"Uhh I'm not a pro so I'll just give you the base, it's better if you check on YouTube some tutos and stuff"

Kai nodded.

Soham finished filling up his bottle "For today ima just show you how to use the main machines"

"Ight"

"Always warm up your articulations and do 10 minutes of cardio" 

He lead the way to the treadmills area and each went on their own for a bit.

Music in the ears, both were getting carried away in their respective thoughts. 

On one hand there was a mind fighting eternal demons, on the other hand, a mind which was trying to find a way to cope with a fresh wound.

The hour following, Soham tried his best to give good advices as well as explaining and showing exercices ; which muscles it focused on ; which posture to respect.

It was refreshing for a gym loner like him.

After trying different versions of the exercise, Kai dropped the weighted pulley "How long you've been going to the gym ?"

"Bit more than a year"

Kai gulped down his water "I see" He dried his mouth to show a smirk, ogling up and down "You do look shredded"

Soham grinned "OH- Is the Kai we know back ?"

"Shut it man" He scoffed and the smile disappeared.

Soham awkwardly shifted his weight on his other leg "...My bad"

"Nah u good"

Soham took his stuff from the floor "If you ever need to let off steam there's punchingballs upstairs, I'll be there" He patted Kai's back "Don't go too hard on your first day".

Each of Soham's punches were directed toward something annoying : how he was clumsy with Kai just now, his dad's text from this morning, his knee acting up again, the new deaf pain growing in his wrist, the homework due for tomorrow.

The fact that the second Kai was back to his old self, Soham felt a burst of dopamine in his brain was way too pathetic to his own taste ; like the memory of that day when the two of them where playing a game and Kai started moaning for fun as always which gave Soham his most shameful hard on behind the screen.

A tiny bit of the old Kai was enough to excite different parts of his brain.

Soham put all he had in this last punch, his knuckles stinging in the good way. He sighed loudly unaware of Kai's presence in the shadow.

"How much were you boiling to let off so much steam ?"

Soham's gaze ran away with a quiet smile. Kai slowly walked to him and locked an arm around his friend's neck which took this one out of surprise "Listen dude" Soham listened with a stiff posture "I just realized I was an asshole for ditching y'all, I forgot everyone's value and that for what....In the end" The collar made of warm skin narrowed "Friendship is what last, I'm sorry"

"It's ok man" He moved away "Say that to the others too, they were more affected"

Kai stared at him silently.