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As Iliana performed her heart out for the last competition of the marching band season, she spots her best friend Taehyung in the stands along with Namjoon right beside him.
Seeing her best friend in the stands made her perform harder and better. She wanted to make the ones she loved proud of her.
Her being overweight, she has this mindset that she has to work harder than anybody else in the group to be respected and be taken seriously.
She loves this sport. It makes her feel alive and free. Like nothing can stop her. It's her happy place. She doesn't get bullied a lot at school but the town does look down on her because of her larger size.
The rifle line does the sextuple toss and the double spin underneath it, they catch it with so much force and confidence that their hands sting from the catch.
The crowd erupts in a loud roar at the performance. Iliana and the rest of the band/color guard smile big. Iliana giggles when she hears her best friend being louder than everybody else.
They quickly grab their equipment and walked off the field.
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"That was so good, Illy!" Taehyung compliments his best friend, as soon she was in his sight.
Iliana smiles up at her best friend, "Thanks, Tae." She says.
He gives her a big hug. Iliana couldn't help but embrace his warmth. It was a really cold morning.
He pulls away and made room for her to sit beside him. Iliana looks across from Taehyung, "Hey, Namjoon." She greets with a soft smile.
He gives her his dimply smile, "Hey, Iliana. That was such a great performance." He informs her brightly.
She smiles, "Thank you."
Namjoon and Iliana are really good friends. They have been for about two years, now. It was her 8th grade year and his sophomore year.
Iliana was in the gym practicing for her upcoming winter guard performance and Namjoon was there to practice for a game that was the next day. They shared the court. Namjoon had one side and Iliana was on the other side.
Iliana was practicing her rifle work and the dance that went with it. She slipped and landed on her knee.
"Ow!" She cries, holding her knee as tears were rolling down her cheeks due to the pain.
