Korea

45…46…47…48…49…50

“Yuri-ah! Let’s go! You’ve had too much crunches. We were required to do only 25. We were asked to run only 2 laps and jog 8, but you ran 4 laps and jogged 10 laps. We were asked to do20 push-ups you did 30…” Taeyeon said as she watched Yuri's every move.

“correction…it’s 35…” Yuri was catching her breath.

“whatever. You did twice the amount of the required exercises. Are you killing yourself?”

“a little..” She tied her shoelaces. Taeyeon rolled her eyes. “We have a game tomorrow. You shouldn’t be tiring yourself.”

“I need a little drive…” She drank her pink blue gatorade.

“a little? You’re exercising yourself to sleep.” Seohyun handed her a towel.

Yuri wiped her face and picked up a ball. “c’mon guys. Let’s start the drills. Dig passes first.”

“wait a minute Yuri. I’m supposed to lead this one. I’m the libero remember?”

“Consider this your day off…” She tossed the ball to Seohyun…

After the drills

“Spiking practice! Line up guys. Maknae. Lead this one. Imma do a one-one with Taengoo.”

“what??” Taeyon looked at Seohyun who gave her an encouraging smile. “I’m dead.”

Yuri was standing across Tae who was now in position to receive the ball. Yuri tossed the ball and spiked the ball, Tae was able to get it. The drill goes on, Tae was rolling and sliding on the floor and after a few minutes….”GAAAAAAAAAH! Stop! This isn’t practice! This is torture!” 

“and this isn’t music practice so stop your vocalization…don’t you know your voice is really high-pitched?? My god. I think my ears are bleeding.”

“pssshh…” Tae stretched her almost red arms. “Oh no…She’s going to have a fit when she sees this.”

“Who Tae-tae?”

“Ti-“ The coach appeared and called everyone’s attention. “That’s enough for today