It was one cold winter afternoon, of course I had school. I dreaded school, especially always seeing those annoying cheerleaders who are very stuck up. They walk down those halls with their uniforms on, in groups, laughing with each other talking about others because they think they are better than everyone else, flipping their hair.

“Elena do you see that? They think they're so cool.” Says my best friend Summer with a disgusted tone in her voice and face.
“Yeah totally.” But do I really mean it? I've also always wanted to grasp the idea of being a cheerleader and to get that sense popularity, but then again when I think about how much Summer and I talk bad about them and dislike them, I secretly get a little jealous and want to comprehend that feeling of being known in our school. I have been thinking about this for a while now and I think I'm finally going to tell Summer how she feels about it, but I get the sense she won't like it too much.

It was a Wednesday so half way through the week thank goodness. I'm so glad I have study hall next period with Summer, maybe this will be the day I finally tell her how I feel about joining the cheer squad and being one of them. I walk into room 309 and see right away that she has already saved me a seat. I walk towards the chair and set my backpack down on the ground.
“Hey what's up girl!” Summer starts off the conversation with a big smile on her face. 
“Nothing much just about to do the Global homework I didn't finish for Mrs. Eaton’s class. How about you? What you up to?” I respond back.
“Oh my God I totally forgot about that I need to do that too! Thanks for the reminder girl!”
“Yup no problem.” I say quietly with straight anxious face.
I know now is the best opportunity to tell her but I'm just too nervous because I know how she feels about those cheerleaders. Summer and I both agreed when we entered High School this year that we would never join it because we didn't want to become a snotty b**** like almost all of them on that team.The bell rang, we both finished our homework and went along the rest of the near end of the day on our own. Because we don't really talk to people much we always keep to ourselves.

Later that day, I went home and went straight to my room to do my homework for tonight and study for my test tomorrow. As I begin to write I see my reflection in the corner of my eye from my vanity mirror. I look to my right and stare at myself. I get up to look at my reflection closer. Then I reach to my night stand drawer and pull out an old bo w I got from Claire's a while back. I put my medium long brown hair into a ponytail and added the bow on top. I stare at myself again thinking, I could be a cheerleader… Right…?

The next day, Thursday back in study hall room 309...
Today was actually a nicer, warmer day outside. I can't wait for Spring to come…

“Hey Elena what's up?” asks my best friend friend Summer as she waves in my direction.
“Oh, nothing really just thinking about things…”’ I reply back with a sigh.
“Oh yeah? like what? Any drama I should be knowing? What's going on?” She asks with a confused but anxious look on her face as she raises her eyebrows.
“No, no, no drama” I said back.
“Well then what is it?!” Summer asks anxiously.
I turn my head and look down at the floor. I was a little nervous telling my best friend which seems weird I know cause she's my best friend…
“I'm going to be joining our high school cheer squad-there I said it.”
I said that so fast just to get it out, I don't even know if she heard or understood the mumble. But she did..
“Our High School cheer team..?” She says slowly with that familiar look on her face again.
“Yes, I've been thinking about it and I really want to do it.”
“Elena, you know I love you, but really? Why now?” She asks still with confusion written all over her face.
“I know we've always bashed the cheerleaders and think they are all that, but I don't know I've always secretly been interested.” I say a little calmer and not with butterflies in my stomach.
“How come you've never mentioned that to me?” Summer asks a little disappointed.
“I don't know, I thought you'd be mad at me.” I respond.
“Well yeah I’m mad! First you lie to me about hating the cheerleaders then keep it from me--” I cut her off.
“Look I'm sorry I just think you'll see me differently now” I implied.
“Hell yeah I am that used to be our thing, making fun of the cheerleaders, but I'm sorry we can no longer be friends anymore.”
I sigh in disbelief but I guess I saw it coming.
She takes a long pause. “Either me or those lame ass cheerleaders, your choice!” She crosses her arms and raises one eyebrow at me while staring at me with a serious expression on her face.

After a couple of weeks went by Summer and I haven't communicated any way shape or form since the news I delivered to her. I am now on the cheerleading squad, I made try outs, and I've made a lot of friends on my team. At first the cheerleader didn't like me because I was too nerdy looking and they've probably never even heard of me before, but as they warmed up to me and I warmed up to them everything was great. I would occasionally see Summer wall down the halls by herself or with this other girl named Kylie who I've never talked to before, I think she was trying to make me jealous as if Kylie was my replacement.

A few more weeks past by, they were some very tough weeks, and every the study hall we had on Wednesdays we wouldn't even make eye contact except for this one sudden Tuesday…
“Hey Elena can we talk for a second?” I hear this familiar voice whisper in my ear and a hand on my shoulder. I turn around quickly curious to who was talking to me.
“Oh, hey Summer, long time no see.” I say awkwardly. She sits down in the chair next to me.
“So I have been thinking a lot about this whole thing the past few weeks and I realized that I came out a little harsh the other day and I wanted to say sorry, so I'm very sorry, and I miss my best friend like crazy” She says to me a little nervous to what I'd say.
“Hey, yeah, I miss you alot too but I'm clearly on the cheer team now and you told me to chose.” I responded.
“I've come to realization that who care about this whole cheer bull crap, I don't care anymore that you're on the team I just need my best friend back into my life.” Summer says with a lightened up smile on her face.
“You promise to never look at me differently because I'm in this uniform?” I look down at my cheer uniform.
“Yes I do! Now come here and hug me!” She opens up her arms with the biggest smile ever and hugs me so tight i barely could breathe. I hug her back and I have the same expression on my face too!
So the rest of the day was really good and every time I saw Summer I'd wave to her with a big smile and she would do the same. I'm so glad that we made this solution and we are back together as best friends again! I don't know what I'd do without her!