Episode - 4
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Part 8
When they returned, Aaron’s friend spoke to everyone.
“Aaron is right, let’s make Jennifer participate in the competition.”
Among their group, Josna spoke without support,
“If she participates, will it be okay? Anyway, I also want to participate. Why don’t I just go instead…?”
Aaron supported both of them.
“Then you both should participate. But whatever happens, Jenny must go.”
Jennifer tried to refuse.
“Aaron, that won’t be right. If Josna participates, then it’s better to have someone else with her. If I lose, the shame will be yours, and I can’t bear that.”
Jennifer called Aaron aside to speak privately.
“Aaron, come here for a moment…”
They moved away so that their friends couldn’t hear.
“Aaron, you must remove me from this competition. Otherwise, everyone will mock me. And when they mock me, they will also ridicule you. I really can’t bear that.”
“Jenny, nothing like that will happen. We’ll prepare everything. If you train well and practice properly, there won’t be any problem. You can do it. No one will make fun of you after that.”
“How, Aaron? How can I? With this little time, how can I practice and compete? I have never been in such a competition before. I don’t even know what it’s really like. Then how will I manage?”
“Everything will be fine. You don’t need to be afraid of anything. You just have to agree. The rest, we will take care of.”
They went back to where their friends were standing. Then Aaron announced,
“Jenny said okay.”
At that moment, everyone clapped and supported her.
Aaron turned to Jenny and said,
“See, Jenny, everyone’s wish is that you should participate.”
Because of Aaron and her friends’ insistence, Jennifer agreed to join the competition.
When Jennifer went home, she told her mother everything. Her mother supported her and said,
“Jenny, you must not hesitate. You should participate in the competition. Isn’t this Aaron’s wish? Isn’t he the reason you are this happy these days? Then you shouldn’t disappoint him. For his sake, you must win.”
Jennifer listened to everything. She thought, What my mother says is also true. If I win for his sake, he will be very happy. With that thought, she firmly decided to participate in the competition.
Part 9
The Practice Days
Aaron and a few of his friends began training Jenny and Josna, starting with ramp walk practice. At that time, Jenny was unable to manage it well.
After she fell two or three times, a few friends who were standing aside commented,
“She can’t even walk straight properly, and now she’s supposed to walk on a ramp?”
“Will she really be able to do this? Whatever happens, she’s going to lose.”
“Anyway, this is going to be fun. Let’s just stand here and enjoy watching.”
“Hopefully, she won’t fall so much that the stage breaks!”
They all laughed loudly.
Jenny kept practicing continuously. She fell many times during practice, and her friends laughed whenever she fell. But in her mind, only Aaron’s words stayed: If I lose, Aaron will face shame because of me.
Thinking of that, she kept practicing.
After many days of practice, her confidence slowly increased, but…
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