Messy yoga

When I stepped into the apartment, I expected the usual: maybe Elena curled up with a book or glued to her sketchpad, one leg tucked underneath her, her tongue sticking out slightly as she concentrated. Instead, what greeted me was... chaos. Absolute chaos.

Elena was in the middle of the living room, twisted into what I could only describe as an attempt at a pretzel.

Her yoga mat was crooked, half rolled up at the edges, and a video of some overly enthusiastic instructor was playing on her laptop, which sat precariously on the coffee table. 

"Elena... what in the world are you doing?" I asked, shutting the door behind me and slipping out of my shoes. 

She didn't even look up. She was too focused or at least pretending to be focused. "Yoga," she grunted, her voice strained as she tried to extend her leg up toward the ceiling. It didn't even make it halfway.