I never run with scissors…those last two words are unnecessary

Sweat is dripping down your forehead. Your mouth is so dry its like you haven’t had water in days. You don’t even care about the fact that your lungs are burning because you need to put all your focus into the sound of the beep. This is not a horror movie ladies and gentlemen. It is the beep test. I don’t know about you but the beep test has got to be the absolute worst part about gym-the worst part about the whole school year. Normally it goes like this, before it starts you’re like “ok today i’m going to get a 7, no matter how tired I am i’m gonna get there”. Then you start running and you’re like “ok, you know what, this isn’t so bad actually”. Then the lady says “1.2” in her terrible monotone voice and the sweat is already dripping and the lungs are already burning. Now that I think about it though, I have made some of my best friends because of the beep test. It’s best to find the slowest people (or the people that run the same speed as you) to run with so that you’re not alone. And now, those slow people have become some of my favourite people. So now that I am done the beep test forever-YAY- I can look back and be grateful for all the things the beep test has taught me: Sometimes in life you have to do things you don’t want, you don’t need to be able to run to become successful in life and some people just aren’t made for running. So thank you beep test, four words I thought i would never say.