The New Girl

The Cheer Squad

"Lucas!" I practical scream into the phone, he just told me about how he is going back to Texas for a 'Family Reunion' next week. I'm only upset because he leaves tomorrow and we had something big planned, that only he could make happen.
"WHAT?" He screams, knocking me out of my dase, of what would happen if he didn't have to go.
"What about the plan?" I ask, realizing what he had said.
"Have Zay do it, he is the lady's man, ya know!" He said, making me laugh, even though it's true, Zay is quite the charmer, he wouldn't work, she does claim to "love" Lucas, not Zay.
"He won't work, remember, your the one she freaks over!" I say rolling my eyes, even though I know he can't tell.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, but my mom says it's mandatory for me to be there." He says, and I sigh.
"I know, we'll just do it when you get back" I say, and he amedditaly says, "Okay, bye" and I hang up without responding.
Now what are we gonna do tomorrow.... I dont know, maybe I should text Riley. Yeah, that's what I'll do.
Text to Riley: Hey, wanna hang?
Text from Riley: Sure, your place?
Text to Riley: Yeah, be here in 10?
Text from Riley: I'm on my way!
I should probably get out of my pajamas, it is Saterday so I haven't changed until now, I just throw on a plain black tee, ripped skinny jeans and combat boots. I don't really care about what I'm wearing, Me and Riley are so different, that we don't even care anymore about what the other wears, she wears Preppy, Expensive designer clothes, and I wear cheap, ripped up, edgy clothes. Most people say we are COMPLETELY different, but we have our similarities, sometimes.
I turn to see Riley outside my window, I hadn't realized 10 minutes could go by so fast, I open the window, and she climbs in and sits down beside me at the bay window, "Hi!" I say, so enthusiastic that you'd swear it would have been Riley that said that.
"Hey, OMG I have cheer tonight, crap, I really am bad at it, but Missy says, that all the pretty girls that get the guys have to be cheerleaders, so she made me and herself get onto the sqaud." Riley states, making me wonder why she even hangs out with Missy.
"Oh, I'm sorry." I say, looking down at the floor.
"It's fine, it's just not easy expecially when your Riley the Super Klutz." She says, making me giggle, the guys told me that, that's what every one called her because she's so tall and clumsy.
"Yeah, I've never been a cheerleader, I think it's stupid, no offense!" I say, throwing my hands into the air as I say the last few words.
She laughs, "It's okay, you should try out tomorrow, since I'm already on the sqaud I could put in a good word to coach for ya!" She says, smiling, like it's the best thing she's ever said.
"Okay, sure!" I say, the last word lingering on my tongue, this is not going to be fun...
"Yayyyy!" She squels, pulling me into a hug. "Crap, I have to go to practice, I'll text you later!" Riley says, springing herself out of the hug and out the window, "bye!!" She says.
"Bye..." I say drifting off. Great, now I have to try out for cheer... "Mom!" I yell, she leaves for work in a hour so I have some time with her, for once.
"Yes??" She says, running to my room, stopping at my doorway.
"I need your help, Riley is making me try out for Cheer." I say, sounding much like a dansal in distress.
"Woah, you and Cheer, well at least now you can show off those 5 years of gymnastics, I took you to!" She says, with a smile forming on her face as she speaks.
"Yeah, yeah" I say, rolling my eyes, tomorrow WON'T be fun.
•••

Great, another boring day in paradise, no Lucas, he left, now Zay he's sick and no Farkle because of an "Gifted field trip" So great, me and Riley, all day...
"Hey!" Somebody says, as I close my locker door to see who it is, I turn to see him, yep him.
"Lucas?" I ask, after we stood in silence for a minute or two.
"Yeah, dad got real sick, so don't have to go to Texas no more!" He say, almost smiling.
"Cool, did you hear, I'm trying out for Cheer?" I say, not even realizing that Riley was walking up to use.
"Yeah, oh Hey Riley!" He says, and we both turn to Riley, I didn't even know she was standing there, "Hi!" She says, with a hint of nervousness in her voice.
"Hey I forgot something in first period I'm gonna go get it!" I say, turning the corner, I didn't forget anything, I just couldn't stand there knowing what he was about to do, but I listen in anyway.
"Hey, Riley, do wanna, possibly, go on a date, with me?" He says, I feel bad putting him through rhis, but she will get what's coming to her, in the end.
"YES!" She practically screams, making everyone in the Halls notice, and I turn the corner again to face them, acting like I didn't hear anything, I walk up to them, "Riley you okay, I heard you scream from Mr. Martin's room?" I say and she has the biggest smile EVER on her face, and she nods, and Lucas gives me a look of, I did it, talk to me later, I don't know how he puts words into a face expression, but he somehow does. And I nod,, and me and them walk to class.
•••
"Maya, just put it on!" Riley says, still trying to get me into the uniform, I shake my head and reluctantly take the uniform and put it on.
"There, better now?" I ask, rolling my eyes as she nods, she said that the coach wanted me already, but just needed to see how I was with the rest of the team.
We walk out into the gym, which was now covered in mats and a pile of pom poms.
"Okay, girls we have a newbie with us today, so just don't trip her!" Coach says, looking directly at Missy while saying the last part, and we begin with warm ups, which aren't as hard as they seem. We do lunges, and push ups, crunches and squats then we run for 20 minutes.
Coach blows her whistle, "Okay, I wanna see a back handspring, round off, front tuck, Ariel!" She says blowing the whistle once again, I'm second to last, Riley is first she gets the first few, but doesn't do the Arial the correct way, "Matthews, 2 laps!" Coach says, blowing the whistle for Riley to run, now it's finally my turn after the other 10, and I surprise everybody be nailing it better than anyone else before me had. And the coach claps and throws me pom poms, "Welcome to the Squad!" She says, with an almost evil like grin, making everyone smile, even myself. As soon as I know it, everyone is engulfing me in a group hug, I geuss as their way of Welcoming me to the sqaud.
I still can't believe it.
I'm on the
Cheer Squad
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Authors Note:
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hope this is an 'okay' part, I ran into writers block a little, but I think it's pretty good, by the way, I probably will update this about twice a week, because of school and homework and things like that, same for my other book, but I won't ever really put parts up for both books at the same time.
And Omg this is my longest part, ever, 1323 words, thank you!!! Xoxo