Through The Cheerleader's Eyes

Prologue

                Dedicated to tragicaly

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'OhMyGodYouCan'tBeSerious!!!'

I exclaim out loud as I launch myself down the stairs and at my favourite human in the entire world - my mom.

One of the best creatures to have ever walked the Earth, she was legit my entire world. After my dad left us when I was born, she became my rock. She sheltered me when it rained, soothed me when the thunderstorms at night wouldn't let me sleep and only let the most gentle breezes and the warmest of sunshines towards me.

I loved her from the absolute core of my heart and always dreamed of seeing one of her special 'thousand watt smiles' which had deserted her beautiful face ever since my dad left. I once accidentally saw that smile in a photograph of my parents which my mum always keeps hidden in her closet. Ever since, I have wanted her to smile like that.

Like the one lighting up her face right now.

'Oh, Steph. I can't tell you how happy I'm for you right now.' I just watched my mum with a Cheshire grin. Damn. Even her faint wrinkles seemed happy. And wait.... Were those dimples? She had the most adorable dimples ever! She -

'Hey, Earth to Steph! Are you lost in Hogwarts again?', my mum said, rattling me in an effort to contain her happiness.

'I would very much love to be, though I ain't that lucky', I say with a smile. I couldn't believe I was saying this - but all those hours of hardcore studying for tests that I had endured, scribbling innumerable notes when everyone else was just chatting in the class and being just a typical nerd - it was all worth it, just to see my mom smile like that.

'So...what are you planning to do now? You know that you have one entire year before you go to Stanford, don't you?', my mom gleefully sang, waving my Stanford acceptance letter in front of me.

'Look at you mom, you're too happy', I laughed. 'And yes, I do know that. I already have plans. I just want your approval.'

'What sort of plans?'

'I want to go to a new school.'

'What? Why?', my mom said. 'Whats wrong with Everetton High?'

'Mom, its not that I have any problem with my current school. Its just that... You know I am seen as a REAL nerd at my school. I've never had a boyfriend, never been to parties, never...really had fun. Now that I have what I've always wanted, I guess, I just want to live life a little,' I say, my voice trailing off.

In my entire process of excelling at school, academics, sports and setting up an ideal resúme for Stanford, I had never really paid attention to all the ventures of teenage life. Just because I was busy studying while others were dancing all their worries away at wild parties, doesn't mean that I was blind to everything that others did.

Even I wanted to be a party animal, wear pencil heels, look good, do makeup, go to the mall with friends, experience the feels of a relationship and squeal seeing the characters of Teen Wolf with my friends. Even I wanted to be popular, like those cheerleaders, going out with hot jocks and having the time of my life in parties. Even I wanted to have fun, breathe and feel alive.

Sure, cheerleaders had pretty bad reputations. But sometimes, I found myself going against the popular mandate and questioning it. Is it that bad to show off the good body that you have so strenuously achieved - eating merely SALADS for months together? (Yeah, right. Salads! We all know how bland salads are. Picture the agony!) Bad to wear makeup because you are crazy about fashion? Bad to go about with boys because you like them and they happen to like you back? Bad to want people to like you?

I sure as hell didn't think so.

'I understand, Steph. You have worked hard all these years. Maybe you deserve to have little break,' my mom said winking at me. 'But you have to promise me to not let your grades down too much. Alright?'

'Yes mom. And anyway, I have already secured my admission to Stanford and I'll be going there next year. So, I can loosen up a bit this year, right?'

'Damn right!

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