Running Nowhere

by Nouvelle Bardot

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Every time Kate thought about him, she ran a little harder. Sometimes, if she thought about him hard enough, she would increase the speed by a few points, punching the buttons hard as she panted. She would show this machine who was boss. She would show him who was boss.

She wiped her flooded brow and kept her pace as she reached out for her water bottle dripping with condensation and took a drink. She turned on her ipod and jogged along to the bouncy music she had selected that morning.

She turned to look at the other women prancing along as if it were easy as walking out to fetch the newspaper from the lawn. They really pissed Kate off, so she pushed herself some more. She tried instead to think about how long it had been since she had actually set foot in this gym.

The thought of that only made her believe that she was a quitter and she felt the need to hit the emergency stop button…but that was too embarrassing to handle. She would just have to keep running nowhere for twenty more minutes.

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Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. Running Nowhere

    Nouvelle Bardot's Buddy Icon Nouvelle Bardot

    Posted 23 days ago

    ugh…stupid internet…made me post this like…five times…sorry.

  2. Running Nowhere

    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted 23 days ago

    I like the metaphor of running nowhere. Nice emotion and look into the character’s mind with this – and I don’t care how many times you posted it, it got my attention, and that’s what led me to reading it. Which was a good thing.

  3. Running Nowhere

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 23 days ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Gah, I hate working out. It’s the “running nowhere” thing I can’t get over. I feel like a hamster on one of those wheels, relentlessly moving towards nothing at all.
    OK, vent officially over. Neat piece and really cool pic. I like the title of the pic, too.
    LoA

  4. Running Nowhere

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 23 days ago

    Did a sequel to this one, totally silly and nearly pointless. But I amused myself fitting in some borrowed phrases.
    LoA

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