Hey guys this is my first story ever ....So it's a little crappy thanks for reading
Emily POV ( point of view)
I ran toward the vault …but couldn't make it. It scared the hell out of me. I couldn't do a chanko full twist, the blind landing terrified me. My mind wanted to do it , but not my body. I thought back to what my coach Sasha told me a million times before. " the mind controls the body , Emily". Again my mind wandered back to thinking , the constant pressure to have Sasha be proud of her. Ever since that night at the gym when he caught her , he was like the father she never had. I pushed myself to get praise , the tiniest hint of approval. I sighed , went back to the end of the track to try the vault again.
Sasha POV
I was standing in my office , behind the tinted window watching Emily Kmetko , the gymnast that I coached , who pushed herself to her limits . Emily is like my daughter , i have never had such a close-relationship to a gymnast before. The night in the gym where she had opened herself to trust me. It was nice , a make-you-feel-good-feeling . The only thing that concerned myself was why Emily is killing herself to improve her DOD's .
I opened the door to my office and stepped out on the platform overlooking the whole gym. Emily was running to the vault , she launched herself into the air trying to land a chanko full twist . She landed flat on her back. My brow creased in worry…….
Emily POV
I pulled myself up off the floor shamefully , the whole gym had seen my failure. I looked up to the platform where Sasha had his brow creased. " Damn it , you can't even land that move , and now look at Sasha , he is disappointed. stop being a scardey cat and do something spectacular.." . I had to stop being a crappy gymnast and pull something amazing that Sasha can even be proud of…..
Sasha POV
I fidgeted nervously ." Emily was pushing herself too hard , you have to go talk to her before she hurts herself" I thought to myself . Just as i was about to go down the stairs to go talk to Emily. She started moving purposely across the gym to the bars.. her weakest apparatus. I froze and watched as eyes turned toward her for the performance that was about to take place.
Emily POV
I walked faster toward the bars where i was going to prove Sasha , I am not a pathetic gymnast. Eyes turned toward me , but i kept moving purposely toward the bars. I am going to have a release grip , along with a dismount of a full-in-back-out. That would prove Sasha I meant business .
I jumped on the lower bar , swung once , twice , around . Got on to the top and reached for the high bar. I swung once, twice around did a release. jumped back on the low bar . made my way back to high high bar swung once , twice three times around with as much power as a jaguar , the grace of a dancer , and with so much beauty. I launched myself into a full-in-back-out , but i missed calculated the landing . I landed on my head , and everything went black…..
Sasha POV
"EMILY!!!!" i yelled at the top of my lungs. I was no longer froze . I jumped over the platform , and sprinted toward Emly. A crowd was crowding around , a chorus of terrified yells calling out to Emily. I leaned over her , shaking her gently , whispering urgently. " Emily , can you hear me? " . Se wasn't responding . I screamed to nobody in paticular to call 911. The ambulance got there within 5 minutes. They loaded her onto a stretcher . I rode in the back of the ambulance holding Emily's hand the entire way.
Emily was only conscious for a few minutes once. As she opened her eyes she whispered " Sasha i don't think i can hang on …." Before she could continue i practically screamed "Don't you dare say that Emily , stay with me …" Eyes streaming down my face hot as fire . Before she could say anymore she closed her eyes……..
" you stay with me Emily no matter what ……i know your hanging onto a thread ..but find the strength to hold on Emily…" I whispered in her ear , tears flooding down my face now. I folded my hands to cover my mouth and waited for Emily to wake up……..