Feel Me Like A Real Man

I thought I was supposed to be learning how to fight, not doing push ups and pull ups. Gray stood watching me count up to twenty push ups but the goal was to get to fifty. At twenty five I could feel my hands buckling but I kept going. I kept going but not with as much enthusiasm as I started it and at thirty I felt myself landing on the floor. I counted to ten letting my body take a rest and then I forced myself to finish the remaining twenty. There was the sound of metal clanking coming from nearby.

Apparently, we were not the only ones who had come out to train. We were in a space outside which was a makeshift gym. Even the equipment used was not like the standard gym equipment found in those fancy gyms. I saw Jeffery and he was heavy lifting even at his age. Lucas, Shirtless, was deadlifting some of those heavy metals. He paid absolutely no attention to anyone. I looked around me and saw Petra doing some bench press. Mike just stood by observing everyone.

Nice!" said Gray, comin