"Come on, you're almost there! Push!"
With her hands interlocked behind her head, Ashley tightened her core as she pushed herself off the floor.
Her face grimaced as she continued to push herself inch by inch until she finally made contact with her knees.
"And you're done!"
Hearing that she was finished, she relaxed her body, letting it drop back to the floor.
Ashley was covered in sweat from head to toe as she breathed heavily. For the past week, she had been doing basic exercises, pushups, situps, squats, and running laps with Bella.
At first, she hated it; it was painful and it always ended up with her sweaty. However, the more she did it, the better she got at it, and seeing herself improve was somewhat enjoyable for her.
"You did a good job, Ash," Bella said as she sat crisscrossed next to Ashley.
"Thanks, Bell!" Ashley responded in between breaths.
