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I remembered them changing in stalls, but then the other girls blocked the stalls or locked them from the inside and crawled out under the crappy metal doors so the girls they picked on couldn’t use them. It left them exposed, and it pissed me off. Those girls were so nice, and they didn’t deserve to be treated like that.
They learned pretty quickly how to change without getting nude, and I never realized until now how grateful I was to have seen it because I needed to do it now.
While phones were expressly forbidden in the locker rooms, I had no doubt the other girls would have them. I wasn’t about to have my bare-naked ass all over Crestchat.
I wore a tank top under my button-up shirt, which allowed me to slip off my uniform shirt and slip on the gym shirt without exposing myself. And while there was a trick to changing pants—while sitting down so your behind wasn’t exposed, and your shirt covered your crotch and thighs—this was theonetime I was grateful to wear skirts. I slid my leggings down and pulled my shorts up under the skirt before taking the skirt off. Done!
Someone groaned and mumbled something, and I turned to see someone dart around the lockers. I smiled. I wondered if they thought they were going to get a scandalous shot. All I had to do was figure out the shower situation for after class.
Showers weren’t required after gym back in Indiana, but they were at Crestview. If I had lunch after gym, I could just skip lunch and run back to my dorm to shower there. Unfortunately, I had another class right after, so I didn’t have a choice. Ihadto shower in the locker room.
That was why I brought an unbreakable lock with me. I didn’t put it past someoneto fuck with me, and I was glad I had the foresight to do that. I hoped it would be enough.
After putting my stuff away and putting on my lock, I made my way out to the gym and sat on the bleachers a few feet from everyone. The teacher came in with a clipboard, looking down at it as she walked.
“Okay, everyone,” she said, looking up. “Welcome back from summer break. I’m Ms. Bruner, but you can call me Alice. I know P.E. is everyone’sfavoriteclass, but you’ll get through it. This week, we’re focusing on getting back into shape and rebuilding our cardio after what I’m sure was a long summer of slacking off. Soon, we’ll have the co-ed dance classes for the senior contest, and you’ll all be expected to participate. Some of those dances are difficult, and they require a lot of endurance, so you need to take this class seriously. Today, we’re going to start off nice and easy—with a run.”
There was a collective groan from everyone, but I didn’t mind. Idesperatelyneeded the cardio. I hadn’t worked out since a few days before the attack, and the only time I’d had a good opportunity after getting cleared was last night—and that certainly wentswimmingly.
Speaking of, I wonder if they have a pool…
“I have cramps. Can I be excused?”
The teacher looked at the girl who asked with what I can only describe as boredom. “Becky, even if it were true—and I highly doubt it is—physical activitylessenscramping. I’m a woman, too.”
Becky scoffed and rolled her eyes. “Barely. Look at your legs. They look like they belong on a lumberjack. You and Wilder over there apparently spend all day cutting down trees and carrying them barehanded to the backs of the log trucks before squat lifting them in there. I’m sure you both put all the other men to shame.”
The teacher and I instinctively looked at one another before looking back at Becky. I didn’t like asshole women who treated other women like shit to make themselves feel better. I decided to take one for the team. If Alice decided to send me to the office, so be it.
“Haven’t you heard, Becky? Thick thighs save lives,” I said. “Thick thighs also kick scrawny, spoiled, rich bitch asses. Speaking of which, I wouldn’t be screwing with the woman in charge of running said spoiled, rich bitch asses to death on the very first day of gym if I were you. Because out of all of us, my thick, lumberjack ass willfaroutlast you. When you’re out there dying on the asphalt, Alice and I can sit back and laugh at the girl with the freshly lipo’d bird legs who thought she was better than both of us.”
While I wasn’t a fan of body shaming, I also wasn’t above hurling an insult at someone who deliberately tried to hurt someone else. An eye for an eye and all that.
Becky’s mouth dropped open as she stared at me. All I could do was give her a wink and smile before turning back to Alice. I could see the amusement on the older woman’s face, but she cleared it as she cleared her throat.
“Well, I can see we’re off to a great start. Weweregoing to do a warmup, but given recent events, I think we’ll just jump right in and do a two-miletimedrun—and I think it’ll be for a grade as well.”
“That’s not fair!” Becky snapped. “We’ve never had to do that before.”
Alice shrugged. “Okay. You know what? You’re absolutely right. How about this… I’ll run it with you.” The sarcastic expression on her face made me think there was more to this than she was letting on yet, and I had to admit it interested me.
Becky snorted. “Well, that would be considerably more entertaining. Watching an old woman who failed at lifesohard she became agymteacher, of all things, struggle to prove something to her betters—students who willactuallygo on to do important things—sounds like a good time to me. And by students, I don’t mean the trailer trash down there.” She jabbed a thumb in my direction but didn’t look at me. Though, she did laugh at her horrible joke at our expense.
I’d never wanted to slap the shit out of anyone like I wanted to right then. What a bitch.
The gym teacher looked around, a smile forming on her face. Where I came from, that was a sign to tuck your ass and run because she was about to go rabid. Her gaze stopped on me for a moment, and I could almost swear there was a bit of mischief in her eyes, but she quickly looked back at Becky.
“Yes. Yes, it will. See, I took care of my mother all summer, so I didn’t get a chance to run like I normally would. I’m also more than twice your age. Therefore, I think it’s fair to say that anyone who comes in behind me fails the assignment. This will be a pass-fail grade only. But don’t worry. If you fail, you’ll be able to make it up later—maybe with some squats.” She smirked after that last little bit.
I wanted to laugh, but I bit my lip to stay silent. Alice was icy, and I kind of loved it.
“Youcan’tbe serious,” Harper whined.
“That’s gotta be against the rules. My fatherwilltalk to Headmistress McArthur about this,” Becky hissed.
Alice smiled innocently, her head tilting sideways. “Becky, I don’t understand why you’re so upset. You just said you’re better, didn’t you? You made it a point to say I’m an old woman. So, what’s the problem? I figured you’d jump at the opportunity to prove your superiority. Especially to a sad, pathetic, old woman. Or you could just admit defeat and apologize for being extremely rude to Miss Wilder and me.”
Acknowledgment finally registered on Becky’s face. Somehow, she didn’t realize the teacher was doing all this just to fuck with her specifically, but it made it far sweeter for me. Especially when I watched the rage and the challenge rise in her expression as she stared Alice down with narrowed eyes.
