INT. YOGA CLASS
The class is standing and stretching. Carter and Susan are there.
CARTER: I’m not even breaking a sweat.
SUSAN: Aerobic activity os a secondary benefit. Primary effects are strength and balance.
INSTRUCTOR: Good, Warriors. Now down to cat...
Everyone goes down cat. Carter doesn’t know what he’s doing, so he follows everyone else’s lead, attempting to get into the same positon.
INSTRUCOR: ...and cow.
Everyone goes down to cow, which is basically getting down on and hands and knees.
CARTER: This is doing nothing for my back.
SUSAN: Did you try some Tylenol?
CARTER: No.
SUSAN: Take some.
CARTER: I avoid pain medication.
SUSAN: If you’re going to be macho about pain, you can’t whine about it.
INSTRUCTOR: Downward Facing Dog.
Everyone moves into that position. It seems to be getting up on you hands and toes, and sticking your ass in the air.
SUSAN: How’s your grandma?
CARTER: Her doctor did an MRI, MRA, stress echo, carotids.
SUSAN: He did all that in one day?
CARTER: Rich lady service. She's been very smug about the whole thing.
The instructor walks by, and notices Carter's form is off. She puts her hands on his hips and pulls him up into the correct position.
INSTRUCTOR: Straighten your legs, and exhale.
Carter exhales. Satisfied, the instuctor continues to walk around the class.
CARTER: (jokingly proud) I got singled out.
SUSAN: If it's too hard don't push it.
CARTER: No,it's no problem.
SUSAN: So what's the deal with you and the nurse?
CARTER: (more difficulty breathing) Nurse?
SUSAN: Abby.
CARTER: What do you mean?
SUSAN: It just seems like there's something there.
CARTER: No. We're friends.
Carter starts shaking.
SUSAN: (whispers) You're shaking!
CARTER: I know. I'm going back to cow.
He gets back on his hands and knees, and breathes easier.
CARTER: It's actually kind of undefined with Abby. She just broke up with Luka.
SUSAN: I get it.
CARTER: What?
SUSAN: You don't want to be the rebound guy.
CARTER: Not exactly.
The instructor walks by again, and Carter pulls himself back up to Downward Facing Dog.
INSTRUCTOR: Good, Downward Facing Dog now, with yor left leg extended in the air.
Everyone extends their left leg in the air.
CARTER: Oh, this is sadistic.
SUSAN: Pretend like you're playing Twister.
CARTER: Uh-oh.
SUSAN: Are you breathing?
Carter shakes his head.
SUSAN: Are you seeing colours?
CARTER: Oh boy.
SUSAN: Carter?
...and he topples into Susan.
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