The next week was just filled with practice. Two hours and thirty minutes of basketball practice every day and two hours of talemt show practice every other day. The worst part is coach was getting stricter and somehow scarier. "We're doing scrimmage, losing team runs three laps around the football field". "Miss your free throw, twenty push-ups". Mel would come home drenched in sweat, dreading the fact that she still had to practice for the talent show, which was now in one week.
At the end of practice on Friday, Bella tried to talk to Mel (again). "I heard about Kathy", Mel glared at Bella. "Ok, so what", she responded, not wanting another pitying...