Song : Hey DJ by CNCO (Hispanics, where y'all at?)

LAYLA'S POV

Ever had that slow vanishing of good mood? Like sucking out Helium from a balloon

I'm having it now and I'm beginning to question if this was a bad idea.

"Layla, right?" Coach Jolie asks me.
"Yes Coach. That's me" I reply, giving her my half stretched smile.
I hope I don't look like those creepy villains in movies.

"Hmm.. I saw the show you made at the cafeteria today. And I've got to say that I'm impressed."
I nodded.
Yup, definitely a bad idea.

"You should tryout for the cheer team."
Seven words.
The 7 words I despised.
Don't get me wrong but Sophia's the captain.
And that's enough to turn my Senior Year into a nightmare. 

I really don't like attention or drama with a passion, I have always been the shy, reserved girl who always kept to herself.

Unfortunately, Jaz next to me had different ideas.
She started squealing like a seal on crack.
" Yes, Coach. She's so shy. She wouldn't agree, you should ask her parents."
I turned to look at her so fast that I would have a heard a crack.

I glared at her and tried shooting laser beams with my eyes.
Alas! Nothing happened.
'You just wait' I telecommunicated through our mind link.
I shouldn't be watching too many vampire and werewolf tv shows.

"That's a good idea Jasmine." Coach says and turns back to me.
"Meet me after school at the gym. And don't say no, you don't have a choice." And with that, she walks back.

WHAT???
She can't just appear like Brad Pitt in Friends and do that.
Le sigh.

Life is full of surprises.
What's next? They'll ask me to give a lap dance to Ludacris?

I turn to Jaz who smiles at me like an innocent butterfly.
"What?Why are you glaring at me?" She asks, like she didn't do anything wrong.
"Oh you know. I'm hoping you'll spontaneously combust. What happened to the 'Sophia's a bitch, so you're not cheerleading pact'.?"

"You see Laylz. I was bored of no drama here so you in the cheerteam would entertain me for a while.Plus Justin would love to see you in that outfit." She says.
My jaw drops to the floor.
She starts laughing at my reaction.

"Oh my God...you..." She wheezes out.
"You look like a llama with a long jaw of a horse."

She sobers up after a while. "No, I actually wanted you to enjoy your Senior year. And dancing makes you happy."

"Aww thanks a lot Jaz." I hug her.

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Remember when I told you life is full of surprises.
Yeah, and today I got another effing surprise. 

I was walking out of my last class of hell when I saw a person approaching me.
Wait, is that David?

You must be wondering who that is right?
Well, David is my ex, my ex from hell.

His presence seemed to boil my blood even more. He smiled with that gorgeous smile which I loved before but now, I feel like slapping that sneer off his face or even better.

Pour Hydrochloric acid on it.
Geez, my ideas are inhumane though, Jaz would be proud of it.

"Hey Layl Love"
I half smiled in return, I couldn't be a b--bi--.. in this school, right?
I meant bird.

"I loved the show you put today, plus you look gorgeous. I think I'm falling for you again. I wanted to see that beautiful face before I leave again today. "
"Bullshit" I state. I really wanted to sing 'We are never getting back together' to him right now.
Love doesn't exist kids, stop trying to make it happen.

I plaster a fake smile " Oh, really Dave? Maybe I should lend you a glue? That way you could stick the fallen pieces together."

He grins " You fiesty, me likey."
" Umm but me no likey." And I flip my hair and walk to my car when I remember that I'm supposed to meet Coach Jolie today.

Sighing, I walk back towards the gym when Justin pops out of nowhere and wraps his arm around my waist.

No, I definitely minded but his arm is so warm.

"Hey my hot cheerleader" He winks at me, brushing his hair out of his eyes.
I shoot him my signature death glare "I'm not going to cheerlead."

"So, do I get my good luck kiss?" He winked at me, smirking. Then leans in after a while, "Oh come on, we both know that creepy stalkerish guy is watching you. Don't you wanna put a show?"

I nod, suddenly getting onto his plan and lean towards him and kiss his cheek.

"WHAT? That's all I get?" He pouts at me, clearly shocked.

Geez, this boy is tempting me too much with those perfectly pink lips.

"Yup, you said kiss. You didn't say where." I wink back.

We reach the gym when I see a stream of girls warming up for the auditions. Coach spots me and jogs over to us.

She announces " Girls, auditions start now. Line up from the entrance. We will play a song and you have to show us your best moves alright. Layla and Sophia don't need auditions as I have already chosen them for the team." My mouth and jaw touches the floor, while Sophia glares at me.

I bet she already murdered me thrice in her head by now.

Coach plays 'Don't Wake Me Up' by Chris Brown while the girls start dancing.
Most of their steps incuded of High and low V's, touch downs and daggers.
Pfft, amateurs.

Coach Jolie read my mind as after all of them were finished, she called me and Sophia to show our moves.

Sophia went first. I've got to admit, she seems pretty confident with her moves. She looks like she's in another place.She finished and smirked at me, walking straight past me while bumping shoulders with mine.

Fireworks started playing in the background and I could feel eyes on me. Lights, camera , SHOWTIME !!!

I started off with a T, broken T, 5 6 7 set 1,dip 3, 5, hit 7 8 1 clean 3, turn 5. 7 hit 1, 3 dip 5, 7 8 1 and finally finished it with my signature Toe touch.

Cheers and claps filled the gym. Guys on the bleachers wolf whistled, while Justin yelled on top of his voice " WAY TO GO, MY HOT CHEERLEADER!!"

This boy is knows exactly how to embarrass me in public.

Coach smiled at me."The names of the selected girls and football team will be on the board tomorrow."

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I entered home as quiet as a cat and tried tip toeing towards my room.
Keyword: Tried

But luck was frowning on me today, that I knocked on the stand table nearby and my mum's footsteps were heard.

Trust me, she would never let me live this down.

"My Cheerleader!!" She squeezed the air out of my lungs. Geez, one more person calls me a cheerleader, I would punch them square in the jaw.

"Layla, I knew you would listen to me. Now, I can come for your contests and we could take many pictures and.." I zoned out after that.

Long story short, my mum was a cheerleader and my dad was the golden boy in their school. Yeah, they are high school sweethearts.

"....or even the other way. But since you look exhausted, I'm letting you take a nap." She finally finishes ranting.

I rush to my room to escape another session of my mother's ranting, jump on the bed and drift off to la la land.

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Hey Guys!!

Long time no see, my final exams just finished today!!! I'm so happy right now.

You can also check out my other book 'Prank Me' if you feeling like laughing but WARNING : Do not drink milk while reading it because I'm not responsible if milk comes out of your nose. 😂😂

Q) Which sport are you good at?

A) Cheer leading, football and badminton all the way!!!

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Until next time,

Sarah