*Abby*
Nia was getting ready for the solo, her costume looked amazing and her hair was perfect, but her face. She looked terrified, she was literally trembling. I summoned her over to give her a pep talk. “Nia, what on earth is wrong, you look like you’ve seen a ghost. You need to get your head in the game. I’m counting on you to win. I could have given Maddie a solo but I didn’t, I wanted to give you the chance at nationals. So don’t let me don’t, got it?” She nodded at me, but I didn’t see a change she looked as scared as before. “Right girls, let’s walk” I told them as we went through the door.