Don't raise your voice, improve your argument. ~Anonymous
Grace stood beside her coach as the hundred meter girls were about to run
She smiled at Lily who winked at her
Lily looked up to search for her Dad and Zoey when she saw Josette standing by the bleachers with a hat and dark shades
She immediately removed her gaze from her daughter and stared somewhere else when they locked eyes
She saw her dad and Zoey beside Grace down below Smiling and cheering
She sighed before taking her position
The gun was fired and she took off like an antelope. She got the first position and Grace ran to hug her
After a while, it was time for the 100m hurdles
Grace stood in the sixth lane looking up for a pair of warm mischievous grey eyes and found them
He was recording her grinning from ear to ear. She blew him a kiss and he gasped catching it like a love sick dumbass. Grace giggled
They both looked like crazy lovestruck teens
She stared at her dad who smiled with his thumbs up
She took her stance, her necklace dangling in front of her nose. She stared at the white line her hand was directly behind breathing in slow breaths
She was feeling anxious, her heart was beating fast and loud. It had been a while she had been surrounded by the crowd, it had been a while since she was filled with that kind of tension
"calm down Grace.....just breathe" Andre's voice sounded and she closed her eyes
"Set"
She changed her stance immediately but left her eyes closed for a few more seconds before opening them
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The gun fired and she took off immediately adrenaline pumping through her veins as she swung her arms faster.
She jumped each obstacle perfectly, spreading her legs apart and continuing the race
She didn't look back, she just ran. Her eyes focused on the obstacles in her front and her mind on the finish line
She crossed the finish line first and Lily ran to her embracing her
She smiled seeing her father cheer and applaud. Andre was holding the flag that said
'Go Delilah!!'
She chuckled holding her chest not believing she did it. She was so proud of herself, Not because she won, no, but because she finished the race
It was time for the 200 meters race and she stood in her lane again
The gun fired and like that she was off
She took second position in the 200 meter and she wasn't even upset
The relay race was the last and Lily and Grace were to run with two other girls
"I don't like impromptu things Mr Rey" "I don't care, you run and you win get your little asses on their track" he said and Grace and Lily snorted before leaving
Lily was the first leg while Grace was in the last
Lily stood in the second lane, her index finger and thumb spread apart on the floor behind the white line as her right knee bent While her left remained erect
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Saving Grace
Teen FictionGrace struggles with her emotions and has her mind set on taking her life. Andre, the boy who took her diary helps her see that there's more to life than the small circle she lives in
