Past the Size of Dreaming by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Author:Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature/Poetry
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

FRIDAY was a Women-Only day at Terry’s gym in Spores Ferry, so Edmund waited in the car.

Matt wondered whether she should wait in the car too. It was late afternoon by the time they reached Spores Ferry. When had Terry gotten to the gym, and how long would she stay there? Did it take an hour? Two? Six? It looked like there was only one entrance, so they should be able to catch her coming out, but how long would it take?

They had tracked Terry without trouble using Edmund’s dowsing fishing weight—at least, they assumed they had found her; there was no ambiguity in the signal. It led them straight to the plaza on the south end of town. The plaza consisted of a big parking lot surrounded by a supermarket, a Hallmark store, a RadioShack, a travel agent, the kind of super drugstore that sells shoes, fabric, cameras, and everything else you need except fresh produce, a clothing store, a bank, a restaurant, an espresso drive-thru, and a national video rental chain.

The two-story gym building was right behind a Pizza Palace. A wall of windows on the second floor showed a row of exercycles facing outward, with two or three women pumping away on them and not getting anywhere.

Edmund parked next to the gym. They sat for a while in the car. The weight, hanging from the rearview mirror, tugged toward the gym building.

“I’ll go see,” Matt said.

She had never been inside a gym before, and she had many mixed-up feelings about finding Terry again, but she knew she was going to do it sooner or later, so why wait?

Edmund gripped her hand. “You don’t have to face her alone.”

“I’ll be okay.” She squeezed his hand and let go. “Besides, what can she do in public? Okay, maybe I better not think about that too hard. I just hope she still feels friendly. See you in a few.”

She left the car and went to the glass door. Glowing golden outlines of a perfectly muscled man and woman were stenciled on it. She pushed the door open and walked into a rush of chilled air and chlorine scent. Pop music with a strong beat played over loudspeakers, and she heard the splash and echo of people swimming in an enclosed pool.

A woman sat behind a tall desk that faced the front door. “Hi there,” she said.

“Hi,” said Matt. She went to the desk and studied the woman, who wore a bouncy blond ponytail, a white tank top, and black sweatpants.

“I haven’t seen you here before. Are you a new member?” asked the woman. She looked about twenty, and her arms showed visible muscles.

“No. I’m looking for a friend who goes here. I don’t want to use the equipment or anything, I just want to check and see if she’s here. Is that okay?” What if she says no? What am I going to do? It’ll be a sign, I guess. I’ll go back outside and wait with Edmund.

The woman grinned. “Just tell me you’re a prospective member, and I’ll have Jayjay show you around.

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