Out of School Competition.

Katelyn went to scool early. Bringing her costume for the contest. They practiced and practiced. The teachers placed make up on their faces. For the past month, Katelyn had grown close with the grade 5 students because of the contest.

The school entered them in a competition between private schools. Representatives from the fifth and sixth grade were grouped together to recite a piece altogether. They had to memorize it, place actions, let some people act in front. As for Katelyn she's part of those people chosen to act in front.

After everything, they rode two seperate cars.

They reached the venue and saw other students from different schools. They sat outside the auditorium and did some other preparations. It was almost lunch, they ordered food from the nearby restaurant.

They continued preparing. They placed powder on Matt's hair. He would act as Katelyn's father who would get mad and send her away. The rest placed black inks on their body to look like street children.

The contestants and their teachers with them entered the auditorium.

Hillsdale was thought to be the 8th performer but was changed.

Katelyn while waiting passed notes with her classmates. She checked her bag for her ballpen and found out that her red ballpen's ink spilled.

Halley had a good idea and tld her to use the ink as props. She placed red ink on Katelyn's wrist to make her look like she slit her wrist. Well, in the story, her role actually would.

Time for their performance.

They climbed up the stage and started. Katelyn stayed at the back, waiting for her turn to stay in front.

When she did, she exchanged lines with Matt. Then he pushed her. Katelyn fell, he pushed her hard but well, it was part of their act. The stage was made up of wood and it acually made a sound from the impact of Katelyn's fall. The audience reacted and whispered to each other.

Later on there's this scene with drunken guys. They pulled Katelyn and one pushed her. She fell. Now harder than the first. It actually made her hip hurt. Imagine falling hard on the tiled floor.

Then there goes the part where she slit her wrist.

The performance finished. It turned out great. But still wasn't the best among all. They lost. But it was fun. All those times of practicing. Commuting to classmates' houses.

They went back to their school. Katelyn still wearing her costume went to their classroom. Then she saw Doyle and she went to her training.

Doyle started training her for the upcoming basketball competition. Being part of the varsity, he's a good teacher. Katelyn learned how to shoot, dribble and pass the ball. She trained together with Halley.

She played with Matt, Evan and Mason on that day. It was hard, wearing flip flops.

Her day actually turned out great.