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The Work Isn't Worth It

Everyone says the work is worth it… but you know what, it’s not when you lose. The time, dedication, the heart, the blood, sweat, tears, and the pain put into winning is not worth it when you lose. The heart wrenching pain wh en all that you have been working towards… more than half a year, is all thrown away when the ludicrous announcer says the wrong name.

Dallas, Texas is where the biggest competition of the year is held. Why there, you might ask. Well everything's bigger in Texas, so I guess the people who decided to pick a convention center stuck with that theme. Personally, I don’t like Texas so I don’t really recommend it.

What really gets me angered is the fact that my team hit two perfect routines and the other teams had many deductions day two. But the judges didn’t see them. In turn, my team suffered. My team deserved the win, especially for what we have been through. We earned first place, but we got robbed.

From Ventura to Dallas is 1,509 miles. Not only did I have to travel that far, but I had to miss school put ting me so far behind I have been sleeping in a pile of tears every night.

So was the work worth it this year?

No.