The Worst Gymnast by Thalia Kalkipsakis

Author:Thalia Kalkipsakis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hardie Grant Egmont
Published: 2012-08-17T04:00:00+00:00

But when it was time for the extra strength, Michael came over.

‘Skip the extra strength today, Gemma,’ he said. ‘You’re doing well with your routines.’ Then he mumbled, ‘Except for those leaps … ’

Gemma looked up. Did Michael just say something nice to her? Even when he said she was doing well, he did it with a growl.

Gemma bounded over to the rest of the team to stretch, and Michael left the girls on their own. They moved to a corner of the floor and slid into splits.

‘So how does it feel to be back with the team?’ Naomi asked. She leant over to the side so that she didn’t stretch much at all.

‘Pretty good,’ Gemma said. She pushed down a bit harder.

Now that her legs were stronger, they felt a bit tight.

‘Well, this is how it should be,’ Anika said. ‘Michael shouldn’t split us up.’

As they moved through all the different stretches, the girls talked about their routines and the state finals. Fiona was nervous about the competition. Kathy couldn’t wait. They all thought Naomi had a chance to win the trophy.

As they talked and whispered, Gemma felt glad to be stretching with the team again. She felt as though she knew these girls better than her friends at school.

They all knew what it was like to live for gymnastics.

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