Brenna M.

It was early in the morning on July 17th, 2001. Irish dance girl was getting ready to leave for a competition, and if she wanted to make it there on time, she had to leave early. Her mother was rushing and telling her to get into to car, they were going to be late if they didn't leave soon. Irish dance girl grabbed all of her things and got into the car. Her mother was naming off things so she wouldn’t forget anything. Irish dance girl’s mother was the kind of mother where everything had to be perfect.

“Dress. Shoes. Wig,” she said, very rushed.
“Check, check and check. Let’s get out of here Mom!” cried out Irish dance girl. She didn’t want to be late for her very first Irish dance competition.
Irish dance girl looked out of the window, very bored. All there was to see was farmland, and black. It was very black. The only light source on the road was her mother’s headlights. Irish dance girl yawned. She was very tired. Slowly, she drifted off into a deep sleep.

The car came to a sudden stop. Irish dance girl jerked up from her sleep. It was light out and she was in a parking lot.
Her mother said, very excited,” Get up! We are here! This is so exciting!”
Irish dance girl unlocked her door and got out of the car. She popped the trunk, and grabbed her dress and shoes. Her wig was already on. Once they got inside, she had to register and get her number.
“Brenna Murphy,” she said to the lady,” my name is Brenna Murphy.”
“Okay, hold on a second,” said the registration lady. “Here you go! Good luck today!”
Irish dance girl grabbed her number and went off to her stage with her mom. She got her dress and shoes on and went with her mom side stage.
“Honey, you are going to do great today. If you get first, I will get you anything you want. I promise,” said her mom.
Mom crossed her heart, just like she always did. She never broke a promise, ever. Irish dance girl said good-bye to her mom and then went off to dance.
Irish dance girl finished her dancing. She came off stage, panting. She got her dress off, just so she can cool down.

“Hurry! They are going to announce awards soon!” explained Mom.
Irish dance girl quickly got her dress on and went to the awards stage. She made it just in time.
“In fifth place, Courtney Leigh Hahn. In fourth place, Sarah Kochiu,” announced the announcer.

Irish dance girl was not hearing her name. She thought that she didn’t
place. But, all of a sudden, the announcer called out first place.
“And in first place, from the Trinity Irish Dancers, Brenna
Murphy!” said the announcer, very excited.
Irish dance girl just stood there, very surprised. It was her very first competition, and she won! Shocked, she went up to the announcer. At the same time,
he placed a sash on her, and gave her a huge trophy. He lead her to the podium, right up at the top. When Irish dance girl reached the top of the podium, she stood there, smiling. She felt so powerful, on top of the world. Everyone was cheering and clapping, and chanting her name. Her best friends, who got 4th and 5th,were so happy for Irish dance girl. Everyone was.

As soon as all the racket calmed down, Irish dance girl got off of the podium and ran to her mom.
“OH MY GOODNESS! I am so proud of you darling!” said her mom, very excited,” you did amazing today!
Irish dance girl gave her mom a big hug, and thanked her for letting her be at the competition and for all the support. Happily, both of the girls walked off to the chairs to get their things. They grabbed their things, and went out to their car.
On the way home, Irish dance girl was thinking. Before her competition, her mom PROMISED that she would get anything for her. She was thinking of what maybe she could get. A new cell phone? A puppy? Maybe even a new dance dress? Irish dance girl thought for a bit, and then she came up with the perfect idea. She told her mom, and her mom agreed that she could get it.

“Okay, now step a little bit to the left, no to your left!”
Irish dance girl had a blind fold over her eyes. She was walking to her gift that she got. She was really excited.
“Okay, on the count of three, take off your blind fold. One, two, three!” said Irish dance girl’s mom.
Irish dance girl opened her eyes and looked up.
Happy and shocked, Irish dance girl said,” Wow, there it is! There’s my constellation!”

There it was, her very own constellation. That night, it was right over her house. The constellation was made up of 6 stars. They were shaped like her, leaping up off the ground.
“Honey,” said Irish dance girls mom,” what you going to name the stars? Those are a very important part of the constellation.”
“I want to name them Uron, Skeptaron, Flunkkaron, Toeron, Queron and Peltaron.”
“Why? They have nothing to do with the constellation.”
“It’s mine Mom, I can name them anything I want.”
“Okay, well lets go inside.”

Irish dance girl looked up at her constellation one more time. It was beautiful. It described who she was, and what she loves.
“iDance.”
Her mom asked,” What did you say?”
“iDance. I want to name my constellation that. I like it.”
“It’s a beautiful name, honey. It really is.”
“I know. Like I said before, it’s all mine.”
Both of the girls went inside, because they had a long day behind them. Irish dance girl said good-night to her mom and went into her room. She got ready, and then sat down by the window and looked up at her constellation one last time. She stared at it, observed it, and savored it. Irish dance girl really liked her constellation, and was glad that it was hers. Silently, she got into her bed and dozed off into a deep, peaceful, and happy sleep.

WORKS CITED

"The Boyd School of Irish Dancing, Swindon - Fun Stuff." The Boyd School of Irish Dancing, Swindon, England. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Feb. 2010.