Hearts and Bones

[magnetlips]

Cassie shut down the training room machinery and leaned against the wall. Her stop watch read five minutes. When she first started today it took about 10 minutes to lose her breath. Then it went down, down, until at one point it was one and now it just depended on how long of a break she took.

She knew she should stop. She knew this wasn't a panic attack or deconditioning, especially since there really wasn't any reason for her to be deconditioned. But knowing was different than recognizing.

Besides, she really need to hit something.