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    No posse? No problem

    Aug 31, 2021 4 minutes
    WORDS: EMMA REED

    My palms are sweaty and my pulse is racing as I walk nervously into the bar. I spot them immediately, sitting at a table near the front. My throat is dry with dread, yet I feel a simultaneous surge of hope. Could this be it – what I’ve been looking for most of my life? Before I approach, I feel momentarily paralysed. As they throw back their heads, shrieking with laughter and calling loudly for another bottle of fizz, I take a deep breath. Inwardly I want to flee but, yet again, I’m going to give it a go.

    It’s a scenario I’ve lived through many times. I’ve arrived at exercise classes with a

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