Hika Solomen: Gymnastics is Life
Chapter 1:
Level Four
"Mom! I did it! I got moved up to level four!"
Hika rushed into her house to show her mom her Purple and silver certificate.
It was decorated with ribbons and had her name in big letters across it: HIKA SOLOMEN.
She slammed the door behind her as she came into the house. She charged up the stairs and leaped into her mom's office.
"Mom! I got moved up to level four." Hika said.
Her mom said "That's great honey. I am very proud of you."
Hika said "You know what this means right?
I get to compete now in level four!
I can go to Competitions and everything!
I'm part of the team now!"
Hika was so excited she burst into her brothers room "Shiro! I got moved…Sorry!"
She had charged in at the wrong time he had just been changing into his basketball clothes.
As soon as he came out of his room Hika yelled "I got moved up to level four at gymnastics I can compete now!
OH Yeah!"
Her brother fake yawned and said "That's soooo great Hika."
He obviously was being sarcastic but Hika was so excited that she didn't notice "I know. It's going to be fun competing."
All through dinner all Hika could talk about was moving up in gymnastics.
Her family got really annoyed and they finally all yelled "SHUT UP!"
Hika got really quiet after that.
But she still told her friends the next day at school.
Her friends kept on reminding her that she had told them already but would she listen... What do you think...NO!
(In case you haven't figured it out Hika got moved up in gymnastics level.)
Finally after a week of everyone telling her to shut up, Hika dropped it.
She went to gymnastics and had a long lecture from her coach about how important it was to stay fit for competitions.
Then the part Hika had been waiting for the first 7 of her group to get to compete in 1 month!
She half hoped she would go and half hoped she wouldn't.
Half of her wanted to see how worked first.
The other half of herjust wanted get out and get going.
The coach read the names off a list:
Jessica Abbison
Danielle Carmello
Kathleen Fastig
Li Jesrio
Adriana Likir
Cathy Pae-ti
Hika Solomen
Hika didn't know what to think should she cheer with the others or tell the coach she didn't want to compete.
'I'll cheer and at home I shall think about it.'She thought.
She went home and told her mother and brother and went to her room to think while she read a book.
"I will compete and nothing is going to stop me except maybe fear." said Hika with determination in her voice.
Then she went down the stairs for dinner.