Chasing Dreams, Year Two by Shawn Keys

Author:Shawn Keys [Keys, Shawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ISBN Canada
Published: 2021-01-25T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Cadence leaned her head against the locker next to her own. Straddling the bench wasn’t the most comfortable position, but it worked for now. She let the murmur of the women’s changing room fill her ears.

“There’s the conquering hero,” MK’s voice filtered out of the noise.

Cadence rolled her neck to look in her friend’s direction. “Thanks for not contributing to my head exploding from an expanding ego. I watched you stand on the podium yesterday, remember?”

“Yeah, but you get to hear our national anthem play.”

“It is going to be epic,” Cadence grinned. “Is Carla doing alright?”

“Yeah. Think she was pretty much done kicking herself. Got the impression that she was more annoyed at finishing behind Julie than anything. Until now, she’s been the number two.”

“Her technique is still better. Julie did it using pure stubbornness.” She let out a dark chuckle. “Could almost admire that if she wasn’t being such a snot about the whole thing.”

“What did you call me?”

Cadence groaned. Should have checked over my shoulder before I said that. Both she and MK swiveled around to see Julie entering their section of lockers. Her hair was slick from her recent shower, though she was already dressed in a black, leather jacket, violet leather pants that looked painted on and high leather boots with silver metal accents. It was a sexy, rocker-chick look and Cadence would have approved if the sour twist on Julie’s face didn’t ruin the effect. Right now, she didn’t have the bad-ass attitude that would blend well with the rebellious attire. She was pouting like an entitled brat.

Cadence decided it was best to at least try and repair the damage from her careless comment. “Sorry, Julie. I wish you would realize what a great accomplishment bronze is. Think about what this means to Portesara. We just took first, third and fourth place in an event. No reason we couldn’t all go to dinner to celebrate.”

“We’re not friends!” Julie snapped back. She took a couple angry steps forward.

“If you can’t see the bright side for yourself, think about Carla,” MK pointed out with a brisk bite to her own tone. “You’ll be standing on the podium scowling while she’s in the stands wishing she could be in your place. What do you call that?”

“Delusion!” Julie sniped back. “What about her being a loser who is happy about being a loser picking up the scraps from your table means I should be the same?”

“Hey!” This time, it was Julie’s turn to be caught off-guard. Carla had strolled up, though her arrival was far less of a surprise for Cadence. She had a view of Carla approaching, dressed in a breezy yellow sundress well suited to an afternoon stroll in the sunshine. Her bright smile, reflecting how she was embracing her excellent performance, was tainted as she absorbed the confrontation.

“What is this?” Julie gestured at her outfit. “Why are you even here?”

“We’re going to see the boardwalk. We have a couple hours before Cadence’s medal ceremony.”

“Cadence’s medal ceremony?” Julie objected.

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