Twenty-One

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Lennon: “I’m gonna die.” I groaned, pushing the weight bar that I knew could fall and cut my head off. “I’m right here, Red. You got this. Just push. I won’t let it fall. Just trust me.” Cassius put his hands under the bar to ensure it didn’t fall despite my shaking arms. Knowing his hands were there made me more confident. I fit through the burning in my muscles and the shaking in my arms, and I pushed and pushed and pushed. I did my usual dramatic fallout when he pulled the bar back on the thing that held it. I rolled onto the cold mats with a soft thud and lay there with sweat dripping off every inch of my body. “You’re very impressive, red. Very impressive.” Cassius said, sitting down next to me. He leaned back with his bare chest on display. Knox flopped down next to him, leanin

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