Plenty to see and enjoy in this latest release, the alternates of this week on Thursday are great too!
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April 2028 | Hayley is on the Phone Page 1
Hayley reaches for a 100lb dumbbell at the same time that she answers her phone. Having left a message the day before about a late delivery, Hayley’s greeting is curt. “Yes?”
“Miss Monet? It’s Gerry from RushCo. I apologize for the delayed delivery of Macro-X, we’ve been understaffed lately and a clerical error must have occurred.”
April 2028 | Hayley is on the Phone Page 2
Hayley’s voice comes through clearly. “Don’t sweat it… but if you haven’t sent it yet I’d like to order more than the three usual bottles.”
The call center employee on the phone with Hayley confirms the order. Being a small company, RushCo made its profits on simple supplements and snake oil types of products. They advertise in dark corners of the internet, hoping to catch the occasional desperate buyer. “Yes, sure thing. How many additional bottles would you… what, four more??”
April 2028 | Hayley is off the Phone Page 3
The call ends and Hayley’s ears go back to hearing soft clangs from the other side of the gym. Stepping slowly over to Roger, she muses quietly. “You would think these people don’t want to sell their product…” The pair don’t always visit the gym together, Hayley’s visits are too frequent for Roger’s preferences. His short membership at Fit Lit had been an earnest experiment of sorts, meeting Hayley and falling in love was a happy accident. They still stop by Manny’s gym at least once a month together, though.
April 2028 | Hayley is off the Phone Page 4
Continuing to chat while racking a total of 375lb pounds for Hayley to bench, Hayley begins a set and works the bar. “You were mentioning that this latest bottle seemed empty sooner than you expected… You don’t think those pills were …erm…” Roger stammers a bit as he tries to find words for what he is thinking. Hayley mid-pump understands what he’s getting at. “You mean… hhrf… Daisy? Growing again? I mean, why would she lie…? And… she’s ordered her own pills before, hhrf…” Hayley continues doing reps. “If anything, I probably lost a few when we were hhrf… packing up. There was a moment when Daisy and I…we-“
April 2028 | Hayley is off the Phone Page 5
“Ohh!!” Hayley’s eyes fly open as she pushes the bar to the pinnacle of a repetition. A flash of imagery lights up before her eyes as she pictures a moment months ago. It had all come together… the pills she’d picked up off the floor later didn’t account for the remaining amount the bottle contained. And the drink, taken home later by…
“Daisy!!”