Olympic Games Unraveled

Synopsis

Lyssa Anderson has trained hard for the upcoming Olympics in figure skating.  Despite the fierce competition, Lyssa has a good chance on winning.  But when Lyssa witnesses cheating from a member from the rival country of Russia the first day of competition, Lyssa is faced with reporting it or letting it go.  Will Lyssa report the incident or just let it go?

Chapter 1

Lyssa was listening to her iPod tuned to her favorite country station after a hard day of practice.  She had been training the last four years to be in the upcoming Olympics on her way home.

When Lyssa got in the front door of her family’s modest 3-bedroom home, her mother handed her a letter. 

“The letter.” Lyssa said excitedly as she ripped open the envelope to read the contents of the letter.

Skimming through the letter while Lyssa’s mother waited for the news, Lyssa finally smiled, “I’m headed to Moscow, Russia for the Olympics!”

“Oh baby, I’m so proud of you!” Lyssa’s mother hugged her daughter.  “You worked so hard for it.”

Lyssa went up to her room to text her friend, Sonja Walker.  She too, had trained to head to the Olympics with Lyssa, only Sonja’s sport was snowboarding.

“Sonja, I made it!” Lyssa exclaimed when she heard her friend’s voice.

“You made it to the Olympics?!  In Moscow, Russia!” Sonja said half excited, half saddened.

“Yes.  My mother handed me the letter when I came home from practice.”

“That’s great!” Sonja said excited for her friend, but Lyssa heard the sadness in her friend’s voice.

“What’s wrong, Sonja?”

“I didn’t make it.” Sonja sadly reported to her.

“I’m sorry.  I so was hoping we’d be headed together?”

“Well, you’ll just have to keep a diary of your experience in Moscow.” Sonja told her friend.

“You know I will.”

“Well, have a good time, Lyssa.” Sonja said, wishing her friend well in the Olympics.

“Yeah.  I will.” Lyssa told her, sad that she would now be going alone.

As Lyssa hung up with Sonja, she laid down on her bed to read and fell asleep within five minutes.