Chitchat

I was at the gym the other day on the treadmill when one of the trainers came through working the room. I watched him make his way, chitchatting with several of the members. I listened to him chitchat with the guy next to me for a good 7-8 minutes.

I was tracking with their chitchat. I was 90% accurate in predicting what they would say and which clichés they would use next.

I cranked up my speed to the next level hoping that he would see me sucking wind and not try to engage me next.