Went to the local recreational center. They advertised fitness classes so I asked about them. Oh we don’t have them anymore the girl behind the counter said. Our instructor moved to swan hill. Ok I searched the board behind her for something else that I could do. We do have badminton and basketball she said helpfully. Oh badminton that would be great. I used to enjoy badminton. I was excited now. Oh but they have just started a four month break she informed me but we do have basketball. Basketball that’s it! Somehow I couldn’t see myself playing basketball after all this time. I looked at the old swimming pool behind me. Is the pool heated yet? I asked then as an after thought I added when I was a kid it used to be freezing – even in the middle of summer. She pulled a bit of a face. No unfortunately it’s not heated she said but, she added eagerly we cover it with a solar blanket of a night time so that keeps in a lot of the heat. Ok thanks anyway I smiled at her. Are you sure you don’t want to play basketball she asked again. No thanks. I wanted to leave with a bit of dignity so I didn’t say what I was thinking and that was that with this body of mine one lap down the basketball court and I would need to be subbed off.
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