Gymnastics and boys just dont mix [all that training for nothing!] ch.5

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Friends are supposed to care for you and be there for you right? Well apparently I no longer had a friend. I can’t believe that all this time My supposed friend from my old school,gym, neighborhood, was jealous of me and my killer skills. [Sorry didn’t mean to sound conceded :-P] she was just waiting till the day I left so she could step up and make herself look good; some friend.

“You okay? You seem kinda out of it.” Jason leaned in to talk into my ear as we were watching an animal documentary in environmental science.

“Huh? Oh.uh.yea… sorry…I space out a lot.” I smiled at him and tried to concentrate on watching the film but who can stay awake watching tadpoles turn into frogs? Not me…I woke up to a pool of drool on the desk. The good thing was that Jason had put his sweater over my head so no one saw[my hero].

“Lauren----wakey, wakey!” I opened my eyes and Jason was in front of me and he was smiling….smiling isn’t always a good thing, so I popped right up.

“Did I…uh snore?” I asked getting up from my seat and heading towards the door.

“A little. But it was a cute snore. No one other than me heard the little piggy, though.” When he said that I turned red and headed to lunch, the one time during the day I got to see Tyler. All Tyler did at school was acknowledging me with a quick nod of his head and he went back to talking to his friends.

“Hey, you wanna hang out today and finish watching that comedy we saw last time?” we were on our way home and Tyler was finally speaking to me and not just giving me the monosyllable crap he always did.

“Oooh. Sorry can’t, I have to train today. I won’t be home till like seven or eight so how about I just call you later?” my mom was already waiting in the car for me so I ran and waved good bye to him. I had to get him off my mind at least so I could concentrate on my routine. When I got there I changed and started to stretch, unluckily this girl named Anne who practically hated me since the day I had arrived at the gym sat down next to me.

“You’ve got some nerve showing your face high and proud around here.”

“What do you mean?” I just looked at her like she was nuts “I haven’t done anything wrong so I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Don’t you recognize me Lauren? Not even in the least bit?” once she said that I really looked at her and I knew why she was giving me crap.

“Kelley Anne Fleming….I should have known. What happened back then with you and me is now in the past. So get over it.” I started getting up but she pulled me down by my pony tail.

“Get over it? Oh, I have…it’s just that I wanted you to know that even though you took my place at regional’s, I have trained my but off so that spot is mine….so don’t even think that you are going to be on the team that goes to Nationals. Not here, not anywhere!”

“Hmm. Is that a challenge? I beat you fair and square and you know it. You are too much of a sore loser and an even bigger pain in the ass than were back then. I am going to be on that team. I am going to kick ass at nationals. I am going to win.” I walked away and was surprised to see that people were staring. The good thing was that coach was in his office otherwise we would have been suspended.

“Don’t listen to her she’s kinda the HBIC but she’s bluffing. You could totally beat her.” Jason came up to me and put an arm around me to reassure me. I wasn’t scared in the first place, but being in his arms felt nice.

Oh but I wasn’t about to let her get my hopes down so I showed off a bit. I did so may cool tricks on the bars and on the beam she might need to readjust her jaw that was open the entire time I did my tricks. [I am good;)Jk]

“Lauren wait up!” Jason walked towards me after practice and he had this smile on his face that made me feel like jello “You wanna go get a smoothie or something?” I was caught off guard but I quickly agreed….I mean free smoothie who would turn that down?

“Yea, I’d like that.” I followed him to his car and we drove off to the nearest mall, which was the only place they sold really good smoothies. “You really think I can make it to Nationals?”

“Uh…Duh. You kick some serious ass with those tricks you do. I mean of course your gonna make the team in the girls division and well…you know me I’m definitely going to be on the team for the guys division.”

“Cocky much….but I mean you are an awesome gymnast.” After buying the smoothies we decided to walk around and look around. Unfortunately as we were heading out, Tyler was walking in with some friends, and boy was he mad when he spotted us together. Tyler started walking the other way and his friends followed.

“Can we go now?” I looked at Jason who seemed a bit sorry for what had happened, and we left.

“He doesn’t like me being around you huh.”

“No…but I don’t know why I mean it’s not like we were on a date or anything...” I really shouldn’t have said that because inside I was wishing we had some kind of chemistry between us. I don’t know what was wrong with me but now I would have to deal with the whole Tyler seeing me with Jason situation. Ay caramba this is gonna be a tough fix…. [Or is it?o-0 jk]