Victory Vault by Jake Maddox

Author:Jake Maddox
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 9781434224989, 9781434289131, Fiction, Jake Maddox Girl Sports Stories, Sports & Recreation/General, Girls & Women, Social Issues/Friendship
Publisher: Capstone Press
Published: 2011-06-10T16:00:00+00:00

Mom smiled and patted Kayla’s hand. “Okay,” she said, but she didn’t get up from the bed. She just sat there until Kayla sighed.

“Well, if you really want to know, I’m in a big fight with Chandra, okay?” Kayla finally muttered. Just saying those words made her feel like she was going to cry all over again. She buried her face in the pillow.

“What’s the problem, sweetie?” her mom asked.

“Nothing. It’s just something that happened at the meet yesterday, okay?” Kayla said.

“Do you want to tell me what happened?” Mom asked. “Maybe it would help if we talked about it.”

Kayla sighed again, but she told her mom what had happened at the meet, including her argument with Chandra in the locker room. Then she finished, “And she wants me to tell Coach Steele what happened, but I didn’t do anything wrong! I’m not a liar. That trophy is mine, fair and square.”

Mom was quiet after Kayla was done talking. “Actually, honey, I think you’re both right,” she finally said.

“How can we both be right?” Kayla asked.

“Well, you’re right because it really was the judges who made a mistake,” Mom explained. “They missed your landing and should have taken points off your score. But the judges are in charge. If they gave you the trophy, it’s yours, fair and square.”

“Exactly!” Kayla exclaimed. “It’s not my fault they didn’t see it. I didn’t lie.”

“But Chandra is right, too,” Mom continued. “Some things are more important than being ‘fair and square.’ Like being honest, even though you didn’t exactly do anything wrong. In your heart, you know you shouldn’t have won that trophy. You need to tell the coach the truth. He’ll decide if you should tell the judges.”

Kayla was silent for a long time after her mom finished talking. She hadn’t thought about it like that. Finally, she sat up and brushed her hair out of her eyes. “Thanks, Mom,” she said, giving her mom a hug. “What’s for dinner?” she asked.

Mom smiled. “Roast chicken,” she said, getting up from the bed.

Kayla climbed out from under the comforter and stood up. “I’ll be right down,” she said. “I just have to make a phone call first.”

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