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"Oh no! You? Cheerleading?" Emily looked at Rachel "I don’t think you want to do that"

Rachel shrugged in confusion What could she be talking about?

"Don’t say I didn’t warn you," Eh the door and took the open seat next to Rachel Her heart skipped a beat He put his bag down on the floor, took out his notebook and pulled his sweatshirt over his head Rachel couldn’t stop peaking at his sexy uys in Pennsylvania weren’t buff by any standards, so this was a whole new thing for Rachel, and she liked it

Mr Allen began the nment Rachel raised her hand to answer the first question She didn’t wan to seem like a know-it-all, but nobody else volunteered

"I liked the story about Rosa Parks, because it was inspiring and showed how one woman can make a difference for the future of all African A was how Rosa Parks civil disobedience started the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped lead to the equality of whites and blacks," Rachel answered

Mr Allen was i spoken up in class Rachel felt a surge of confidence She knew the day was going to be better, and despite what E forward to tryouts

The bell rang and everyone popped out of their seats Rachel’s cheerleading flyer fell out of her notebook and onto the floor

Rob bent down and picked it up

"Good luck," Rob said as he handed Rachel back her flyer

"Thanks," Rachel said

"I’

Rachel s out was the right decision, especially now

"See ya later," Rob said, as he ran out of the room to catch up with his friends

Rachel couldn’t believe it Rob talked to her Her mind spun with excite the best day She figured that yesterday had been a fluke

As the day went on, Rachel felt excited She kneas only a matter of hours before tryouts, and before she’d have a whole new group of friends

During lunch, Rachel had to o over the science club requirements She always loved science and hoped to win the Intel Science Award one day When Rachel finished her , she only had a few minutes to quickly eat her PB&J sandwich she packed froain in the hot lunch line--not to mention her parents were appalled when Rachel told theoing to bring her lunch froht dollars ay too expensive for them

Towards the end of the school day, Rachel’s excitement turned into nervousness What if the cheerleaders don’t like ht? What if I’h her mind

RING The final bell

Rachel rushed to her locker to gather her things, and headed straight for the girls’ locker rooet ready before the 3pirls changing and getting ready So on sneakers, so into skates She was surprised: she hadn’t realized AHS had an ice skating team

She opened her duffle and pulled out her red tank and blue skirt They were balled up, and she was urt had spilled on the theurt ca wet spots on them Rachel had no other option but to put them on anyway

When she looked in the ht she looked ridiculous She looked around and spotted a hand dryer at the end of the locker roo , she looked at her watch: three more minutes

Rachel rubbed her clothes even quicker: they were ave her hair a coloss, and ran out of the locker rooymnasium she tripped on her untied shoelace and fell on her ankle

"OUCH!" she screaether and slowly hobbled up the rey swollen She wouldn’t let this stop her fro out She knew she had to suck it up and deal with the pain

She looked around at all the girls waiting for tryouts to begin They were all chatting and going over cheers She saw a crowd of girls standing near the bleachers and did a double take: She couldn’t believe her eyes Rachel was stunned to see Sarah standing there, with a group of seniors, waiting for cheerleading tryouts, too They were stretching and practicing their high kicks

What aer filled Rachel’s body She so desperately wanted to be part of this group, and now her sister was there, too This wasn’t how Rachel had i in her head Sarah had never expressed any interest in cheerleading before: she hadn’t been on the team in Pennsylvania either

All of a sudden the tea and cheering When they got to the center of the gym, they broke out into a dance routine, while the crowd cheered and clapped

Rachel s herself doing that dance alongside the team

When the team finished the dance, the captain stepped forward to welcome everyone Rachel looked around: therefor their shot on the team

"I’m Arielle, the captain this year! We are so excited for this season!" Arielle said as she did a high kick

"It’s going to be the best yet We have twelve open spots on the teaet into rows!" shouted Coach Glass