As the water thunders down on me, I feel like my knees might
give out. My arms hurt, my back hurts, and most of all, the skin on my
hands screams at me. I think some of the blisters have opened.
“First time playing?”
I flinch, almost slip on the sleek floor and slam my hand
against the wall to steady myself, hitting my elbow hard against the faucet in
the process. The pain pulses through me, radiating outward from my arm, making
tears spring to my eyes. I thought I was the last person in the changing rooms.
A sudden wave of panic takes hold of me and I start to panic. I have to go!
