get my checks. I
was in and out of that place for five years. Ben and Elaine were
always there. They were the only ones I cared to say hello to.
Everyone else looked upset. The thing about Elaine was that, yes, she
was cute, but I never thought any more of her. She didn't meet my
“dream girl” requirements.
When I walked into the lobby and saw them kissing, I was confused by
the knife in my heart. I felt betrayed. What was happening to me? In
the elevator, I had to keep talking – had to hide how I was
feeling – that I was rotting inside by the second.
“ How long have you guys been
seeing each other? A week?”
“ A year,” Ben said,
wrapping his arm around Elaine's waist.
I gave a forced laughed.
her office and stuffed pamphlets into each man's paw.
“ Welcome, gentlemen! Let me
give you a free tour of our fine establishment.”
They tried talking their way out of
it, but Seria had them by the arms. After walking around, and looking
at women in tights bending over and stretching, both men signed up as
lifelong members. Minutes later, they were running next to Nikki...a
man on each side...no way for me to get in. It was embarrassing
watching them flirt with her. She kept her eyes straight ahead as she
ran, smiling here and there. She had them. A fool could see that, but
these guys didn't care. They spoke over each other. One guy tried to
predict her astrology sign, the other guy tried to get sympathy by
telling her how his wife died in a freak bullfighting accident. All
the while, three more guys had gathered outside the window, staring up at Nikki as she ran.
The men outside yelled and clapped, clearly drunkards.
She blew them kisses, messed around with her hair and tied it up.
More cheering from the gallery. Minutes later, those guys strolled
into the fitness center, signed up, and were running around Nikki –
those fools all huffing and puffing and drunk and falling over. One
of them dropped into a comatose state and vomited into his dreams.
Apparently, he ate a lot of rice. The mess was disgusting. Everyone
kept running. The stink of stomach acid was alive in the air.
At two in the morning, I packed up and walked toward the front door.
I passed Seria's office and heard great laughter. I looked in,
careful to not be seen. Seria was behind her desk, leaning back in
her chair with a big cigar in her mouth, counting money into Nikki's
smiling hands.
Nikki....
She looked just like Elaine.
CHAPTER ONE
Exercise To Exorcise
As a medical transcriptionist, I
turned recordings into written documents. I loved being in the
privacy of my own home and not having to deal with customers, but the
gig came with problems. For one, my days were spent listening to
doctors spitting into my ear all these horrible medical issues, like
amputations, liver diseases, abortions, foot fungi, stomach worms,
buttock worms, and so on. I'd have these terrible nightmares....The
other thing negative about the job, was I never went out into the
sun. Calcium was a concern. To help with my weak bones, I needed to
take vitamin D and calcium supplement pills. Here's a quick health
lesson: Contrary to popular belief, calcium is not in vitamin D. It's
a mineral that you get from a variety of sources, like fish. Vitamin
D is what you need for your body to make use of calcium.
To do my work, I always had to step on this pedal to start or end a
recording. Nine times out of ten, you'd get a doctor that mumbles. I
was always stopping and going to make sure I heard them right. I had
to be careful. I was at the end of my rope – one mistake too
many in my career. My boss warned me that if I got another complaint
from a doctor, I'd get the boot. Ever since the economy went to shit,
the transcriptionist field turned into a competitive battle ground. I
had twenty people lined up to take my job. I could hear them clawing
outside my front door like raccoons foaming at the mouth. The
brutes....
At the end of every month, I'd go to the hospital to get my checks. I
was in and out of that place for five years. Ben and Elaine were
always there. They were the only ones I cared to say hello to.
Everyone else looked upset. The thing about Elaine was that, yes, she
was cute, but I never thought any more of her. She didn't meet my
“dream girl” requirements.
When I walked into the lobby and saw them kissing, I was confused by
the knife in my heart. I felt betrayed. What was happening to me? In
the elevator, I had to keep talking – had to hide how I was
feeling – that I was rotting inside by the second.
“ How long have you guys been
seeing each other? A week?”
“ A year,” Ben said,
wrapping his arm around Elaine's waist.
I gave a forced laughed.
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