Chapter 3
The Competition
"Come on Mom! We are going to be late!" Hika said
"Okay honey, I'm coming."
Today was the day of the competition.
Hika was in her new team leotar.
It was sparkly purple velvet with a diamond shape on the front.
She loved it and with her dark brown hair pulled back into pig tails Hika looked great.
Hika, her mother and her father who had come back the night before and naturally was pestered by Hika just like everyone else was.
"Do I look alright? Do you think I'll do well in my events? Are you sure I look alright?" Hika kept saying on the way to the competition building.
Her father kept a reassuring her "You'll be fine. I promise!"
When they got there Hika jumped out of the car and saw her team on the curb she went over to join them.
They were talking about how it's okay to mess up but try not to because you can win trophies or medals or ribbons.
Our group got to go first and Hika was first on the list the Judges had.
Hika did her vault and then her floor routine then her bars then her beam.
She came off of the performing floor smiling and happy.
After everyone went the judges posted the scores.
Hika was very happy with her scores she had gotten out of ten:
8.5 -Vault
9.2 - Floor
7.8 – Beam
But the one score she was most happy with was her Bars:
9.9!
Her coach had said she was really good at her bars and that when she became a more professional gymnast that should be her main event.
Hika was so happy she had gotten a first place medal in her bars and a second place medal on her floor and a fourth place ribbon on her vault.
Hika had over come her fear of stagefright.