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"Do I seriously have to go to this damn class with you?" Alex had been moaning about attending a yoga class with her friend, Harper, the entire morning.
Harper had received an email from an online discount group that she had joined earlier on in the year. The email read that they were offering a sweet discount for two people off yoga classes at some studio nearby for a trial period of 3 months. Harper ended up putting her name down for that deal with Alex. She thought it would be a great way for Alex to try and become a little bit more productive.
After Alex's parents announced their divorce, Alex has been partying and drinking more often than usual. The news was released roughly four months ago and Harper has only ever heard Alex speak about the divorce once; when Alex told her about her parents' decision in the first place. She never noticed or acknowledged this change but Harper did. Harper thought that this must be Alex's way of subconsciously dealing with the situation.
"Yes, you do. This is going to help you in the long run so shut up and stop bitching." Harper replied to her raven haired friend while she turned the car into another street.
"I'm perfectly fine." Alex crossed her arms.
"Yeah that's why you could hardly even touch your toes the other day, right?"
Alex couldn't help but let out a quiet chuckle. "Shut up you ass. I'm getting old. And so are you." Harper gasped and slightly turned her body to slap her friend over the head several times. "I'm kidding! I'm kidding! Oh my God! Stop!"
Harper returned her extended arm to the steering wheel again. "Good because you're never going to find a girl if you tell them they're getting old." Alex began laughing as she heard this. "And plus, we're 19 years old. We're not even legal to drink yet. We're young." She took a breath and paused before she continued speaking. "No. I'm young and you're just full of shit."
"Has anyone told you that you're a pain in the ass before?"
"Yes. You." Harper quickly shot a wink at Alex before they both started laughing.
"That makes sense. But alright, okay, I'll do this thing with you." Alex dramatically sighed.
"Thank you, your royal highness. I feel honoured."
The rest of the car ride was filled with Alex's music coming from the car's speakers. She had plugged her phone into the connection chord so she could play her own music. She never really understood why or how Harper could listen to certain music. They forever had aggravating conversations about what is good music and what is not.
"Alex, this is the time when you get out the car..." Harper was standing outside the car with her door open looking at Alex who was still inside the car with her seat belt on.
Alex rubbed her eyes and heavily sighed. "Alright. Let's do this." She then hopped out of the car.
As they both walked into the studio, they saw a few people speaking to one another while sitting down on their mats. Alex was expecting to see a bunch of people that were just like those in movies with robes on and beads around their necks and wrists. But it was the complete opposite. Although Harper wouldn't admit it, she had the same thoughts as Alex.
"I honestly hope the instructor looks like Guru Pitka." Alex said quietly and nudged Harper as they sat down on their own mats.
"Who?" Harper replied with a confused expression.
"The guru? From The Love Guru? The movie? Mike Myers?" Alex questioned Harper but all Harper did was shake her head at every question. "Useless" Alex muttered jokingly.
"Nope, I have no idea what you're on about." Harper giggled. Their giggles were interrupted when a man walked into the room. The room became silent instantly so they both figured that this was the yoga instructor. Again, Alex was let down by her expectations. He was dressed in blue casual sweat pants, a red muscle top and a patterned white bandanna on his head.
"Talk about patriotism..." Alex whispered to Harper. Harper's eyes grew as she smacked Alex on the knee as she shushed her. Alex lifted her hands up in surrender.
Throughout the session, Harper was focused and followed exactly what the instructor did. To Alex, it looked as if Harper had been doing yoga for years. Alex on the other hand was struggling the entire time. The one stretch called for them to stand up and touch their toes; Alex was convinced that she could have easily almost fractured her back trying to touch her feet. Harper was right.
At this point, Alex gave up and instead of going from a lying down positioned stretch to a sitting position stretch; she carried on lying down on her back. She was thankful for everyone being so focused on the stretches that they didn't even noticed her.
As she was sprawled across her mat, trying to relax her slightly aching muscles, the door of the studio flew open and a girl came barging through. The entire yoga class flinched at the sudden entrance which caused Alex to attempt to suppress her breaking out into a fit of giggles. The instructor glanced at the flustered girl who just entered but then continued with his stretch. The girl looked around the room that she had just interrupted and realized what she had done; embarrassed, she could feel her cheeks warm up. Her eyes landed on the one person that seemed to be half dead on a mat. Alex smiled up at her and the girl smiled back before she loudly dropped her bag and mat on the floor, earning a glare from one of the other women in the class. The girl's face became a darker shade of pink as she smiled sheepishly and whispered an apology. Alex couldn't help but giggle softly at this. She thought this girl was hilarious.
A few minutes after the girl got settled and started to participate in the class, the instructor brought them all to warm-down stretches before thanking them and saying goodbye.
"That was awesome!" Harper exclaimed to her uninterested friend as she opened up her water bottle and drank from it.
"Yeah, Harp, so awesome." Alex replied with a yawn.
"Whatever. You're stuck in this class with me for 3 months so suck it up." She gave Alex an overly huge smiled before going to speak to the instructor.
Why did I get myself into this, Alex thought with her eyes closed as she leaned against the cool, pale green wall while she took a sip of her own water.
"Are you alright?" Alex opened her eyes to see the girl who was so late.
"I am indeed. Are you alright?" She smiled at the other girl.
"Oh. Yeah, I'm good. It's just...you kinda looked like you were a bit faint on that mat..." The girl said as she pointed to the mat Alex was using.
"Oh! That. Right. Yeah, no, I was just tired." Alex replied with a laugh.
"Lost your yoga-virginity today?" Alex nodded as she breathed out a giggle. The other girl let out a soft laugh. "Seriously, I was the exact same. It's a bit rough in the beginning but it really pays off after a while."
"Oh wow!" Alex said, laughing, as the other girl's cheeks turned a light crimson again.
"Everything I say always tends to come out wrong." She shook her head in her hands before pulling them away and introducing herself. "I'm Mitchie by the way." She extended her hand.
Alex returned the gesture and took Mitchie's hand and shook it. "I'm Alex."
Mitchie smiled. "Well, Alex, it was nice meeting you. Hopefully you won't half faint next time."
Alex let out a soft laugh. "Well, Mitchie, hopefully you won't arrive during the last 5 minutes of the class next time."
"Touché." Mitchie replied with a smirk before turning around and heading out the door.
Alex grew tired of waiting for her friend to hurry up and finish speaking with the instructor so she gathered all her belongings and walked out the studio with her friend's car keys. She got into the driver's seat, turned the car on so that the air conditioner and radio could work and waited for her friend.
Suddenly there was a knock on the window. Alex flinched at the noise before she realized that her friend was at the window. Alex waved and smiled innocently at Harper before unlocking the doors so that Harper could get into the car.
"What?" Alex questioned.
"Seriously? Ditching me and then hijacking my car?" Harper asked as she climbed into the passenger's side and throwing her bag and mat onto the back seat.
"Seriously? Be quiet. I'm hungry."
"God, I actually am too."
