Rewrite the Stars by Christina Consolino
Author:Christina Consolino [Consolino, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Published: 2021-03-17T22:00:00+00:00
Chapter 21: Theo
âAny thoughts about having a fitness center in the area? As in, right in the village?â I asked Mike, the owner of the general store. Tuesday morning and I wanted to get a jump on things. Leaving the kids with Lena for an hourâSadie would be heading to the library, againâIâd walked up to the village area to gauge the interest of the year-rounders. Walloon Lake Village had a lot to offer its visitors and residents by way of food, drink, and entertainmentâboth indoor and outdoorâbut a fitness center didnât round out the list.
âHere? In town? You know thereâs one up in Petoskey, right? And that...that thing. A spa or whatever the ladies like to go to? Itâs up on Michigan Street, I think, plus thereâs the salon next door.â
I jotted down the three places he mentioned on my data collection clipboard. âYes, here. In the village. My boss is scoping out new sites, and he wondered if a fitness center might do well in this area.â
âIf you can get to it in the winter.â Mike smiled.
âYeah, thereâs that. But people get here in the winter, donât they?â A blast of cool air pushed against my back as a customer entered the store.
âTouché. But in the summer, well, thereâs the lake. The trails. Weâre all so used to driving over to Petoskey or Charlevoix when we want something a little bigger. Sometimes itâs pretty clear weâre not so good about change here.â
Change? Who was good about it? Wasnât that part of my inherent problem?
âAnd yet, five years ago, you might not have used the word âtouchéâ in everyday conversation, right?â Mike shook his head at my words and tapped a roll of quarters against the counter as I continued. âYouâve had a lot of change here. The new restaurants, the hotel, the pop-up shops. Iâll keep asking around, but thanks for giving me your opinion.â
âYouâre welcome. Iâm not sure it was the one you wanted.â
âItâs fine.â I clicked the end of my pen twice before stopping myself. There was no reason to be irritated with Mike. âAnd I wouldnât say it if I didnât mean it. So, one last question: if a fitness center went in up the street, not blocking the view mind you, but something that fit in nicely with the area, would you use it?â
Mike patted his belly and then flexed his right arm. âWell, I have no reason to use it, obviously.â His deep laugh rang across the store, and a few customers glanced at him. âAll kidding aside, yeah, Iâd go. Having one close would force me to stop procrastinating.â
Procrastinating? Is that what he liked to call it? Since weâd been coming up to the lake, Mike had been telling me how he had big plans for an exercise regimen. I had yet to see it happen. âAll right. Thatâs useful data. Iâll see you laterâwhen the kids want ice cream.
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