The dead silence of the living room is broken up only by the ticking of a clock. It’s been about 15 years since the incident and the clock is a stark reminder of how time never ends. Things only get further and further away.

White. Blue. Purple. Brown. Black. 

These are the colors and levels of belts in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and inside the warehouse turned academy called No Limit Jiu Jitsu, there are four whites and one purple. 

Four students.

One instructor.

Five women.

“Start the run.”

“I’m pretty much f*****.”

And so begins the New York Times best selling book “The Martian.”