<div class="floatleft">(http://xaxor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Erin-Heatherton-VS-Sport-pics5.jpg)</div>There was a loud and the sound of air rushing out of someone's lungs, "Oh shit" Sam cursed as she regained her breath. There were times when Sam could have happily killed her flatmate Maria, and this was another one to add to the list.<br/><br/>Last year Maria had decided that they both need a "fun" new way to keep in shape, Maria had then decided that judo looked "fun" and that it had nothing to do with one of the instructors that Maria had developed a bit of a crush on. Finally Maria had decided this would only be "fun" if Sam came along for moral support. Although on balance Sam had enjoyed going to the gym each week, the general level of "fun" was inversely proportional to the size of ass kicking she was getting. The lack of enjoyment from any ass kicking was usually lessened by watching Maria getting her ass handed to her even harder, but Maria hadn't turned up, so Sam was denied that consolation and why Maria was on the 'kill her' list again.<br/><br/>Sam felt a had grabbing hers helping her back to her feet. Sam was never entirely sure how to take those helping hands, especially ones from Sally, Sam could never decide if the person was being genuinely helpful or if they were helping her up so they could put her down again, Sally was most likely in the second group. Sam wasn't exactly good friends with Sally; Sam put it down to Sally having a Napoleon complex, Sam was a foot taller than Sally and the taller her opposition was the harder Sally fought. Also there was the instructor Brian who'd taken a special interest in both Sam and Maria when they had first shown up, but despite every effort on Sally's part, Sally couldn't get Brian to look at her twice.<br/><br/>Sam readied herself to face the dwarf assassin again just as Brian bellowed "Mate! OK, that's enough for tonight. Better let you all go before we need to call the EMT's." Sam gave Brian a silent mental thank-you, the way Sally had been fighting, Sam knew she going to be a little bit stiff in the morning, one more reason to kill Maria.<br/><br/>Sam made her way to the changing room, she knew that a few of the others would be hanging around in the gym's bar afterwards but after the pasting Sally had given her she wasn't really in the mood to make nice, while having to stare at Sally's smug, evil grin. Sam quickly took off her gi and trousers and stuffed them into her backpack, the modesty layer of her sports top and pants would be good enough to get home in where she could take a nice long bath to combat her stiffening back and it would be the perfect place to plan her revenge against Sally and Maria. Sam hefted the backpack over her shoulder "OK, see you all next week." Sam gave everyone, including Sally, a friendly smile as she headed out of the changing rooms. Sam exited the gym and looked around, there was only one tiny obstacle between Sam and the warm, soapy goodness of the bath, she couldn't remember where she'd parked.