Summary

Elizabeth lives in Phase One of the South Tower in the complex called "Beyond the Sea." Her bedroom has a view of the Malibu Spa and Fitness Center and she wakes every morning to the sight of her neighbor Char working out. Elizabeth feels no animosity towards her, despite the fact that she continually runs into Elizabeth’s time slot on Lifecycle One. She makes her way downstairs for the time slot she’s signed up for – 7:00 to 7:30 am, but as Char’s time ends, her workout does not. She continues to pedal as though her name was in the next time slot as well. Elizabeth stretches, and then moves closer in an effort to convey her time has come, but Char makes no effort to stop until Elizabeth pointedly clears her throat. Though she acknowledges that it is Elizabeth...