Enforcing the Rules

Dima

Sweat drops from my chin, splattering against the rubber floor as I aggressively slam the heavy iron dumbbells down. I have been punishing my muscles for nearly two hours straight. Lifting until my vision blurs is the only way to silence the noise in my head, chasing that brief, numbing rush of endorphins. I am grabbing the metal bar for another brutal set when a sharp buzz vibrates from the