Going for Gold Page #4

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Did I mention the part

that we'll be competing

against Charlotte and Abi?

Charlotte and Abi?

What's she talking about,

Girl Scout?

Well, the, the plan is

to face off against them

at the state championships.

And, and then, then

totally just destroy them.

- Yeah.

- With our routine.

[Emma] Just humiliate them,

cause, well, lots of tears.

You guys good?

- Of course, we're good.

- Yeah, we're really good.

Well, congratulations

'cause now you'll be great.

- I'm in.

- All right.

The training's Monday

and Wednesdays at the gym.

I'll be there.

Okay.

What's with the whole

Charlotte and Abi thing?

[stammers] What was up

with all that?

I'll let Tilds

explain it to you.

We have another member

to recruit

before we can call it a day.

Care to tell me what

the plan is this time?

What's the fun in that?

Let's just say,

we're gonna make her an offer

she can't refuse.

Oh, wow, you're not in, like,

the Australian mafia, are you?

Why do you have to be

so cryptic?

Seriously?

- Belly dancing?

- Oh, very serious.

Watch and learn.

Okay.

And what about this offer

she can't refuse?

Sorry, no spoilers.

But when I point to you,

just say, Liam.

What? Liam? Wait. Hannah.

[Middle-Eastern music playing]

Hannah, what are you doing here?

Actually, came to see you.

This is Emma.

- Hi, nice to meet you.

- Yeah, you, too.

Em's convinced us

to start a cheer team.

And we just thought

you'd be perfect for it.

Oh, that's awesome.

I'm sorry, look,

I'm really flattered,

but I'm taking

12 hours of dance a week.

I don't have the bandwidth

to add anything else.

Such a pity. We're trying to get

the old gang back together.

You know, Mia, Issy, Tilds.

Uh, Liam.

Liam? How is he?

Wait, has he said anything

about me?

I mean, wait, sorry.

Forget I asked, um...

He's gonna cheer with you guys?

We hope so.

He seemed interested.

Why? Are you guys friends?

Oh, I wouldn't say that.

Em, you didn't know.

They used to date.

- They made a great couple, too.

- Oh.

Ah, I feel so stupid.

I mean, I didn't even think

how you would feel,

you know,

spending so much time with him.

The possibility

of feelings resurfacing,

passions flaring.

- Oh.

- No, that would be unfortunate.

[music continues]

[Emma] You told them

when to come to practice, right?

[Hannah] Yeah,

they should be here any minute.

Hopefully.

- [door creaking]

- Wait.

[Mia] You invited her to join?

- [Emma] Is there a problem?

- Are you kidding me?

Tilds is the worst.

Tilds and Mia

had, like, this falling out,

back when

they were on the same team.

[Emma] Hm.

Hey, pip squeak.

I didn't know

this team are letting

little kiddies compete.

Ow!

Hey, coach. Warm-up?

[Caitlin] Yeah,

you know the drill.

[instrumental music]

- Go the other way.

- No.

- Yes, cooperate.

- No.

Oh, am I early?

Is everyone here?

We got some stragglers.

You know boys.

At least I hope so.

[door opens, shuts]

[Caitlin] Hey, Liam,

nice to see you.

You can drop your stuff.

Join in the warm-up.

- I told you.

- Hm.

[Liam] Amahli.

Hey, Liam.

I heard you might join the team.

Really? And you still came?

Yeah.

Well, I'm glad you're here.

[stammers] For the team.

- Not because I'm...

- [Emma] Okay!

I think we're warm. Um,

do you guys wanna get started?

[sighs] Okay, sounds good.

All right, guys, I'm

super excited to have you here.

This cheerleading thing

is a little bit new to me,

so I'm gonna coach you

through your gymnastics moves,

but Emma will lead the routines.

All right?

- Emma, you're up.

- All right.

[Emma] So maybe our team was

a little rough around the edges

and there was some tension

already bubbling,

but we had a lot of raw talent

out on the floor.

It just needed to be molded

into one cohesive squad.

[sighs] Okay, guys, look.

I've been a part

of a lot of cheer teams.

But I feel like

this one has the potential

to be the best.

I feel like

we could go to nationals.

So why don't we start

by getting in formation?

Follow me.

- Okay, you guys ready?

- Yeah.

We're gonna start with this,

and you step forward.

Go out, two.

In three. Four.

[instrumental music]

Five, six, seven, eight.

[laughing] Oh, my God!

[Caitlin] Great work.

Okay, so we still

don't have enough members

to properly compete,

so if you know anyone,

it'd be a huge help.

Anyone? Really?

You know, we could really use

another guy

to help with formations

and stunt groups.

Well, Liam,

you got any jock friends

willing to spend weeknights

with a bunch of girls?

I actually might.

Meet me at the Blue Eagles

soccer pitch grandstand at 3:00

on Saturday.

I reckon I know just the guy.

[instrumental music]

So what are we doing here?

Just wait and see.

It was nice seeing Amahli

at the practice yesterday.

Though it was a little awkward.

That's what happens

when you jilt someone, big guy.

- [whistle blows]

- [scoffs]

[Emma] I don't know, it seemed

like you guys were getting along.

Maybe she was just nervous

about joining a new team.

Yeah, maybe.

- [whistle blows]

- [crowd applauding]

But she looked amazing.

Just don't stuff it up

this time, yeah?

Yeah, I won't.

Amahli's pretty special,

but I don't think

she's ever gonna forgive me

for bailing on her.

Well, when they were dating,

Liam was meant to be

in a salsa demo with Amahli

at the school formal.

And it was, like,

a really big deal for her.

- And he didn't show.

- What happened?

Amahli had to drop out.

She didn't have a partner.

- [crowd cheering]

- [scoffs]

She must have felt horrible.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

I just got so self-conscious.

And, well,

I was never that good at it.

The guys were giving me

such a hard time,

so I just, I just panicked.

I didn't even call her.

Hm.

Well, maybe it's not too late.

It just so happens,

I won junior championship

in salsa

when I was younger.

Maybe I could teach you

a few things.

You could surprise Amahli.

- Really?

- Yeah.

That's what friends are for.

[laughs]

[Emma] There was that word

again. Friends.

I guess there's no denying it.

I'm getting in deeper now.

Well, here comes our guy now.

- [crowd cheering]

- [upbeat music]

[crowd cheering, applauding]

Wow! He's good.

But I mean, how does

this translate to cheer?

Just watch.

[Hannah] I did not know

Ethan could do that.

See that?

[crowd cheering]

[whistle blows]

So I used to compete against him

in gymnastics

when we were younger.

Okay.

But something tells me

he'll be quite eager

to start it up again.

- Mm.

- Mm.

- Oh, hi. Emma, right?

- Yeah.

It's-it's really great

to see you.

- Thanks for comin' out to watch.

- It was my pleasure.

Uh, I mean, it was, uh,

it was, it was our pleasure.

It wasn't just mine.

Yeah, we'd love to come

and cheer on the team, don't we?

Wasn't there something

you wanted to ask Ethan?

Yes. Right.

Yeah, I was just,

I was wondering if, uh,

you know, you're not too busy

or anything,

if, uh, you know,

you had any interest at all...

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