“That’s actually funny.”
Her friends laughed with her.
Lily said nothing.
She was twenty-three years old and had heard comments about her thin body for most of her life.
You’re too skinny.
Do you even eat?
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You look weak.
Aren’t you afraid you’ll break something?
She had learned long ago that some people believed insulting a thin person somehow didn’t count as bullying.
Usually, Lily ignored it.
But Kate wasn’t finished.
She stepped closer.
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“You sure you came to the right place? Real athletes train here.”
Lily looked directly at her.
“That’s exactly why I came.”
Kate’s smile faded.
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“Then prove it.”
The head coach hadn’t arrived yet.
Kate pointed at the wet tiles beside the pool.
“Twenty push-ups.”
Lily looked down at the floor.
“Is that part of the official training?”
Kate crossed her arms.
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“If you want to survive here, it is.”
One of her friends laughed.
“Careful, Kate. Her little arms might snap.”
Lily placed her bag aside and lowered herself to the floor.
Not because she was afraid.
She simply wanted to see how far they would go.
