Anabelle “Start” I heard Mr Lorenzo say. I took in a deep breath and steadied myself, closing my eyes and pooling my energy to the ground to pull out a sizable rock. I heard the people watching burst into laughter and I opened my eyes wondering what was funny. Dana's rock was impressive but mine was the size of a pebble. My cheeks turned red from embarrassment but I tried to regain my composure. Mr Lorenzo said it was not about the size but the speed so I decided to go with that. I gathered all my energy within me and waved my rock towards Dana's while she did the same. The two rocks clashed and my pebble-like stone was thrown into a far distance, leaving Dana's own with not even a scratch. My body weakened as the crowd burst out laughing. I felt like wishing the ground would split

