I workout during my lunch hour.  I know, I know, “How do you do it, Dave?” Well, truth be told, I am a Lunchtime Workout Unicorn.  There, now you know the truth.

Don’t get me wrong, being a Lunchtime Workout Unicorn has its disadvantages.  You need to scarf down your lunch in your cube.  You also get sweaty.  So sweaty that you need to shower before returning to work.  Today, that shower involved a lot of suspense.  Yep, edge of your seat level suspense.

As I hobbled to the shower (being a Lunchtime Workout Unicorn makes you sore), I heard water running.  Ah, another unicorn was taking a shower.  All well and good, but which of the six showers was occupied?  I could not tell.  I did not see feet.  I did not see water splashing down.  I could not tell for certain which shower was making the noise.  My heart raced.  I would need to guess.

I picked the middle.  Odds are that other unicorn went to one side or the other.  I reached for the handle.  I hesitated.  A giggling handle would be creepy.  I reached for the top of the door instead.  I should have hesitated, because a hand grasping the top of a door is probably more creepy.  I took my chance.  I pushed.

The door flung open and…  the shower was empty.  This unicorn had survived another lunchtime at the gym.

I am glad I did not see that other unicorn.  For lots of reasons, I am glad about that.  Most of all however is that we unicorns like to be unique.  Oh, how sighting another would remove that shine.  I survived another day.  Another day of being special.  Another day being a Lunchtime Workout Unicorn.