Chapter 12
Chapter 10
RAGATHAS POV
News of how Pomni beat Luke’s ass at the mall spread like wildfire. And now everyone wanted to get to know her better, but Pomni stuck with the us. Luke came back the next day and stayed far far away from us and it was nice. We could actually exist without being harassed. Then at lunch Pomni was beaming.
“I going to big city hour away after school for skate contest. You want come?” She asked with a smile.
What kinda question is that?! Of course I want to! Watching people skate on ice sounds like a dream. “OF COURSE!” I said. I looked to Jax. “You’re driving.” I said.
“Of course I am. Y’all really need to get y’all’s drivers licenses y’know.” He said picking at his food.
“You good Jax?” I asked.
“Yeah just tired.” He said.
I knew what tired meant. His parents probably yelled at him for no reason. His parents hate him. We all know it. But hey let’s try to make the most of this.
“So Pomni what are you competing for?” Gangle asked.
“The Olympics!” Pomni said with stars in her eyes.
“THE HUH?!” We all blurted. “WHEN DID THAT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE HAPPEN?!” Zooble said.
“A while ago. That’s why I come to America, to compete in nationals before I go to Olympics.” She said then took a bite of her salad.
“That’s awesome Pom!” Kinger said.
“Thank you!” Pomni said beaming with excitement.
After school…
We were almost at the competition. Pomni was explaining everything to us and handed us each 20$ for tickets and food.
Then we pulled into the parking lot and Pomni gathered her stuff and headed inside. We eventually found some seats and Pomni found us after about 20 minutes. She was wearing a white red and blue outfit with yellow accents and some white skates. Her makeup was stunning and she looked beautiful.
She sat down and started toeing her skates before putting some rubber over it. We watched some routines and most of them were beautiful then Pomni stood up. “Wish me luck!” She said her accent clear as day.
“Break a leg!” Kinger yelled.
“Why?” Pomni said turning around.
“It means good luck.” Jax said giving her a thumbs up.
“Ohhh” Pomni said. “I make sure I break leg!” She said with a smile before walking off.
“She’s a riot.” Jax said with a smile.
“True.” I said with a shrug.
Around 5 minutes later the announcer called number 348 Pomni skated onto the ice like a natural. I know I’d fall flat on my ass if I tried that. The music started and she skated beautifully. Doing turns and spins and jumps. To be honest I couldn’t keep up! Then she froze. No movement for like 3 seconds but she covered it up well. Her smile never falling. She ended the routine beautifully, bowed, then skated off.
Pomni walked over with a smile. “You did great!” I said giving her a high-five.
“Thank you! I forget a bit but improvised.” She said panting. “Do anyone have water?” She asked.
Jax chuckled and handed her a water bottle.
She chugged it down then said, “thank you Jax. I needed that.” She leaned against him and we watched the rest of the skaters. They all were beautiful but Pomni was the best.
Then awards. Pomni waited holding her breath as they called number after number. And she looked terrified. I mean I would be too. This is something I assume she’s been training for her whole life.
“And second place… number 328!” The announcer said.
Pomni closed her eyes and crossed her fingers. “Пожалуйста, пожалуйста, пожалуйста…” (please please please) She whispered.
“And in first place and winner of 1,000 dollars and gets to compete in the 2025 Olympics… Number 348!” Pomni ran over to accept the award. She got some pictures then ran over to us.
“Я выиграл!” (I win!) She said beaming.
“Yeah ya did!” Jax said. He lifted Pomni and spun her around.
Pomni laughed and smiled. Jax set her down and kissed her on the cheek. Aww they’re adorable!
We got in the car and went to get some food. Pomni put a jacket on and some actual shoes on.
We ate and laughed and Pomnis smile never left her face. She had made it!