"Ice Angel"
"The axle was perfect. The layback was awesome." Angela said to her friend Reilly , as she skated back to the bench after her practice. "But the spiral could use a bit more stretch to it." "Yeah, I was thinking that myself." Reilly said. She wiped her blade carefully before putting it into her bag. " I better get over to the studio, or Ms. Camden will have a fit." Reilly said giggling. Angela rolled her eyes. "And you 'Miss Angel", better get on the ice." Angela gave her a sour look and laced up her boot. "I know, I know. I'm supposed to have a harness lesson with Larry. I wonder where he is ?" Reilly shrugged and picked up her bag. She said good bye and left. Angela got on the ice and did her warm-up stretches at the wall. When she finished she took a lap around the rink. She merged to the middle and did a fast scratch spin. She came out of it feeling dizzy, and soon figured out why. She just did 30 revolutions! That was her all-time record. "WOW! " she yelled, unaware of the figure behind her. She turned around and yelped in surprise. "Oh my gosh! I didn't realize there was someone else here. I'm sorry." "Ah, it's no problem." She said. "My name is Monica." The woman extended her hand and Angela shook it gently. She was pretty. She had long, auburn hair tucked into a neat bun, and a peaches-n-cream complexion. She was dressed in all white. White leggings, and a white sweatshirt. "Are you Angela ?" she asked curiously. Angela nodded mutely. "Oh good. I am supposed to give you a harness lesson today. " "You are? " she asked in surprise. "Wheres Larry ?" Monica grinned and said, "Larry had a little accident last night. He was on his way to the refrigerator for a late night snack and he tripped and fell. Twisted his knee. Asked me to fill in til he's well again." "Oh, poor Larry !" Angela said with a giggle. She took off her sweatshirt and skated over to the boards to put it away. She took a sip of water, and headed back. "So, we should probably get started." Monica said. "I have another lesson at Eleven." Angela glanced at her watch: 9:45. "Ok." They both skated over to the boards and Monica hooked her up to the harness. She tugged at the strap so it would go tight enough to fit Angela's slim figure. "Alright, all set. What are we going to work on? " Monica asked. "Well, I have been having a LOT of trouble on my double axle, and that's why Larry scheduled the lesson." Angela said. " Regionals are in 4 weeks, and whoever wins gets to go on to nationals. I have 4 doubles , and one double combo in my program. The only one I don't have down consistently is the double axle. "
"The axle was perfect. The layback was awesome." Angela said to her friend Reilly , as she skated back to the bench after her practice. "But the spiral could use a bit more stretch to it." "Yeah, I was thinking that myself." Reilly said. She wiped her blade carefully before putting it into her bag. " I better get over to the studio, or Ms. Camden will have a fit." Reilly said giggling. Angela rolled her eyes. "And you 'Miss Angel", better get on the ice." Angela gave her a sour look and laced up her boot. "I know, I know. I'm supposed to have a harness lesson with Larry. I wonder where he is ?" Reilly shrugged and picked up her bag. She said good bye and left. Angela got on the ice and did her warm-up stretches at the wall. When she finished she took a lap around the rink. She merged to the middle and did a fast scratch spin. She came out of it feeling dizzy, and soon figured out why. She just did 30 revolutions! That was her all-time record. "WOW! " she yelled, unaware of the figure behind her. She turned around and yelped in surprise. "Oh my gosh! I didn't realize there was someone else here. I'm sorry." "Ah, it's no problem." She said. "My name is Monica." The woman extended her hand and Angela shook it gently. She was pretty. She had long, auburn hair tucked into a neat bun, and a peaches-n-cream complexion. She was dressed in all white. White leggings, and a white sweatshirt. "Are you Angela ?" she asked curiously. Angela nodded mutely. "Oh good. I am supposed to give you a harness lesson today. " "You are? " she asked in surprise. "Wheres Larry ?" Monica grinned and said, "Larry had a little accident last night. He was on his way to the refrigerator for a late night snack and he tripped and fell. Twisted his knee. Asked me to fill in til he's well again." "Oh, poor Larry !" Angela said with a giggle. She took off her sweatshirt and skated over to the boards to put it away. She took a sip of water, and headed back. "So, we should probably get started." Monica said. "I have another lesson at Eleven." Angela glanced at her watch: 9:45. "Ok." They both skated over to the boards and Monica hooked her up to the harness. She tugged at the strap so it would go tight enough to fit Angela's slim figure. "Alright, all set. What are we going to work on? " Monica asked. "Well, I have been having a LOT of trouble on my double axle, and that's why Larry scheduled the lesson." Angela said. " Regionals are in 4 weeks, and whoever wins gets to go on to nationals. I have 4 doubles , and one double combo in my program. The only one I don't have down consistently is the double axle. "