A tale of suspense...

...Her hands are clammy as she says her good-byes and she quickly departs. Her heart beats rapidly as she wonders if this could be it. Will it work this time? Is it possible?

She walks with a purpose as she enters the room. Time is of the essence for her. She steals a glance at the clock and mentally notes the time. Can it be that only less than a minute has passed? She can't believe she's made it this far. She strains her ears to listen for the cry. She hears nothing except for the noises of the machines around her.

She hastens to push the buttons on the machine so she can begin her journey. Her legs move automatically and push onward...harder and faster...as she nervously looks behind to see if she's been followed. She breaks a sweat...is it from the pumping of her legs or the shadows that cross her mind? Her eyes wander back to the clock and then, another furtive glance behind. She is still alright. She could be in the clear this time.

Twelve minutes go by and she thinks that she truly has made it this time. Perhaps she can slow her legs down, at least to catch her breath. But then...what seemed to her to be the inevitable...another woman, walking with the same purpose she had started with, looking directly into her eyes.

"It's time," she says aloud. The woman nods her head in confirmation. She wipes the sweat from her forehead and thinks to herself that perhaps tomorrow will be the day. She will only have to wait until then to find out...

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So, what in the world is this all about? Awww....just a fun way of me telling you about my trip to the gym this morning and TRYING to leave Bear Cub in the play room for what was supposed to be my 15-minute workout. As you've read, it just didn't work out today...so we'll try again tomorrow...maybe the cries will lessen some as each day passes and I won't be the crazy-looking woman on the elliptical machine looking nervously behind me....just waiting for the lady in red to give me the signal to come fetch my son. **Sigh** I'll keep on trying...