Katie's Great Race chapter 1

Katie's Great Race
Chapter one
by Lydia

“All players at the starting line!” Eleven year old Katie Bannerman slowly made her way to her mark, her honey blond hair blowing, heart beating like a drum. “It’s only a semi, it’s only a semi” she repeated over and over in her head. Katie loved to run. She had her whole life, and she ran whenever she could. She had always run for fun, but when the competitions started, she began to wonder if it could be possibly fun to do anything with all this pressure.
The crowd cheered as she got into position. “Ready……” The announcer called, okay, thought Katie. “Set………” ‘Here we go, she thought “Go!” In a flash, Katie was gone, now a blur going down the track, easily passing all of her opponents. “Katie!’ “Katie!” The crowd cheered. It was obvious that she was the favorite. With one final swoosh, She raced passed the finish line, and breathed a sigh of relief. It was done, now the pressure was off and she could just relax and do whatever. No more competition. “Katie!’ Her best friend Lizzie called. “You won! Your going to the championships!’


“Hey”! called Katie’s younger sister Liza. “You can’t eat that”! gesturing to the candy bar Katie was holding inches from her mouth. “Your in training”! Katie sighed, but reluctantly put down the chocolate. “Much better”, Liza said, and pointed towards an apple sitting on the table, then left. Katie looked slyly at the candy bar still sitting on the counter. As she was reaching for the candy, a piercing horn blew in her ears. She looked up to see Liza, frowning and holding a horn. Katie sighed once more, then reached for the apple.

“3 laps", called Katie’s track coach, Coach Sara from the bleachers, but to Katie it was only a blur of color. Katie was at her track training, which she went to 5 days a week. She was running her fastest, racing around the circular track. Faster, Faster, she thought to herself. Faster. She made her legs carry her as fast as they possibly could. Suddenly, her feet twisted underneath her. She wobbled and screamed. Then it all went black.