5 Chapter 5 : A brave runner

This chapter begins as we Kipo in the gymnastics class, she was not really a fan of sports, but she was fast, very fast, which gave her an advantage over her classmates, the gymnastics class was obligatory, so she had to take it, it was competitive, it had multiple sports, such as run racing, basketball, volleyball and dodgeball, Kipo did not really like any type of sports, so she chose the best she was at, which is run racing, she had the pace, the stamina, she was the first to get picked because of how fast she was.

The gymnastics class was not just for one grade at a time, they combined every three grades together, Kipo was in 7th grade, so she had her classes with 7th, 8th and 9th grades, it was not really a problem for her, she always got picked by the best team and won almost all the time.

There was a girl in the 9th grade, she was the captain of the best team, and she was the best athlete in the whole school, she did many different sports, she could run fast, jump high, and even climb almost anything, all with her experience in sports, her name was Sarah.

The coach has called all the students to start to warm up, after they were done changing and getting ready to start.

coach: alright everybody...come on...make a circle around me.

The class joined in and made a circle around the coach after a while of talking to each other.

coach: alright...we got some work to do today....but before we start warming up....all groups join together....we have a big competition today.

The coach headed towards the runner's group, she was interested in this group because Sarah was in it, she was her favorite student, since she is the best performer in all of the competitive sports.

coach: alright runners....you have a big one today.....you will have to run this track four times.....as one race.....and the rest of the rules are as usual...Sarah and Cloe will be the captains of the teams...Sarah...go ahead first.

Sarah: I will pick the pink girl.

Kipo did not like this name, but she couldn't do anything about it and got used to it, she was the only girl with such an exceptional eye and hair color, and because of this, she was called the pink girl.

After both teams picked their members, they started warming up for a long race.

The race was 4 laps for each runner from each team, including a stick that is passed to each member after finishing four laps.

Sarah: alright team we are going to win this...so here is the plan...Diana goes first....then Ashley...Jackie...me then pink girl....pink girl you are the fastest one here...if they are ahead of us in the last one....your job is to take back the lead....there are four laps so you have plenty of time to take it back.

The coach: runners are you ready?

Sarah and Cloe: yes!

The coach: alright then....the first two runners step up....on your positions....and GO!

The race has started, two girls started running as fast as they can, and after four laps, the sticks were handed to the next person, team Cloe was in the lead, and they are still in the lead after three runners have raced, next up to get the stick was Sarah, once Jackie handed the stick to Sarah, Sarah started running to fill the leading gap between them and Cloe's team, she did not take the lead, but she shortened the gap from three laps to one lap, now it is time for Kipo to take the stick and try to take the lead.

Sarah was running so fast, she was not able to stop in time, so she bumped into Kipo, Kipo got injured a little from that bump, her knee started hurting her a little, but that did not stop her from continuing the run, she got up and started running very fast, Cloe's team extended the gap between them to two laps, Kipo had much work to do, she was in a race with Cloe, as Cloe was in the second lap, Kipo has just started, she was faster than Cloe, she ran as fast she could despite her injury, Kipo was getting closer to Cloe, she was on the same lap as her, the last one.

Cloe saw Kipo getting closer to her, so she decided to bump her with her shoulders, hoping that Kipo will lose balance and fall, Cloe hit Kipo's shoulder with her shoulder twice, but it did nothing, so she tried again but harder, when she did that, Kipo slowed down all of a sudden causing Cloe to lean so hard that she fell off, and that let Kipo win the race, by using her mental power more than her physical power.

Sarah was mad at Cloe for trying to win by cheating, so she walked up to Cloe and was about to punch her, but Ashley and Jackie stopped her, they were able to calm her down, Sarah went to check on Kipo, she bumped her hard, but she continued the race, Sarah and the coach were impressed.

Sarah: hey pink girl...you okay?...you fell pretty hard back there.

Kipo: yeah I'm good...I just think I broke my ankle...not from you really...it is because I continued the race.

Sarah: yeah you did...I have to admit that was brave of you...not bad for a 7th grader.

Kipo: I will take that as a compliment.

Kipo tried to get up, but she couldn't, her ankle was damaged badly, she could not stand on it, when her team saw her, Diana and Ashley helped her get to the doctor.

when she met the doctor he told her that her ankle was fractured, and it would not heal until it gets enough rest for at least a month.

The coach called her father to take her home to get the rest she needed.

After her dad picked her up from school and walked her to their home, Leo put her in her bed and went to get her some water to drink.

She was proud of what she did today, she sacrificed her ankle for a race win.

Leo : you know that you will be here for a while right?

Kipo : yeah I know....and it is the best part of it all.