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Submitted to Contest #322
Staccato beep-beep beep-beep wakes him from sleep. It doesn’t sound again - he’s already swiped to silence it as he swings his legs out of bed. He drops to the floor and starts. Fifty sit-ups. Fifty press-ups. His fingers are planted inches away from the dusty box of trophies under his bed. Plank for two minutes. Three minutes. Three and a quarter... three and a half... he grits his teeth for this new Personal Best. Four minutes. He drops to the floor, breathing hard. Tomorrow he will do four minutes and ten. He glances at his phone - a no...
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