"Fifty-seven." The goalkeeper muttered with a groaning voice as he slowly pulled himself up again with shaky hands. "Fifty-eight."
He was sweating profusely now as the sun was beginning to get intense on the spot he had chosen and he couldn't shift to a place with a little shade because that would result in him getting punished by his system for six straight months.
"Sixty-five." He muttered as he slowly pulled himself up with his shaky hands.
Catherine had been quiet so far in his period of struggling as she didn't want to cause him to lose focus.
The goalkeeper was breathing quite heavily now and the shaking of his hands seemed to have increased now that he had less than twenty more push-ups to complete the quest and escape getting punished.
"Eighty-five." This time he was gritting his teeth as he pulled himself up.
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<Just a few more to go> Catherine said to give him a little sense of determination and also remind him that it was almost over.
I know I promised six chapters today but my writing schedule took a serious hit yesterday due to some personal issues and although I can still release six chapters today, the update will be very late.
Just hang on to these two chapters and wait for the six chapters tomorrow. Sorry for the delay, it wasn't intentional.