I opened the doors and was greeted by about 24 smiling faces. I was so excited that I let out a yelp of glee at being with such an amazing group of people. We introduced ourselves and stated one fact about all of us. I got along really well with Kalie. She was Black point for two years and was going to be moved this year to make way for me. I thought that was sweet but I didn’t want to take her position so I quickly ran up to James and asked if I could be moved of point as I just wanted a year of getting the right skills first. He agreed and said that he liked the idea and would keep me in mind for next year.
We started with a huge team group stretch and conditioning which was about 100 times harder than it was back at CA. I learnt the first part of the routine up until the stunts which they had been working on for about 3 weeks previously. It took me about 5-7 go’s before I nailed the stunt. It was about a million times harder than Wildcats this year and if we hit it then we would hopefully win. I knew that was the aim this year, and I was determined to help them reach it. Whatever it took, I’d do it. We then started learning the pyramid. For the first time in three years I wasn’t the centre of the pyramid.
I had never realised what I was missing out on and I loved being a side person. I got to do all the tricks I used to just help with and doing them was way funner. We worked on the pyramid for about 2 hours trying to make it as neat as possible, and we got it to a pretty good state considering we had learnt it in 2 hours. I was already feeling good but I knew how challenging this was going to be. I had thrown up twice already which was something I never did a CA and I had to push myself to keep going. Everyone else seemed to manage well and I figured I’d have to do cardio everyday to make sure I could keep up with them for the rest of the year.
By the time we had finished I was laying flat on the mat like a starfish but feeling accomplished. I had broken my mental block and had learnt new skills that I could only dream of doing. I couldn’t wait to get to my bed though, and as soon as Dad texted me telling me he was outside I quickly ran to James and said thankyou for helping me and gave him a quick hug which he kindly returned and told me how good it was that I was able to get passed the block so quickly. I smiled again and waved good bye as I ran/jogged my way out of the gym to the car.
Kalie gave me a quick hug goodbye and we exchanged numbers so we could catch up tomorrow and go through the routine so I could make sure I was up to them all. I hopped into the car with Dad and told him all about it. I explained the stunt as best as I could and all of the tumbling that I had gotten back. I told him how happy I was that I was here and not at CA because I knew that GT was where I belonged. I loved the hard work and the drive each member had, and I decided I wouldn’t care about instagram and twitter as much, and I proved that by deleting my twitter app from my phone and blocking it from my laptop as soon as I got home. I was over the cheerleb stuff, and it was time to get serious and that was what I was doing.
I had a text from Matt asking me how my first class went. I immediately felt sad thinking about Matt but as soon as I started typing about GT that sadness disappeared and all I could think about was GT. I hadn’t realised what I’d texted until I sent it. I had said how much better GT was and how I liked it more than any other CA team. I hope Matt realises that I was just excited…..
Matts P.O.V
I knew Jamie was having her first class with Black Smack tonight, and around the time I assumed she would finish I sent her a text. She didn’t answer it for 2 hours, which would mean they trained until 12:00 at night which was crazy. I finally got a reply and my heart broke a little bit at what she wrote. She basically texted about how much better GT was and how she liked it more and how good her bases were which made me feel jealous. I was Jamie’s base and now she has this brand new team and new everything, I just wish she was still on Cheetahs.
Which reminds me; we had our first Cheetah practice without Jamie in three-four years tonight. It felt quiet like losing a family member. We first changed positions of every single section in our routine before focusing on the stunt section. Peyton, Bri and I became point stunt which was a huge honour but I kinda wished it had been with Jamie, we would’ve rocked the stunt in centre this year if we were given a go. I know everybody on Cheetahs misses Jamie though, but they were hella pissed when she didn’t even say goodbye.
The coaches even gave us rules. We weren’t allowed to talk to Jamie at any cheer comps!! How was I supposed to do that? I loved Jamie more than anything and suddenly I can’t talk to her, I was angry. I ended up yelling at the three of them and saying how unfair they were being, It wasn’t Jamie’s fault she left her parents got job opportunities and had to back up and move to Kentucky. I may off added how Jamie got over her mental block in 2 hours with James and she couldn’t get over it in two 2 hour sessions with Brad and Joe. They gave me timeout for that in which I decided to text Jamie which is when she didn’t reply.
Back to the present now, I had kept texting Jamie until I arrived at the Mabry’s house. I was staying hear for a couple of weeks because we had Cheetah camp and I was also helping out with the CA Super Camp which was always a highlight of my summer. Mom was now thinking of moving down to Texas to save us a lot of money and also be easier for her to keep in touch with me as they had great job offers which she really wanted to take. I hoped she did decide to move down because I hated flying so much I wanted to just never go on another plane again.
I was buzzed out of yet again another daydream.. Sorry guys, to see my Dad had texted me asking if Jamie was okay? I was confused as to why he would send that and asked him to explain further. He told me how a couple years ago Jamie got told she was fat by her old coach and that caused her to become anorexic and she started getting really sick. Dad talked about how she had the exact same signs she had last time and that he wanted me to watch out for her. The girl I loved was perfect and I promised Dad I would watch over her and keep her safe.
Hi guys, I finally did Matt’s P.O.V which was different for me to do. Just saying I do not encourage anorexia or any eating disorder at all. If you a suffering from one please seek help, because you are not alone and don’t deserve to go through the pain. You are perfect xxx
