Go, Team!
By Amyra Akhtar
‘Guys, please,’ I begged my friends. ‘This could be our chance to take down Lisa!’
‘Oh, fine,’ Mackenzie sighed, flipping her golden waves behind her shoulder.
‘Okay!’ Nature smiled.
‘GO TEAM!’ Lucia yelled.
Everyone froze.
‘Sorry. I’ll turn it down.’
‘You better.’ Nature smirked.
We all headed over to sign up, then saw that auditions were the very next day! AND we had to perform a short routine in groups of..four? Perfect!
At lunch, I was scrolling through IG, when I came across a video. It showed Amy, Sally and Wolverine, Lisa’s friends, doing a cheer routine that was actually amazing! But it was more than amazing when Lisa strutted through, then flipped and stood in their hands like a human pyramid!
I showed my friends, and Lucia cracked her knuckles determinedly.
‘Let’s DO this!!’
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After school, we headed to my house to practice in my quiet backyard. There was a tall fence with thorns, so Lisa couldn’t spy if she wanted to.
We made the coolest routine on a cute song Mackenzie picked out, and our cheer was AMAZING!
hey, hey, left and right,
Let’s win this thing tonight!
We, we, we’re so cool,
Check out our cute cheer moves!
C-L-U and B
F-A-V and E!
CLUB..FAVE!!
‘Ooh, our routine was SO good!’ Squealed Lucia.
‘I KNOW, right?!’ I sipped my cup of juice, and suddenly spit it out when I saw a weird camera-looking device on the backyard wall.
I quietly told my friends. ‘Don’t say anything,’ I whispered. ‘That camera’s recording everything.’
I snuck over to it, then turned it off, yanked it off, and threw it to the ground, then smashed it with my foot.
‘It’s gone.’ I smiled.
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The next day, I slipped on a hoodie, leggings and sneakers, grabbed my bag, and headed to school.
As I walked into the hall, I saw my friends squealing. Mackenzie whipped out a huge cloth bag.
When I peeked in, I saw the CUTEST red cheerleading outfits and pom-poms, and the outfits were customised and written ‘CLUB FAVE’ in silver on it.
Mackenzie giggled. ‘My mom designed them. Aren’t they GORGEOUS!’
‘Um, totally! Hey, aren’t tryouts now? Let’s go, guys!’
We headed to the locker rooms to change, then walked out into the fresh sunshine. The warm air whistled past me, and the grass swished under my cute red sneakers.
First, it was Lisa and Co, and then, it was our turn! We had to outnumber Lisa by getting a solid 9 or even 10!
We started, and then we chanted our song.
At the end, I flipped, landed on top of Nature and Lucia’s hands, and Mackenzie crouched down in front of me in a pose.
‘And CLUB FAVE gets..’
The tension was so thick you could slice to with a knife.
‘A 10!!’
‘YES!’ I screamed.
We all hugged each other, while Lisa grumbled in the corner.
Jasper walked over to me from the cafeteria exit.
‘Hey, Bubble. You were perfect out there!’
I smiled warmly. Jasper’s deep blue eyes locked on mine, and he kissed me.
‘You are amazing,’ I whispered.
‘Not as amazing as you.’ He kissed me again. ‘Can I walk you home?’
‘Sure.’ I smiled even wider.
We did, and at the front doorstep, he looked at me.
‘Bubblegum..you’re the best friend ever. And girlfriend. And I love you, so, so much.’
I said nothing. Then I wrapped my arms around him.
‘Thank YOU, Jasper.’ I whispered. ‘I love you too.’
xxx