{ADAM}

“Just an unhinged person she used to know.” That’s what she fucking called me.

The weight of the bar sits heavy on my palms as I press it up.

Sweat drips down my face and through my body, but the hollow ache sitting deep in my chest can't let me focus on my routine.

“Tone those abs, man. You’ll need them chiseled for the launch cuz the ladies love that shit!” Dave cheers at me.

He’s standing there with a towel over his shoulder, grinning like an overpaid ...