so this is how it started

I always went to classes 30 minutes early to place my water bottle by the door. The classes are popular and soon there would be a line of water bottles, towels, and keys flooding down the hall like a yellow brick road.

I became accustomed to assuming the position on the right of the teacher in the first row. In that spot, I was displayed for the rest of the class to see, hopefully to emulate.

I like catching the fixed eyes of determined athletes in the mirror watching my movements. It makes me feel stronger and more competent.