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BY THE TIME WE FINISHED the entire practice, it was already around 6 A.M and Ellie knew Jack's family did their morning runs really early so she went to try and catch up with them, leaving me and Jack walking home. Jack and I snuck in from the window. Ellie's mom walks in before we could lay on the bed "Oh good, you're up!" Ellie's mom says.
"I'm up!" Jack and I exclaim.
"I'm definitely up!" Jack adds.
"Great! Your spirulina smoothie is almost ready. I'll add a little ginseng," she informs Jack before leaving. We both just plop onto the bed, tired out of our minds.
After a while of mentally preparing us for the competition. Ellie's mom dropped us off. We began warming up for our meet, Jack was trying to not freak out as much especially ever since Ellie and I said he cannot mess this up or else our team gets demoted to a club "Uh, have I mentioned how bizarre all this is?" Owen asks.
"Dude, I'm rockin' a leotard and body glitter. You don't have to tell me," Jack says.
"Is Ellie's dad here?" Owen asks, looking at the seats,
Jack and I turn to look but didn't see any signs of him "No-show. Poor Ellie," Jack says.
"You know, if you wanna sneak over to the rink for your mom's ceremony," Owen suggests.
"It's okay. I don't need to," Jack says, keeping his head held high.
"You sure? There's enough time," Owen reasons.
"I don't want to, okay?" Jack bursts.
"I'm sorry, I'm just... I just really need to focus. If we don't fulfill this quest by noon, you'll have to ask me to the homecoming dance," Jack apologizes.
"Better nail it," Owen and I say.
"I will, dork trap," Jack says as he and Owen did their bro-shake before Owen leaving.
"How about your parents, Amber?" Jack asks, I look around and no show. I shook my head giving Jack his answer. Coach tells Jack to get out on the floor because it was soon to be her turn to perform.
Before everyone goes on to perform, Coach gives us a pep-talk "Alright, ladies. As individuals, we shine, but we are a team first and foremost. By the end of the day, if we've done our job right, there'll be some weepy badminton players out there, all right? So, let's kick some birdie!!" Coach exclaims.
