It's me again! I'm surprised I wrote this chapter so quickly. I thought I
would take a little more time to write than it did. So needless to say, I'm
pretty pleased with myself! ^_^ This chapter's shorter than the last one.
Sorry, it just didn't need to be as long. But anyways, I hope you enjoy it.
Plus, I NEED SOME REVEIWS PEOPLE!
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Skating on Thin Ice - Chapter 2
I guided Rockna across the ice, showing her how to move her skates to go faster or slower, and how to stop. Rockna did great; she was really good at roller blading so ice-skating came quite naturally to her.
After a while, we decided to take a break and visit the skating rink's café. We grabbed a table overlooking the rink and ordered our drinks.
"You're a natural at skating," I complimented her as we waited for our drinks.
"Thanks to your teaching," she smiled. "We make a great team."
I felt my cheeks burn red and turned away, grinning. Rockna fingered the zipper on her coat, almost nervously.
Just then the waiter came with our drinks. He set a steaming apple cider in front of Rockna, and a foamy hot chocolate in front of me.
We sipped our drinks mostly in silence. It was a good kind of silence, though... as if nothing really needed to be said.
As soon as we'd finished our drinks and I'd paid the waiter, we stood up to leave the café. As we walked side by side towards the exit, Rockna suddenly grabbed my arm excitedly and pointed to a large sign taped on the wall. "Look, Mondo!" she cried.
The sign read in big, bright letters:
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JUNIOR ICE TALENT COMPETITION!!!
Saturday, December 27
Perform by yourself, or with a friend. Song must be max. 3 ½ minutes long. For ages 10-15. Prize: 3 free ice cream cones at café! Talk to person at entrance desk for more details.
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A smile spread across my face as I read the sign. Beside me, Rockna was literally bouncing up and down in excitement. "So? What do you say?" she inquired.
"I say you're a genius!" I cried, grinning at her. "We'll be sure to win." Then my face fell. "But Rockna, the competition takes place next week. We'll only have one week to get everything ready."
Rockna waved the details away impatiently. "Don't worry! I've got everything under control," she assured me. "Come on, let's go sign up!" she said, dragging me out of the café towards the entrance to the building.
A young man, about 25 years old was sitting behind the entrance desk. He smiled at us when we approached.
"Can I help you?" he inquired.
"Yes," said Rockna, coming to a halt in front of the desk with me at her side. "We'd like to sign up for the Junior Ice Talent Competition, please."
The man looked at us sympathetically. "I'm sorry, but we're not taking any more applications. Yesterday was the last day you could sign up," he explained.
"No!" Rockna groaned. "So much for my great idea," she said, discouraged.
I felt really sorry for poor Rockna. She'd wanted to participate in this contest so much! "It's okay, Rockna," I comforted her, putting my arm around my shoulders and leading her away from the desk.
Suddenly, the man called out, "Wait!" We turned around and stared at him hopefully. He was biting his lip and looking very uncomfortable.
"Look," he said, "we didn't get as many applicants as we thought we would this year. So I'm sure no-one will mind if I let you guys participate, even if it is a little late." He smiled. "You two can participate, as long as you don't tell anyone else... I'm not making any more exceptions!"
"Yay!" cried Rockna excitedly. So excitedly, in fact, that she wrapped her arms around me in a tight embrace. I turned bright crimson at her touch, and felt myself reddening even more when the man at the desk caught my eyes and flashed a big thumbs-up sign at me.
Finally, when Rockna let go of me, the man at the desk (his nametag read "Matt") explained the basic rules of the competition to us. Our routine had to be made up completely by us, it couldn't last more than 3 ½ minutes, we had to bring our own music to perform to...
When Matt finished explaining everything, we had to fill out a short form requesting info such as our names, ages, etc. We completed it and gave it back to him. Then we went off to skate a little more.
I was the happiest person in the world. I was going to compete in (and possibly win!) a skating competition with my best friend, the prettiest girl there.
TO BE CONTINUED
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That's it for now! That was a pretty boring chapter, wasn't it though? X_O Things will start getting interesting soon, I promise. Now please, please, PLEASE go write me a review! PLEASE...
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Skating on Thin Ice - Chapter 2
I guided Rockna across the ice, showing her how to move her skates to go faster or slower, and how to stop. Rockna did great; she was really good at roller blading so ice-skating came quite naturally to her.
After a while, we decided to take a break and visit the skating rink's café. We grabbed a table overlooking the rink and ordered our drinks.
"You're a natural at skating," I complimented her as we waited for our drinks.
"Thanks to your teaching," she smiled. "We make a great team."
I felt my cheeks burn red and turned away, grinning. Rockna fingered the zipper on her coat, almost nervously.
Just then the waiter came with our drinks. He set a steaming apple cider in front of Rockna, and a foamy hot chocolate in front of me.
We sipped our drinks mostly in silence. It was a good kind of silence, though... as if nothing really needed to be said.
As soon as we'd finished our drinks and I'd paid the waiter, we stood up to leave the café. As we walked side by side towards the exit, Rockna suddenly grabbed my arm excitedly and pointed to a large sign taped on the wall. "Look, Mondo!" she cried.
The sign read in big, bright letters:
-----
JUNIOR ICE TALENT COMPETITION!!!
Saturday, December 27
Perform by yourself, or with a friend. Song must be max. 3 ½ minutes long. For ages 10-15. Prize: 3 free ice cream cones at café! Talk to person at entrance desk for more details.
-----
A smile spread across my face as I read the sign. Beside me, Rockna was literally bouncing up and down in excitement. "So? What do you say?" she inquired.
"I say you're a genius!" I cried, grinning at her. "We'll be sure to win." Then my face fell. "But Rockna, the competition takes place next week. We'll only have one week to get everything ready."
Rockna waved the details away impatiently. "Don't worry! I've got everything under control," she assured me. "Come on, let's go sign up!" she said, dragging me out of the café towards the entrance to the building.
A young man, about 25 years old was sitting behind the entrance desk. He smiled at us when we approached.
"Can I help you?" he inquired.
"Yes," said Rockna, coming to a halt in front of the desk with me at her side. "We'd like to sign up for the Junior Ice Talent Competition, please."
The man looked at us sympathetically. "I'm sorry, but we're not taking any more applications. Yesterday was the last day you could sign up," he explained.
"No!" Rockna groaned. "So much for my great idea," she said, discouraged.
I felt really sorry for poor Rockna. She'd wanted to participate in this contest so much! "It's okay, Rockna," I comforted her, putting my arm around my shoulders and leading her away from the desk.
Suddenly, the man called out, "Wait!" We turned around and stared at him hopefully. He was biting his lip and looking very uncomfortable.
"Look," he said, "we didn't get as many applicants as we thought we would this year. So I'm sure no-one will mind if I let you guys participate, even if it is a little late." He smiled. "You two can participate, as long as you don't tell anyone else... I'm not making any more exceptions!"
"Yay!" cried Rockna excitedly. So excitedly, in fact, that she wrapped her arms around me in a tight embrace. I turned bright crimson at her touch, and felt myself reddening even more when the man at the desk caught my eyes and flashed a big thumbs-up sign at me.
Finally, when Rockna let go of me, the man at the desk (his nametag read "Matt") explained the basic rules of the competition to us. Our routine had to be made up completely by us, it couldn't last more than 3 ½ minutes, we had to bring our own music to perform to...
When Matt finished explaining everything, we had to fill out a short form requesting info such as our names, ages, etc. We completed it and gave it back to him. Then we went off to skate a little more.
I was the happiest person in the world. I was going to compete in (and possibly win!) a skating competition with my best friend, the prettiest girl there.
TO BE CONTINUED
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That's it for now! That was a pretty boring chapter, wasn't it though? X_O Things will start getting interesting soon, I promise. Now please, please, PLEASE go write me a review! PLEASE...