Gymnast Styles

Chapter 12

So exactly two days after my birthday I had my first meet of the season. Harry and the boys all came. My first event was floor, which consisted of me doing a step forward dance move and step back to my running pass of a round off back-handspring full twist layout. Sticking the landing into a full turn round off full round off handspring to double pike perfectly sticking the landing. I then do a split jump toe touch to a switch leap switch leap to the other side of the mat. I breath in and take my powerful run into my round off double arabian sticking my landing almost not from all my power. I do a simple back extension roll into another running pass. I did a front walkover front handspring into a double front. Sticking that landing I pose and push my head back with a flick of my wrist up to the air and having my right foot on the ball of my foot. My score was 16.05! That was the highest score they had all day landing me in first for my floor. I had won by two whole points. I was off to a great start. Next, I had vault. All in my practice today I wasn't sticking my landing but hopefully that will change. I waited for the signal to solute. After did my solute I took in a breath. I ran powerful into my layout tsuk vault. I stuck my landing with both tries. I received a 10.0. A perfect vault score! I was first in vault too. I had beam next. I smiled and mounted the beam. Once I was up I did a leap into a front walkover. Then a did a full turn and a split jump. I then did my first tumble pass, the round-off handspring front tuck. I stuck the landing! I did a leap and flick like dance move into a back walkover. Then I did a front walkover front tuck to a back handspring step- out. I then did a full turn into a front ariel connected with a back handspring step-out. Finishing all my moves I did my dismount off with a round-off handspring twist perfectly. I scored a 15.03 giving me second place. Lastly, was bars. kip cast handstand, two free hip handstand connected, soul circle, jump to high, swing around, come up to handstand and switch myself around and go back to low. I do a few swing around a back to high into a giant and giant again to my flyaway. I stumbled on my landing a bit giving me 15.933 taking second. Overall, I was happy with my meet scores. I was handed my score sheet after receiving my metal. I ran straight up to the crowd to find Harry. After giving him a huge hug and getting congratulated by him and the other boys someone tapped my shoulders. I turned around and it was Calum. He handed me a bouquet of flowers.

"You did amazing! Harry took videos and sent them to me. I guess those college gymnasts really helped, uh?" Calum said smiling at me. He gave me a big hug rubbing my back.

"Thanks! I guess so. Maybe I should go to them for often than Coach Alex." I said. Just as I said that Coach Alex came up to behind me. He grabbed me making me scream.

"Just for saying that you're going to have more conditioning missy!" He said messing around with me.

I left my meet on my brother's back having him giving me a piggy back ride. This is how I really pictured my life. Not some dumb, old, silly foster care place!