#Chapter 15: Good Form

Celeste

I could still feel the heat of Sabrina's cruel words when Matt's commanding voice filled the space.

Sabrina whipped around, her haughty air momentarily faltering, replaced by an expression I had never seen on her before: uncertainty.

“What was that, Matt?” Sabrina snapped, her voice trembling ever so slightly.

“You heard me,” Matt said. “You’re a bully. Get out; this is no place for someone like you.”

Sabrina stared up at Matt in shocked silence for a long time. She was kneeling on her yoga mat, already having returned to her workout now that she had driven me away. Slowly, she stood, placing her hands on her hips.

“You’re joking,” she growled.

Matt took a deep breath, his stance firm and unwavering. “This is a gym, Sabrina, a place for people to come and feel better about themselves. Not to be torn down by the likes of you.”

Sabrina huffed, rolling her eyes. “Oh, come on. It was just a little harmless fun.”

“I'm on duty tonight. As the part-time manager of this gym,” Matt sai