Not a Cinderella story but close

Chapter 40/ Explosion

I sit down on the rock and put my head in my hands. North comes and sits beside me. I lay my head on her shoulder. "I'm sure that you guys will make up," North says. "I've never seen them so bad before. I just wish that East would have fallen for Fenix and stayed with them" I say wishing it were reality. "Me too" she says. I get up and walk to the car. "Iris, wait what are you doing?" North says, trying to follow me. I'm speed walking to the car before I explode like I know I will. "Hey," North says, catching up to me and grabbing my arm. I turn around to look at her. 

"North I'm about to explode and I don't want you getting caught in my blast" I say touching her arm with my hand. "Ok where do you want to go I'll drive" North says. I give her the keys. "The gym" I say. North gives me a strange look and then we both get into the car and drive to the gym. 

As soon as we get there I hop out of the car and walk in. North follows me in. I pull out my gym membership card to Hanna the secretary at the front desk. She has a loose bun of black hair, a skull tattoo on her left shoulder, a nose piercing on her right nostril, and three piercings on each ear. She's also really pale and with the black tank top she is wearing she looks even paler. She's also our age, but she goes to another school. She can also lift 200. 

"How's it going Hanna?" I ask. "Good how are you Iris?" She asks, looking from me to the computer. "Who's this now?" Hanna asks looking at North. "This is my girlfriend North" I say jumping from foot to foot. "Nice to meet you North," Hanna says without a wink at the fact that I just came out to her. "You too," North says. "And I'm angry, thanks for asking" I say hoping that Hanna will take the hint. "Aren't we all. Go in hon, show your girlfriend around. I know you already know where everything is and what all of our gym policies are, '' Hanna says, putting a piece of gum in her mouth and turning her attention back to the computer. 

Me and North walk into an empty equipment space. It's filled with weights and machines like any other gym, except with no people. "So do you come here a lot?" North asks as she looks around. "Only when I need to get away from things" I say, loading plates onto a bar. I do a russian dead lift and then let it crash to the ground. North jumps when it hits the floor. "Sorry" I say. "I'm not used to people being here when I am," I say. I do two more dead lifts and then move to dumbbells. I do this for another thirty minutes and after ten minutes North joins me. By the end we're both sweaty and out of breath. "Do you feel better?" North asks. "Yes" I say. We both get water and then I drive North back to her house. That night she put her plan into action.