Makayla Varnell

Ms. Newby

Comp. 7 Period 5

4 December 2010

Our Big Trip to Our #1

                 “The coaches are coming around and checking if you have your bow, cheer top, skirt, and shoes,” Sue shouted to all of us in the Cheer Eclipse gym. “After that we will start to load everyone onto the buses.”

“Man, I am so tired” I stated to a couple girls as I plopped my head straight on a pillow. “It’s too early for us girls and guys to be up.”

Not long after my team and Starblaze, the level 3 team, started to line up anxiously to load onto the bus we were going to ride. Right then when I had checked the little clock on my phone screen I noticed it was nearly an hour later before we loaded the buses for our cheer competition. That made me a smidge mad because they told us to arrive there at 5 o’clock.

 “Hey, Sam you’re my partner to sit with on the bus” I shouted.

“Okay” Sam agreed with a big smile on her face.

 On the bus a lot of girls went to sleep, some even fell asleep on the floor. I couldn’t go to sleep because I already woke up and once you wake me up I’m awake for the day. Outside the window it was nearly so dark I couldn’t see anything except black. The drive to Topeka, Kansas was about two hours so I just listened to music.  

We had finally arrived, after all these hours of boredom. Laughing with sarcasm I told Sam “Can’t wait till we win” She had laughed back.

            “Get your stuff and head through the front doors,” our coach Angie said firmly.

Once we all checked in and we waited for 5 hours my team, Electra headed back onto the practice mat. Next was when we would perform. Hoping nothing will go wrong on my 1^st competition we all huddled and had a pep talk from our coach tony.

“Are you guys ready” he asked us, but before we had answered the announcer bellowed our team’s name, “On the floor next from Wichita, Kansas Level 2 Cheer Eclipse, Electra!”

 With the nervous feeling of butterflies in my stomach I ran out with my team, I smiled big and got ready for our routine. The music started and we went through our whole routine after, I was relieved and noticed my butterflies were gone. Everyone had realized aspen had fallen through the routine but luckily the judges didn’t see her because it blended in. The two teams that we were against were pretty good and rumors were that they did perfect so I was sure we were going to get 2^nd place. Finally the awards ceremony was next.

The Host of the Competition announced who took what place.

“The level 2 team that took 3^rd place is, KCAC!”

Now we were pounding with excitement that we were in the top two.

“The Level 2 team that took 2^nd place is,”

There was a pause I closed my eyes and hoped it wasn’t us. Then he finished

“KC!”

I was so surprised! That we all were on the tips of our toes.

He continued “and last but not least the Level 2 team that took 1^st place is, Electra!”

We all stood up and screamed while we jumped up and down on the spring floor. Our team got our picture taken and got our 1^st place bracelets. I was a little disappointed that 1^st place winners got slap bracelets and 2^nd and 3^rd place got metals but at least we won. I had learned from there was not to judge the future.