Getting along

                                    

                                          
"Junior team stretch while we wait for the team" Paige says. 
                          
We nod. 
                          
I hold onto the wall and lift my leg up.
                          
We stretched in silence.
                          
Besides Kendal and Faith who had no idea what was going on. 
                          
We filled Rodger in on it. 
                          
Rodger, Kendal and Paige all went to a private school, so they never had to deal with our football team, but they knew stories. 
                          
The door opens and the football team walks in. 
                          
They looked at us like we were crazy. 
                          
What? Just because I can lift my leg above my head without it hurting makes me crazy?
                          
I lower my leg and drop down into my center splits. 
                          
"Nice...Stretches?" Will says. 
                          
"Thanks" I laugh. 
                          
I look over at Sophie and shake my head. 
                          
"Junior team!" Mrs. Hanna calls. 
                          
We all go into the studio along with teh football team. 
                          
"Okay, lets warm up!" Mrs. Hanna says, giving us an innocent smile. 
                          
"Oh boy..." Rodger sighs. 
                          
And then we started and hour of conditining. 
                          
By the end of it, us girls were in sports bras and shorts. 
                          
You could tell the football team wasn't used to it, because they thought we were crazy. 
                          
"And rest" Mrs. Hanna smiles.
                          
I put my hands on my knees and try to get my breath control back. 
                          
"That was the worst" Makayla says, out of breath. 
                          
"Yeah but look" Jordan points to the back of the room. 
                          
We turn around to see the football players on the ground. 
                          
We silently laugh a little. 
                          
"Go get a drink" Paige says. 
                          
The junior dancers and I file out of the studio and take drinks out of our water bottles. 
                          
"I don't think they brought water" Kendal laughs. 
                          
I sigh nuddging my head towards the break room. 
                          
Me, Jordan and Sophie go to the fridge and grab a bottle of water for each guy on the team. 
                          
When we got back to the changing room they were all sitting down, out of breath...still. 
                          
We handed them each a bottle as Kendal and Faith look at us in shock. 
                          
"Thanks" Will smiles, as I hand him a water. 
                          
I nod and hand a water to the next guy. 
                          
"No that's what I like to see" Mrs. Hanna smiles. 
                          
We nod and wait for instructions. 
                          
"We have partner work next, but I will be in the ballet class, Paige and Zane will be teaching the class" Mrs. Hanna smiles. 
                          
We smile. 
                          
Zane was the hip hop instructor here.
                          
And the best person ever. 
                          
"Don't be to happy" Mrs. Hanna says, fake offended. 
                          
We make the shape of hearts with our hands and she laughs. 
                          
Mrs. Hanna laughs and goes into studio C. 
                          
The football team look at us. 
                          
"What?" I ask. 
                          
"You tell your coach you love her?" Justin asks. 
                          
"Well yeah" Sophie says. 
                          
"Most of us have known her our whole lives, she's like a second mom" Makayla explains. 
                          
"She does so much for us" Jordan adds. 
                          
"Even after the hour she just put us through?" Will asks. 
                          
"Tough love" I shrug "She wants us to be the best we can be" 
                          
"We've put her through listening to us talk about our problems" Rodger says. 
                          
"And through injuries" Kendal adds. 
                          
"Panic attacks" I nod. 
                          
"That's how she knows about you guys" Mason states "We would always tell her about the stuff you would say" 
                          
"We were that bad?" Will asks. 
                          
"You and the cheerleaders...Yeah" I shrug.
                          
"Guys lets go!" Paige yells. 
                          
We get up and go into the studio. 
                          
"My favorite dance team!" Zane smiles. 
                          
"Hi Zane!" We all smile. 
                          
The football team joins us, totally silent. 
                          
Paige looks at us with a questionable look. 
                          
We smile back innocently. 
                          
Partner work....Here we go.