World's Finest (book 5 of the Clearys on their way to victory series)

Chap.3

"Hello? Yes.....mhhm.....oh really? Ok w..w..we'll be right there." There was fear in my mom's eyes. She looked very in shock and didn't move a muscle. "G...g...g...girls, get in the car." Without saying a word, Shay and Ro both run to get their coats and pile in the car, but I stay behind. "What is it mom? Are you ok?" But she didn't answer. She just nodded her head in the direction of the front door, so I run out and into the car.

We sit in silence for about 30 minutes then pull into a place we couldn't believe. The dance studio. "Mommy why are we here? We don't have class today." Says Shay in her baby voice, she does it when she's nervous. "Shhhhh." Says mom, as she begins to step out of the car. We try to follow but she brought us back to the car and said, "I..it's best if you girls stay her in the car." "But mommy-" "No buts. S..stay." She points Shay back to her seat and we all go back in. But it was only about three seconds before the doctors wheel someone out of the studio in the wheely bed thingys. We couldn't quite see who it was, but we saw right alway when we got out. It was Elaine.

We couldn't bare it, so we went in the studio but they just pushed us out. "What happened?" Asked Shay. "She just collapsed of all the pressure. She'll be fine, get back in your car." Said one of our dance teachers Miss O'Bryan. Everyone seemed to be in a panic, so I couldn't really think about what was happening. In a fraction of a second though, the ambulance left and the chaos seemed to calm down. We all looked around. People were crying, and others were going back to their work while others got in their cars and raced to the hospital.

Mom soon heads out and we jump back in the car just in time for-
"I told you girls to stay in the car!!!!"
"But mommy we wanted to know what it was about...."
"Don't you talk back to me young lady! This is a serious matter and when I tell you to do something you listen!!!!!"

She started to calm down as the ride home went on. We were all speechless though. We couldn't believe that so close to worlds something like this could happen. I pulled out my phone and just started to stare at it. Not moving. Not touching, just staring. I just couldn't go on it. I was still in shock, we all were. Would we even dance at worlds? What would we do? All the unanswered questions floated throughout my mind.

We got home at 4:00 but mom made us go to bed because we had to wake up at 2:00 tomorrow.....I guess we're still going! Hopefully.....