It had been a good workout for Adam, except for the last exercise. For some reason, his leg extension just seemed a lot harder this time than usual. Fortunately,
the gym was deserted this afternoon and his buddies had been doing their chests, so they hadn't seen anything.
Adam walked a pace or two behind Stan and Fred as they all headed in to the locker room. He was feeling a little odd... "spacy" was the best word he could think
of for it. Fred was talking about some recent sport event, but Adam wasn't paying any attention. Fred peeled off and stopped in the bathroom while Stan and
Adam got undressed.
Adam knew there was something wrong with the locker as he put his clothes in it, but he couldn't tell what it was. He heard Stan turn the water on in the showers,
and he thought that some hot water might clear his head. He closed the locker and headed after Stan.
Stan was certainly looking big today, Adam noticed. He always seemed tall, but as Adam walked into the showers, Stan seemed like an even larger mountain of
man than usual. There were no walls between the showers, so Adam picked one that was a slight distance from Stan and stepped under the water.
Adam closed his eyes and tried to relax. For a minute, everything seemed fine as the water pounded away at his skin. He walked back and forth under the
showerhead, feeling the contrast between the hot water and the cool air. Then he opened his eyes.