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I made my way to the locker room without speaking. Alice saw me and whispered to me that it would be ok, that she didn't hate me. Rose gave us a weird look at this, but I just shrugged it off. When I arrived at my locker I saw my old Zuca bag, jacket, skates, and everything else I would need. I also saw a note that Charlie must have left when he put everything in there.
Bella,
I know that this will be hard for you, but it's not about the competition anymore. This is just for fun. Don't freak out. You'll be fine. Who knows, maybe you'll intimidate someone. I love you.
Dad.
I smiled as I grabbed my tights, Chloe Noelâ„¢ stretch jeans, my old lucky t-shirt, and my tank top and made my way to the bathroom to change. Everything still fit right and it felt so weird being back in these clothes. As I walked out I noticed to only other people with 'name-brand' figure skating clothes on were Rosalie and Alice. Of course. Rose looked at me in surprise; I just smiled at her before I put on my skates, thankful that Charlie remembered to put my guards in my bag. My skates still fit onto my feet perfectly and part of me wanted to go straight to the ice, while another part wanted to run away. I slipped my guards on over the blades and grabbed my jacket.
"I'm going to be in the green rink." I heard Lauren say. "I already know how to do spins and I can do a triple axel. I was going to be in the Olympics, but I broke my wrist in practice and couldn't make it. I always won, no matter who I competed against." I knew she was lying. There's no way that I wouldn't have meet her at least one competition, everyone knows everyone at my level. Plus, there's no way that she wouldn't have mention it before this.
"I'm going to go to the green rink too," Jessica started, "I may not know any spins or how to do an axel, but I can do crossovers and turns." I rolled my eyes and made my way outside, where Edward was waiting for me.
"Are you going to the Blue rink, love?" He asked me. I pretended not to hear him and headed to the sign that said green rink. It had showed us which rink to go to, go on and warm up, and the Ellie Hart would be skating with us. Great. Jackie knew I was here.
Edward and the rest of the Cullens followed me to the green rink, all expect Alice surprised that this is the one I chose. I didn't say anything to him or the rest of the Cullens, who had followed us. I took my guards off, placing the near the door to the ice. I took a deep breath before stepping onto the ice. I almost stepped right off when Alice pushed me.
"ALICE!" Edward exclaimed, torn between going to me and killing his sister. When he saw me starting to skate he didn't accomplish anything but staring at me. I skated a few lap before I noticed that I was the only one on the ice. All the other kids that had chosen the Green Rink, including the Cullen's, Mike, Lauren, and Jessica, were staring at me in shock, surprised I knew how to do something that takes balance and grace.
"Enough gawking," I heard a voice I recognized as Jackie say. I guess I was right… "Get on the ice and warm up. Bella, come over here please."
"Hey." I said nervously as I faced her for the first time in over a year. She pulled me into a big hug, surprising me. I expected her to hate, if not despise me. She never made it to the Olympics, but I almost did. And if I had made it her name would also have been known. I was her chance. And I blew it.
"Are you okay? I can understand if you just want to sit out." She told me, concern on her face.
"I'll be fine. I'll have to skate again sooner or later." I told her; very aware that the Cullen's could hear everything I was telling her.
"I'm assuming by the way everyone was looking at you, they don't who you were." Jackie then said.
"No. I didn't want anyone to know, but too late now. This was my fresh start." was my response.
"Ok then. Go do a couple more laps." She told me, a microscopic smile on her face. I started to skate away when she started talking again. "And I don't hate you. What happened wasn't your fault. There was nothing you could have done to stop what happened."
"Thanks." I said, feeling better as I took my place on the ice. I skated another three laps, ignoring the looks I kept getting, before she called us all to the center.
"First off, I need everyone's names and, if you know it, your skill level. If you don't know your exact level, just list the hardest thing you can do." She said as she handed the clipboard to Mike. I was the last person in the line we had made. When I was finally handed the clipboard, I glanced at all the names. It sure seemed like more people were on the ice than had written their name.
Green Rink
Mike Newton- Crossovers
Sally Mino- Bunny-hop
Jessica Stanley- ISI Freestyle 1
Lauren Mallory- whatever the top level is. I'm the best of the best
Jenna Jenkings- ISI Freestyle 1
Alice Cullen- ISI Freestyle 3
Jasper Hale- ISI Freestyle 2
Emmett Cullen- ISI Freestyle 1
Rosalie Hale- ISI Freestyle 3
Edward Cullen- ISI Freestyle 2
Bella Swan- Platinum Freestyle Test Passed, Pairs 10 Passed, Figure 10 Passed
I handed her the clipboard, which I noticed was the same one I gave her four years ago after her other one broke. It was green, sparkly zebra print, which was very Jackie. She smiled at me before speaking again.
"Alright. Let's start with Mike. Can you do a two-foot spin?" She said, and on cue Mike started to spin. It wasn't the best spin, but I have seen worse. Way worse.
"Good Job. Sally, can you do a bunny-hop?" Sally then preformed the bunny hop with no hesitation or problem.
"Jessica can you do a forward spiral?" Jessica's wasn't the best out of the three, her leg was wobbly and not very high, but it was still above her hip meaning it was a real spiral.
"Lauren. Top of the line? Let's see a flying camel into a sit spin." This was said with doubt in her voice. I was surprised that Jackie chose something hard, she never did that unless she already knew the persons skills. Much to both Jackie's and my surprise, she did it without breaking anything. Barely.
"Jenna, how about a lunge." Jenna did a perfect lunge, one that might even get a perfect score at a competition.
"Great. Alice, let's see a Ballet Jump." It wasn't a surprise to me when Alice did the jump wonderfully, but it was a surprise when she wobbled a bit on the landing.
"Wow, I'm impressed you are all doing great. Next up, Jasper. Can you do a Mohawk turn?" Jasper did the turn, both right and left.
"Wonderful. Emmett can I see some backwards crossovers." Emmett did these perfectly to.
"Wow. Rosalie, how about a one-foot spin." As Rose preformed this, I started to get nervous, which is something that never happened to me before. At least, never when I was ice skating.
"Edward, can we try forward inside pivot." As Edward did this short skill, I thought about leaving the ice. One glare from Alice stopped me.
"Wonderful. Bella. Tripe-axel double toe combo. If you can't, it's fine." She told me once she saw my weary look.
"Ma'am Bella can't do that. She's kill herself. She's sooooo clumsy. I don't even know what's she's doing in this rink, she should be with the beginners in the baby rink." Lauren said, clearly the fact that she has been the best so far made her even more conceited than usual. That through me over the edge. I vaguely heard Jackie saw watch when I threw myself into the combination.
It was a great feeling, flying through the air. It was also a feeling I haven't feel in forever. I landed my combo and went into a biellmann spiral, out of habit. This time I didn't fall. When I came out of it, I looked to Jackie. My eyes were rimed with the tears that would be shed for a lost dream. After years of training, she could ask me with her eyes if I was ok. I nodded to hear, skating back to my place in line. I felt a wave of happiness and famial love hit me. I smiled in gratitude to Jasper, who just gave me a small smile back, his expression showing both surprise and concern.
"Before I release you all, does anyone have any questions?" Jackie asked, checking her watch. It was hard to believe that the hour was already up, but it was. And soon I'd have to face to music.
"Are we going to skate with Ellie Hart? She's been my idol ever since she came to the skating world." Jenna said her voice strong and no hesitation, not the shy voice I was expecting.
"Yes, we will. It'll be a surprise one day. She'll come when she's ready." Jackie said before dismissing us. It was now time for me to face the music.
