365 Days of Drabbles, Day One Hundred Forty

For rix_scaedu: “Cheerleaders.”

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Vicky bounced on her toes as she hopped off the bus. It was her first year at Cheerleader Camp, and she was looking forward to it.

“I can’t wait to start practicing our new cheers,” she confessed to her cabin counselor.

“I hope you’ve kept in shape,” the counselor told her. “You’re going to be getting a lot of exercise.”

“Of course I’m in shape!” she exclaimed.

“Good. In the morning there’s cheer practice. Then in the afternoon there will be sprinting and long distance running, followed by stealth training and designing improvised weapons.”

“What?!”

“Trust me, you’ll need all this.”