"Izzy!" Jessica exclaims as I walk into the gym.
"Jess. I see you everyday, why do you today decide to shout my name across the gym?" I laugh as I walk towards her and to put my bag into my locker.
"I don't know. I just felt like screaming, and you were the first gymnast to walk into the gym," I laugh, she smiles. Jessica is my best friend, she is so crazy, like myself. We do gymnastics together, we have our own little competitions at the gym. When we are actually competing it's insane. I put my bag down by my locker and strip down to my leotard and spandex. Jessie and I walk over and lay on the tumble track, waiting for more people to come.
We lay there for thirty minutes, just staring at the ceiling. No one comes into the gym, that's when our coach, Elizabeth, comes in to tell us to start warm-up. We reluctantly drag ourselves to the floor and start running. Jessie and I sprinting trying to pass each other, only staying the same pace.
As we finish our last lap a girl waltzes into the lobby. Beth walks over and talks to her, she's around Jessie's and I's age. She is very pale, very short and has the shortest hair I've ever seen on a girl.
Jess and I go to the middle of the floor and start our stretches. We stare out at the girl talking to our coach. Everytime we think she is looking back at us we look away. As we finish our stretches Beth comes over with the girl.
"Girls, this is Alice. She is going to work out with you guys today. Be nice," she says. She walks into her office leaving us with Alice.
"Hi," I say awkwardly. "I'm Isabella. You can call me Izzy or Bella," I add.
"I'm Jessica," Jessie says, smiling at her.
"So, Alice. Where did you move from?" I ask, honestly curious.
"I moved her from Forks, Washington," she says.
"Well, glad you came here. It's going to be interesting," I laugh. Jess laughs with me, knowing she is probably going to be scarred for life. Just from meeting us.
"You should probably run a few laps around the floor, we've already warmed up and everything," Jessie says. Alice nods and starts jogging around the floor.
"FASTER!" Jessie and I scream at the same time, laughing. Alice speeds up, faster than Jess and I ran, impressive.
"Okay, if you feel warmed up you can come and stretch" I say. She comes to the middle where we stand and starts stretching. We sit down next to her and start talking up a storm.
"So, Alice," Jessie says. "What did you do before you came here?" Jessie asks.
"I didn't really do much. I just sat at home, bored as ever. When I moved here I decided I wanted to try something," she says to Jess.
"Well, I hope gymnastics will work for you. This sport doesn't like lazy people. I hope you're ready for it," I say, a smile on my face. I hope she doesn't turn into one of those people who never tries. They bug me a lot.
"Oh, I'm ready. More ready than anyone," she smiles. A little too cocky for my taste. I smile at her and we stand up.
"Beth!" I yell, she pokes her head out of her office door. "We're ready to start practice," I say.
"Be there in a second. Start working on dance and tumbling. We're going to floor," she says. Jess and I walk over to our lockers and grab our water bottles. Alice follows behind us and stands next to us awkwardly.
"Do you want a water bottle?" I ask her, she doesn't look tired but I offer anyways.
"I'm fine," she says.
"Well, let's go to floor. Wanna start with tumbling first, Jess?" I ask Jessie as we walk over to the floor.
"Sure," She smiles, she can't wait to show off.
