Sisters Forever by Lexi Ryals

Author:Lexi Ryals
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781484711361
Publisher: Disney Book Group

I cross the finish line and Dad clicks his stopwatch to mark my time. We finish every basketball practice with a timed mile. I’m the first one back, as usual.

“A twelve-minute mile, Maddie?” Dad says with disapproval. “What happened?”

“I ran two!” I say, feeling my pulse.

Dad stares at me, impressed.

The rest of the team jogs in.

My teammate Cassie runs over to me.

“Nice, Cassie! Personal best,” Dad tells her.

Cassie pants and nods. “Last time I walked, because I didn’t want to get a blister,” she says. “But I ran this time, ’cause I was chased by a squirrel.”

Stains appears. She is soaked and her gym clothes are smeared with dirt.

“Look at you, Stains,” Dad says. “Working up a sweat.”

“A school bus ran through a puddle and splashed me,” Stains says, pulling at her wet tank top. Not that it’s a big deal, but Stains is always dirty somehow.

Dad blows his whistle and gestures to the rest of the team in the distance. “Team meeting, everybody! Grab some water. Hustle it up, Willow! Hustle up!”

Willow and the rest of the girls stagger over the finish line and join us. Willow immediately kicks off her sneakers, pulls the lid off the watercooler, and dunks her feet directly into the cold water. “Ahh, heaven,” Willow moans with a smile. “My dogs have been barking since Sycamore Street.” She looks up at the rest of the team, who look very thirsty and a little bit annoyed. “Oh, wait, were you guys using this?” Willow is the strongest girl on our team, and she is always complaining about her sore feet—always.

“Okay,” Dad says to us. “Don’t forget, team retreat at my house this weekend. Also, your votes are in and the Ridgewood High Fighting Porcupines have themselves a new team captain!”

We all cheer and clap.

“She’s the first sophomore ever chosen,” Dad says. “Maddie Rooney!”

The girls all mob me to give me hugs, patting my back.

I can’t believe it! Well, yes I can. Basketball is my life. And being named captain of the team is huge for me. And I may be playing it cool in front of the girls on the team, but I also may go home later and squeal in my closet. Eee!

“Way to go, Maddie,” Willow says, walking toward me. “Chest bump.”

I step back. “Not the...”

Willow rushes at me, bumping her chest into mine and knocking me to the ground.

“...chest bump,” I gasp. Willow is a lot stronger than me. Her chest bumps are epic—and not in the good way. Ouch.

“You’re going to be a great captain, Maddie,” Cassie says cheerfully, helping me up, “unless you’re really bad and the whole team turns against you.”

I guess I haven’t thought of that. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen! After all, I’m proud to be captain of such a great team, despite that Liv thinks the girls on the team are all kind of like the “before” in a makeover show, which she says means they have potential. I think that’s just Liv’s way of giving a compliment.

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