Megan sat on the tree swing in her back garden. Sharvona was going to be coming over in an hours time so she had plenty of time to wait. The ballet class had been fun but it was probably only going to be that relaxed for the first session. Megan knew that she was not as good as Sharvona. She had grasped the showmanship side of ballet and could give a brilliant performance. Megan wondered if she should even bother to come along any more, it wasn't her thing and she had a football tournament coming up.
Meanwhile Sharvona had turned the corner at the top of the road. She was feeling much better after a short rest and was wondering what Megan had planned. She reached the house and dismounted , pushing the bike into the front garden. The side gate was opened and Sharvona could hear the gentle creaking of the tree swing. Grinning she tied the bike securely to the rail and slipped through the open door. Megan was facing the opposite way and had not yet noticed that Sharvona was in the garden. Carefully Sharvona opened her bag and drew out a bottle of water. She stood behind Megan and tipped a small amount onto her head.
She gave a yell and almost fell head first off the swing. She leapt up to see Sharvona grinning behind her.
"Just wait till I get my hands on you !" she threatened teasingly as she chased Sharvona around the garden. Sharvona sped away laughing , it was a good thing Megan had a good sense of humour she could not think of many people who would have laughed it off. Just then Megan caught up with her and began to play-wrestle her .
"Okay! You win now will you get off my arm!" cried Sharvona. Megan laughed and gave her arm a squeeze.
"Well you know what they say... tit for tat" she laughed.
The two girls went inside to see what was in the refrigerator. Megan pulled open the door and peered inside.
"Great my mums' left us two pizzas and there's lemonade and icecream in the freezer. Oh and she's left a salad for us too" , said Megan as she took out one pizza and handed it to Sharvona.
They helped themselves to pizza and salad and settled down at the kitchen table. A small flat screen tv was on the wall opposite. Megan reached for the remote control and turned on the television.
"Anything interesting on?", asked Sharvona who was busy pouring her second cup of lemonade. Megan scrolled through the channels list.
"Oh , Sharvona take a look at this! This definetly sounds like your thing", said Megan excitedly. Sharvona looked up.
"What is it Megan?"
"There's a competition similar to the one you did before. Because you were a finalists you can enter another competition and guess what the prize is?!"
Sharvona shrugged.
"You get a private lesson with the Great Ronsova , you've told me all about her and from what it says here she is an absolute legend".
Sharvona nearly choked on her lemonade. She swallowed the rest of it hastily and set the cup down.
"Madame Ronsova is giving free lessons!"
Megan grinned , "yep and I think you should definetly give it a try".
"When is it?"
"Four weeks time on a Saturday. Same place as the last one and same time".
"Is there anything specific the routine must include?"
"They say there's a website with the details" she reached for a pen "I'll write it down and then we'll check it out".
Megan scribbled down the address and they went upstairs to Megans room. If Sharvona was ballet-mad then Megan was definitely sports crazy. Sports clothes hung inside the open wardrobe. A karate kit with a black belt hung behind the door. Various balls and weights were stashed away under the bed.
"I made a point of clearing the floor before you came today", said Megan as she logged on. She typed the website in and then scrolled down to the terms and conditions part at the bottom.
"Okay so it says here that you must include Grade 4 to 5 level dance moves".
"Anything else?"
"Nope , one sec ... oh and it also says you will be marked on the suitiability of your music choice".
"Oh so its' like the first one then?"
"Yeah seems to be , don't worry you'll be fine".
Sharvona glanced at her wrist-watch , she got up quickly.
"Sorry I just remembered I've got a dental appointment , I'll have to go now!"
Megan turned off the laptop, "that's fine I'll walk up with you , you're going past the swimming centre right?"
"Uh-huh"
"Come on then lets go".
