“Supper will be brought to your room. Tomorrow we do the whole routine again,” Uncle Max declared before he left. It wasn’t a request. It was an order. Jacqui trudged slowly back to her room. There is no time to dwell on the unfamiliarity and sparse surroundings. The bed was a most welcome sight and calling her name. She groaned in pain as she stretched her arms over her head to remove her workout clothes. Her back was racked with pain as she bent to unlace her trainers.
Jacqui managed to splash some water onto her face before falling face down into the soft covers with only her undies on. Sleep came easy for Jacqui that night. A sleep so deep she hardly noticed the appearance of two figures in her room.
“You think she’ll make it?” an older voice inquired. “I don’t know Uncle Max. You pu
