~*Real VS. Fake*~ #2

It was my second year of middle school when I worked up the guts to try out for cheerleading. I had no knowledge whatsoever of cheering. All I knew was that I wanted to get involved in my school and look pretty doing it:) Yeah, I practiced here and there, doing splits, jumps, yelling, smiling and trying to be as stiff as a board. A week of practice in a room full of about 100 girls. We stretched, we paired up, we practiced, we sweated for 3hrs everyday until day 5.

Dun, dun, dun!!!!! Oh my gosh. Here it is. The moment we all had been waiting for..."judgment day". All of the girls were split into groups and it was time to show the judges what we'd learned all week long. I was petrified! Group after group after group, and then me and my group. I had passed the first part of the tryouts that required showing our talents and abilities, or flexibilities. Now I have to stand on stage in front of 90 some middle school girls!!! The tryout cheer. The adrenaline. "Why?!" I thought to myself. "Cant I just show it to them (the judges) alone?" So, I began the cheer with my group and what happened?? I FORGOT THE MOVES AND THE WORDS! My whole world fell silent in my head. It seemed as if the room and everyone in it shut down and I was the focal point. All I remember is holding my mouth and thinking, "I'm not gonna make it, I'm not gonna make it." As I went to my seat I wanted to scream and cry and stomp like a kid that couldn't have her way. I pouted. My friends all did great. I would be the odd ball left out if they made the team and I didn't.

The final part of the tryouts. Who's gonna get picked out of 100 girls? They began the name calls and I blocked it all out, assured that my name was not on the list. To my surprise, as I was drowning everything and everyone out, I heard, "Tiffany Moore." I said "huh? WHAAAATTTTT?!! mE? AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!". In amazement and excitement I jumped up and screamed and ran in circles around the room. I could not believe it! I had to stop and make sure it wasn't a joke. Everyone was happy for me as well. The judges smiled and said they'd been watching me all week and saw the potential that i had to be a great cheerleader. To top it off, my dad had been watching the entire time through the glass window and gave me two thumbs up. What a day!! One of the best middle school memories I've always had:)