Gulp It

You know those things you swear you’ll never get tangled up in? Like drama, or trends, or anything with a hashtag? I used to watch people get swept into them, shaking my head, thinking, "That’s not my scene." I’d scroll past stories of people falling in love with their gym buddies, getting wrapped up in a random cause, or finding themselves in some ridiculous viral challenge. I’d laugh it off, the kind of laugh that says, "I’m not that person."

Then, one day, I blinked—just once, maybe twice—and suddenly, there I was. Deep in the middle of it, the very thing I thought I’d never be part of. 

I was sitting in a sweaty gym, struggling to follow a workout routine that I never imagined would have me questioning my life choices. It wasn’t a cult, but it felt close enough. And her? Well, she walked into my life like a plot twist, like the universe laughing at my earlier convictions. I wasn’t looking for it—her—but there I was, headfirst, knee-deep, and honestly? I wouldn’t have it any other way.