COMPETITIVE COUPLE
A Short Story by Colin Cooper
She was competitive, very competitive in every aspect of their lives. Each and every day Cathy would remind Brad he hadn’t walked enough steps that day. They’d just got into bed, it was after 8.30pm.
‘I’ve done 22,518 steps today, how many have you done?’
‘9,872’ Said Brad, looking at his black Fitbit.
‘Are you serious? why don’t you just get up and do the few hundred steps to get to 10,000?’ Cathy remarked with a sarcastic look.
‘But what is the significance of 10,000 Cat?’ he said
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‘Doesn’t it drive you crazy that you didn’t reach 10,000 steps though?’
‘Nope’ Said Brad, not being bothered in the slightest by round numbers.
It gave him an idea, a sneaky but fantastic idea. You see Brad had a wicked sense of humour, he just loved to prank his wife and this would be one of his finest.
Monday morning came and like clockwork Cathy got into the shower at 6.25am, Brad put his little plan into practice. He showered and went to work. The end of the day approached and Cathy asked the question over the dinner table.
‘How many steps today Brad?’
‘Actually Cat, I’ve had meetings all day, I couldn’t get out of the office at all so I’ve only managed 1,855 steps’
‘Wow, that’s a really crappy effort’ said Cathy with a competitive wink.
After dinner they made their way upstairs to shower, Cathy removed her Fitbit and placed it on the bedside table in the charger. Brad made his way across the room, He quickly unclipped the Fitbit and swapped them back.
Knowing if he mentioned it straight away, Cathy would don her sports gear and walk the streets until midnight to achieve her daily goal, Brad kept quiet until breakfast the following day when he revealed his cunning plan. You see, there is more than one way to skin a Cat.
