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The Gym (Request)

(This story was a request)

I pulled into the seemingly abandoned parking lot. I admired the temperate weather as I stepped out of my car and stared at my destination. "Gym Chris" I mouthed. After my last gym shut down, I am now forced to relocate to this new, non-chain one I've never even heard about until last week. I sigh as I pick up my gym bag from the trunk and walk towards the door.

Inside I am greeted by a peaceful air conditioner and a smiling receptionist at the front desk. For a receptionist, I thought, he was pretty good looking. He had very short brown hair, a short yet noticeable beard, and toned white skin. He was wearing a light blue athletic tank top, black running shorts, black running shoes, and white athletic socks.  

As I awkwardly finished analyzing him I walked up to the counter. "Welcome to Gym Chris! My name is Chris, how can I help you?" I thought it was funny that his name was Chris. There was no way the building was named after him, but it was still a funny coincidence. "Hello, yes. I would like to start a membership here. And maybe get in a workout today?" I asked. With a grin he responded. "Of course! You are actually our first customer! How 'bout you sign in and get today free?" "Wow really? Thank you so much!"

I filled out a short amount of paperwork before heading to the locker room. "Thanks again!" I snatched one more peek at Chris' handsome face before exiting. I'm hoping to see more of him later on.

As I entered the humid locker room I heard footsteps around the locker corner. "Must be a maintenance worker or trainer or something" I thought, recalling knowing I was the first customer. I found a locker to put my stuff in, and as I did, I heard footsteps approaching from down the hall. As I stretched my neck to see who it was, I was honestly pretty shocked. It was Chris! Or was it? It sure looked like him but how could he have gotten over there so quickly? Was it a twin? I broke my stupor in order to walk over to him.

"Hey Chris!" I hollered. He turned his head and seemed kinda confused. "How'd you get back here so fast?" Me saying this seemed to end his befuddlement. "Oh" he laughed. "I see you haven't really been properly introduced to this place." Now I was the confused one once again. "Excuse me?" I stuttered. He snickered again. "Come on, I'll give you a tour and rundown of this place." He actually reached for my hand and grabbed it with his, coercing me to follow him. 

We exited through the showers, my hand still being forced forward by his. Entering a short hallway that split into different corridors, Chris turned to me. "You ready for a shock?" He exclaimed excitedly. I nervously nodded as he pulled me into a nearby equipment room. In the corner of the room, organizing weights, was a figure. I focused my eyes, and it was a man who looked exactly like Chris! Same hair, same face; even the same outfit!

"I knew it!" I bragged. "You do have a twin!" Chris and the man in the corner walked towards each other and looked at me with a mischievous smile. "That would... not really be correct." they responded in unison. They put their arms around their opposite's shoulder as I stood there absolutely bewildered. "What do you mean... what other explanation...?" Chris chuckled and knocked on a nearby door which connected this equipment room with another. "Hey come in here!" After a momentary pause, the door opened. From the other side, a figure entered the room.

"Another!?" I shouted. He also looked and dressed exactly like Chris. "I get it now!" I said somewhat confidently. "Triplets!" The three men laughed more and stuttered backwards in a similar fashion. "How am I wrong? What, quadruplets, quintuplets?" I felt like I was being driven mad. That was when Chris motioned towards his reflections. "Hey, why don't you guys tell our guest here your names?" With glee, they spoke in unison. 

"Chris!" they both spoke. My face I'm sure looked flustered at this point. "So... your parents named you all the same?" The three Chris started laughing even harder. "He really doesn't get it!" They held each other up by placing their hands on their shoulders. One faced another. I couldn't tell who was the first Chris anymore. "Why don't we just show him..." He grinned. "I guess it won't hurt... we do need more help around here anyways." Two of the Chris moved to the other side as one began to seemingly meditate. I continued watching blankly as the middle Chris started to sweat and breathe loudly. Eventually, something strange happened. Chris started glowing, at first dimly, but eventually as bright as a street light. It became so bright I had to turn away out of blindness. There was a quick flash and then suddenly the light was gone. As I rubbed my eyes to regain my vision, I focused on what was in front of me. Where one man was now stood two men. Two, identical, handsome men. I was speechless. The other two Chris' moved back to the center, all four men stood arm to arm.