Short Stories

I was going to write a different story today, but it seemed way too "free verse" to be considered a story. Instead I headed over to Short Story Ideas...


Percy stared at himself in the mirror as he pumped iron. The rhythm of the slightly upbeat music that was pumped into the gym kept him going. His body long ago had started to ache. 'No pain no gain' he told himself. He was handsome, he was beautiful, he was also the ugliest person at the gym.

Percy had been going to the gym after school for the past three months. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday he'd work his upper body. Every Tuesday and Thursday he'd work his lower body. On the weekends, if went at all, he did cardio. All to get in shape for high school prom.

Prom may be months away but Percy wanted to be in perfect shape. He had never had a girlfriend before and he had to ask someone to prom. If he didn't he'd have to go stag. He really didn't want to go stag.

As his arms finally gave out Percy took a break. He sat down on bench. On one side was the water fountain, on the other was a fake plant. He always found it weird that there was a fake plant in a gym. It was almost like a bold statement. "You don't need to be really fit. Just fake it and no one will notice!"

Percy wiped the sweat from his brow and looked around at all the other people working out. All the guys had their shirts off showing their massive pecs and chiseled abs. Percy looked at his own body. He wore a loose fitting shirt which hid his soft belly and sagging man boobs. What he wouldn't give to look like those guys.

The women were another story. They were all gorgeous. The kind of girl Percy never stood a chance with. Whenever he came on the weekend he'd make sure to grab a bicycle machine at the back so he could watch the other women in front of him work out. It made him work harder.

Percy stood up and took a drink from the water fountain. He'd taken a long enough rest. It was time he went back to training. If he wanted to look like these Adonis he couldn't afford time to rest.

Percy walked back to the mirror in front of the free weights, found the heaviest weight his arms would allow, and continued his workout.