Cordoba 1 Glenda Cordoba Professor Laudani ENC 1101 08Z 14 February 2014 The Consequences !

" #as a ho" $une af"ernoon in 200%& "he "e'(era"ure #as around ei)h"y fi*e de)rees Fahrenhei" ! arri*ed ho'e af"er a horrible and lon) day a" school ! #as e+haus"ed& in 'y PE class #e had "o run one 'ile bac, and for"h& and i" li"erally ,illed 'e- ! .us" #an"ed "o si" do#n and rela+ Li""le did ! ,no#& i" #as )oin) "o )e" #orse /y day #as abou" "o (ro)ress as a bad day& brin)in) #i"h i" "he loss of i'(or"an" friendshi(s !" #as a Thursday& #hich 'ean" ! had no "i'e "o res" ! #as (ar" of a dance "ea'& so ! had "o )o "o rehearsals in "he af"ernoons af"er school ! only had "#o hours "o )e" done 'y "as,s before ! head ou" "o (rac"ice ! a"e& did so'e ho'e#or,& "oo, a sho#er& and chan)ed "o 'y ou"fi" for rehearsal 0hen ! #as abou" "o lea*e& ! reali1ed "he fron" derailleur of 'y bicycle #as ben" ! did no" ,no# #ha" "o do ! had "o )o "o rehearsal& and ! only had fif"een 'inu"es "o do so ! )rabbed 'y 'o'2s cell (hone and called 'y friend 3i'berly 4he #as a friend fro' school and fro' "he dance "ea' 0e #ere friends since #e #ere li""le ! as,ed her "o (ic, 'e u( and she said yes ! li*ed a bi" far fro' her house& so i" "oo, 3i'berly so'e "i'e "o )e" "o 'y house 0e had "o be a" (rac"ice a" "#o o2 cloc, ('& bu" 3i'berly and ! arri*ed la"e because of 'y incon*enien" 0e arri*ed "en 'inu"es la"e 5s soon as #e en"ered "he s"udio& e*erybody in "he s"udio s"ared a" us includin) coach Carol The loo, on coach Carol2s face #as sco#lin) 4he #as *ery s"ric" 4he al#ays e'(hasi1ed

Cordoba 2 "he i'(or"ance of (unc"uali"y 0e (osi"ion oursel*es and follo#ed her ins"ruc"ions 0e did so'e s"re"ches and .u'(in) .ac,s "o #ar' u( The dance squad consis"ed of fif"een )irls and "#o coaches- coach Luisa and coach Carol Coach Luisa had 'any years as "he coach of "he dance squad& bu" af"er she found ou" she #as (re)nan"& she loo,ed for ano"her coach "o "a,e her (lace #hen she )a*e bir"h E*en "hou)h bo"h coaches #ere "alen"ed and ,ne# a lo"& "hey #ere bo"h *ery differen" Coach Luisa #as lo*ely and nice& al#ays lau)hin) and re'indin) us of ho# "alen"ed #e #ere- on "he o"her hand& coach Carol #as al#ays in a bad 'ood and no"hin) e*er #as )ood enou)h for her 5f"er "he #ar' u(s& coach Carol infor'ed us abou" a co'(e"i"ion "ha" #as )oin) "o "a,e (lace in a fe# #ee,s !" #as a *ery i'(or"an" co'(e"i"ion& i" #as a co'(e"i"ion "ha" "oo, (lace e*ery year& #i"h "he (ur(ose of findin) "he dance "ea' "ha" #ould re(resen" our ci"y in a s"a"e co'(e"i"ion 4he as,ed us "o co'e u( #i"h a choreo)ra(hy and (resen" i" 4he #ould "hen choose #hich one she "hou)h" i" #as "he bes"& and i'(ro*e i" 4he re'inded us& i" had "o be a clean and ca"chy choreo)ra(hy 4he orien"ed us "o #or, in )rou(s of "hree 3i'berly as,ed 'e "o #or, #i"h her& and ! acce("ed& and "hen #e incor(ora"ed our friend Eli 5s soon as "he )rou(s #ere for'ed& #e #ere ins"ruc"ed "o be)in Eli and ! decided "o do so'e frees"yle firs" and see #ha" se" of 'o*e'en"s #e could incor(ora"e in"o our choreo)ra(hy ! free s"yled firs"& and "hen i" #as Eli2s "urn 0hile ! #as #a"chin) Eli do her free s"yle& ! no"iced 3i'berly had lef" us ! loo,ed around loo,in) for her un"il ! found her "al,in) "o Erica& her boyfriend2s sis"er ! loo,ed "o coach Carol "o see if she no"iced 3i'berly "al,in) "o Erica& bu" a((aren"ly she had no" Coach carol did no" li,e us 6sociali1in)7 #hen #e #ere in "he 'iddle of rehearsal ! #ai"ed for Eli "o finish& ! )a*e her a feedbac,& and "old her 3i'berly lef" us "o "al, "o Erica 0e bo"h #en" "o 3i'berly and "old her "o co'e bac, #i"h us& bu" she refused 0e ,e(" as,in) her un"il #e

Cordoba 8 reali1ed e*erybody in "he s"udio already no"iced us ha*in) a con*ersa"ion 5 fe# 'inu"es la"er& coach Carol headed "o#ard us& and #i"h an an)ry "one as,ed us #ha" #as )oin) on 0e re(lied 6No"hin)& #e #ere )oin) bac, "o our side of "he s"udio "o con"inue rehearsin)7& bu" "hen she "old us "o follo# her 0e follo#ed her ou"side "he s"udio& and she infor'ed us abou" her decision "o lea*e us ou" of "he co'(e"i"ion because #e #ere irres(onsible& and she did no" #an" "ha" ,ind of (eo(le on her "ea' 4he re'inded us abou" us )e""in) "o rehearsal la"e& and she accused us of disres(ec"in) our "ea''a"es 0e s"ood in silence "he #hole "i'e she #as "al,in) 0hen she #en" bac, inside "he s"udio& ! #an"ed "o cry ! #as (issed& "his co'(e"i"ion 'ean" a lo" "o 'e 4ince ! .oined "he "ea'& ! #as (ar" of "ha" co'(e"i"ion ! could no" belie*e ! #as ou" of i" because of 3i'berly& one of 'y bes" friends ! #as so 'ad& and ! had "o free 'yself ! loo,ed a" 3i'berly and said 6This is your faul" 3i'berly& you ,ne# coach Carol does no" li,e us "al,in) #hen #e are su((ose "o be doin) so'e"hin) else& and you s"ill #en" "o Erica and "al,ed "o her abou" $uan 7 ! (aused& cleaned 'y "ears& and "hen con"inued 65re you serious9 :ou .us" ruined e*ery"hin)& no# Eli and ! are ou" of "his because of your selfishness !f you do no" "a,e dancin) serious& #e do& #e lo*e dancin)& and "his co'(e"i"ion #as i'(or"an" for us :ou ,no# ho# i'(or"an" "his #as for 'e& ! #as loo,in) for#ard "o "his day& you ,no# ! had been (ar" of "his since ! #as li""le& and no# ! a' no" co'(e"in) because of you& ! ha"e you7 !" hur" 'e "o "ell her "ha" because #e #ere bes" friends& bu" i" hur" 'e e*en 'ore "o reali1e she did no" care ! )rabbed Eli fro' "he ar'& and #e lef" Fro' "ha" day on& ! #as barely "al,in) "o 3i'berly& ! also hi)hly disli,ed coach Carol Coach Carol ,ne# ho# 'uch "ha" co'(e"i"ion 'ean" "o 'e& #e e*en "al,ed abou" i" days before& and she e*en re'inded 'e she #an"ed 'e "o be (ar" of i" because ! #as a )ood dancer& and "hen

Cordoba 4 suddenly because ! sho#ed u( la"e one day& and because ! #as "al,in) she decided "o lea*e 'e ou" !" #as all so de(ressin)& ! could no" belie*e i" ! #as one of "he fe# old 'e'bers of "he "ea' ! had 'ore e+(erience in co'(e"i"ions "han 'any of "he o"her )irls& and she s"ill decided "o lea*e 'e ou" ! #as so u(se"& and i" #as hard "o reco*er fro' "ha" s(ecially since ! ,ne# "ha" #ould be "he las" "i'e ! co'(e"ed #i"h "he dance "ea' because ! #as 'o*in) ou" of Nicara)ua ! no" only los" a friend& ! also los" "he )ood rela"ionshi( ! had #i"h one of 'y coaches ! #as barely "al,in) "o 3i'berly& she a(olo)i1ed& bu" ! could no" le" )o "he fac" ! #as no" co'(e"in) because of her Coach Carol did no" see' "o care abou" 'e& or abou" ho# 'uch her decision affec"ed 'y life& so ! s"o( "al,in) "o her ! con"inued )oin) "o rehearsals& bu" ! did no" li,e "al,in) "o her& or e*en seein) her ! "ried "o al#ays a*oid ha*in) one;"o;one con*ersa"ions #i"h her ! #as disa((oin"ed of her as a coach& ! #an"ed coach Luisa bac, ! #as also disa((oin"ed of 'yself ! doub" of 'y "alen" as a dancer ! "hou)h" #ha" if ! a' no" )ood enou)h "o be (ar" of "he co'(e"i"ion ! #an"ed "o )o bac, in "i'e& and a*oid "his unco'for"able rela"ionshi(s ! no# had #i"h bo"h of "he' 4adly& ! could no"& i" #as done and "here #as no )oin) bac, To conclude& un.us"ifiable (unish'en" as a #hole can ha*e ne)a"i*e side effec"s on "he (erson bein) (unished 4o'e of "he effec"s can be "he ru("ure of "he rela"ionshi( be"#een "he (erson (unishin)& and "he one bein) (unished& i" can cause "he (erson bein) (unished "o a*oid doin) #ha" caused "he (unish'en"& i" can cause "he (erson bein) (unished "o doub" abou" hi' or herself& and i" can cause "he (erson bein) (unished "o lose res(ec" for "he (erson #ho (unished hi' or her !n )eneral& i" can des"roy a rela"ionshi( and "he #ay "he (erson bein) (unished feels abou" hi' or herself

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