Chapter 51

“Ready?!” Eva yelled. She was in the middle of the quarters dressed in her short blue and yellow cheer uniform with her pompoms in her hands and the blue and yellow paints on her cheek in two strokes beneath her eyes. I’m glad to see she’s recovering from the previous ordeal pretty well and it’s good. More importantly, we have the game to focus on now. I had woken up early and avoided Andre yet again as I hurriedly left with Shewa to get dressed for the big day. My uniform was pressed and hung and ready. As I dressed so did the other cheerleaders until one by one we began to file out to join a beaming Eva.

“Took you guys long enough,” she said her smile bright.

“Everyone is excited about the game but it seems like you barely slept at all,” Janet commented.

“Yeah because I am assistant cheer captain and I am leading my exam.”

“Don’t let Siobhan hear you, she might think you are trying to take her spot as captain,” Shewa laughed.

I observed Eva closely an