Dreams or Desire?
A/N: Hey everyone! This is the prologue to my new story! It came to mind while watching Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team. In no way am I stopping 'I Know What It's Like', as of right now that story is my number one priority. I can't tell you how often I will be updating, we will just have to see how easy or difficult it will be to write. With that said, if you have any ideas, feel free to PM me with them. Thanks so much, and I hope you like it!
Tense. That was the only way to describe it. Seventy-five girls, all dressed to impress, nervously waiting for their names to be called. They had danced as hard they possibly could, had kicked as high as physically possible, smiled until their mouths hurt, and now they had arrived at their last test. The interview. It was their last chance to impress the judges before seventy-five turned into forty-five. So, it was safe to say that the heart of every girl was pounding through her chest or racing at a mile a minute.
"Gabriella Montez." The brunette snapped up to see the blonde secretary, standing by the door, who had just called her name. She took a deep breath before standing up. She nervously walked over to the office, and smoothed out her black wrap-around dress, before walking in.
"Hey." She smiled widely at the three judges that sat behind the table.
"Hi, Gabriella, take a seat." She nodded at the pretty red head, also known as Kelly, the director of the Laker Girls. On her left was Judy, the fitness instructor, and on the other side was Penny, the Assistant Director. "We decided that it would appropriate if your mother stepped out for your interview."
"I understand."
"Good. So out of all the young ladies that have auditioned, you clearly know what it takes to be a Laker Girl. My question to you is do you think you have what it takes?" Kelly asked.
"Yes, I do. I know how much of a commitment it is and how hard you need to work, and I promise I will give it 100 percent. I also know that I need to strive even more to prove that I am here because of me, and not because of the fact that my mom is the choreographer." The three judges smiled at her eloquent answer, before Penny spoke up to ask her another question.
"So if you were to make the squad and Troy Bolton asked you out, what would you say?"
"Well I know that it is against the rules to date or have any sort of relationship with any of the players, and I would want to represent the Laker Girls in a positive way, so I would say no."
A Few Hours Later
"Jordan Chapin." Everyone in the room applauded as a petite brunette got up out of her chair and excitedly ran over to the girls whose names had been called. Gabriella closed her eyes tightly, and prayed that Kelly would call her name next. "Sharpay Evans." Gabriella sighed sadly and opened her eyes to see a blonde squeal and run over to the group. "We have 5 names left." Gabriella looked around and tears began to well up in her eyes. Out of the thirty-five girls remaining, she recognized about 7 of them as veterans. Veterans were rarely cut. This was her dream. All she wanted was to follow in her mother's footsteps and that dream was about to be shattered.
"Gabriella Montez." Her head snapped up in shock, making eye contact with her mother, who nodded. She gasped, placing her hand over her mouth, as tears of joy began to stream down her face. As everyone applauded, she got up out of her chair, and made her way towards the group of the girls who had been chosen to attend training camp. However, unlike the rest of the girls, she stopped once she reached the judges, specifically her mother, who also had tears of joy in her eyes. They immediately hugged each other tightly.
"I'm so proud of you Gabi."
"Thank you Mami." They pulled away and Gabriella smiled widely as she joined the other girls. This was it. She was one step closer to being a Laker Girl. Still in shock, she didn't even hear the names of the final four girls. But before she knew it, a picture had been taken of all the training camp candidates, and all forty-five girls were making their way into a room filled with desks.
"Jesus, how many rules are there?" Gabriella turned to the blonde next to her, who was staring at the massive binder that rested on the desk, in shock. She laughed at her new friend's amazement.
"Yeah, there's a lot, but don't worry, according to my mom they aren't that bad." Sharpay just nodded, still in shock.
"Hello ladies." Both girls turned to the front of the room to see Kelly approach the podium. "First I want to say congratulations on making it to training camp!" She and all the girls applauded. "It will start next week, however, it is essential that we go over some things before it begins. So why don't we start off by doing some introductions, then we will get down to business." One by one the girls stood up and introduced themselves, saying their name, where they were from, and if they were a rookie or a veteran. Immediately after, Kelly had begun going over the rules. "Now the next rule is without a doubt the most important. You are under no circumstances to have any sort of relationship with any of the players, even if it is platonic. You should not even be talking to them. If we find out that this rule has been broken, there is a high chance you will be kicked off the team. Understood?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Good. Now, moving on…"
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