Decrepit///Ben Parish

Chapter 13

I'm bent over with my hands on my knees.

We're on the last station of this God forsaken circuit. I believe this is borderline child abuse, and Scarlett would have already called her daddy's lawyer. But Enigma, the new and improved Scarlett, who is attempting to survive the end of the word, must endure it.

Oompa has thrown up three times, once on the middle of the floor, which isn't making this any easier.

Reznik wasn't kidding about this, unfortunately. We had to start over multiple times and we've been in the sweaty gym for more than we were scheduled for. Which is bullshit. I don't understand why Vosch lets Reznik treat us like cow shit.

"All right fuckers! This is your last station. If anyone fucks this up, you'll have to start all over! You hear that? If any one of you weaklings can't complete your sets, you'll ruin it for everyone!" Reznik yells. I look over at Zombie and he's already looking at me. Zombie rolls his eyes at Reznik, and I smile at him.

"Private Zombie, Enigma, is there something you want to say? Or are you to busy eye fucking?" Reznik jokes.

Well shit.

"Sir no sir!" Zombie and I answer.

I cannot believe that he just said that in front of  everyone. I will never hear the end of this from the squad. I glance at my squad members, Dumbo is attempting not to laugh his ass off, Flint's jaw is clenched, and Teacup is staring at me. Fuck this couldn't get any worse.

"If you two are done, we can get started. Everyone switch stations, you have five seconds before I start the timer."

We all sprint to our stations as best we can, and get ready. Squad 53 has pull-ups, which are the worst. I can barely do them when I'm not possibly suffering from heat exhaustion, how does he expect me do three sets of twenty now?

"Okay begin!"

I jump to reach the pull-bar, and attempt to do one. I get about a fourth of the way up before I drop back down to a hang again. The rest of the squad is already half way through the set. Even Nugget. Maybe it's because I haven't been here as long as them. They've had a lot more training than me.

"A minute thirty left!"

I keep trying but I can't even do one. Damn I'm pathetic. I'm going to ruin it for everyone. This is going to be the most embarrassing day of my life.

I glance up at the bar, it's not that high why can't I at least do one?

I feel hands on my legs and I start kicking.

"Enigma, calm down, it's just me!" Zombie says. I look down and see his hazel eyes looking up at me.

"Well what the hell are you doing? You're going to get us in trouble!"

"I'm already done and I'm helping you!"

"Well how am I going to get any better if I don't  do them on my own?"

"Think of it like a stepping stone. I will
help you, then gradually stop. By then you'll be able to do them on your own," he says. I start doing pull-ups and he helps me buy supporting my legs.

"Thirty seconds!"

My arms feel like I'm in hell, "Come on Enigma! You have one set left!

"Five, four, three, two, one!"

I drop onto the mat below me. It sounds like I'm having an asthma attack and I don't even have asthma.

"You did it! Enigma, you did it" Zombie shouts. He sticks out his hand for me, and he helps me up.

"Did everyone finish? Be fucking honest! You know I don't like liars," Reznik goes around to every squad leader, gives them a look ,and asks them if their squad finished.

He stands in front of Zombie and looks him in the eyes for 10 seconds before he speaks, "Zombie, did your squad finish? How about your weak ass girlfriend, did she finish?"

"Sir yes sir! Sir, Enigma is not my girlfriend sir!and she's not weak sir!" Zombie answers. Reznik looks back and fourth between Zombie and me, then starts laughing.

"Okay we'll see," Reznik barely gets out in between laughs. He moves on to the next squad, still laughing.

"Well looks like you shits are done. You're good to go."

The squads all get out of the gym as soon as possible.

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GUYS IM SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING FOR LIKE A MONTH.

I have been crazy stressed because of school, and I think school gave me stress induced writers block.

Anyways I'm not going to make any promises, but winter break is coming soon and I will try my best to update before then, but during the break I will try to write a bunch of chapters so I have some to post each week for a little while. I hope all my American readers had a great thanksgiving! The Macey's Thanksgiving parade was amazing as usual!

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