• Maggie Griffin •

"I can't believe your actually doing this" Rikki scoffed in disbelief. I stood in front of the girls bathroom mirror, Rikki, Bella and Ro all behind me. I held a bag in my hands which would hold the bag filled with my alias, everything that would make me Lewis Abel. I don't even know how I came up with this name.

I just did.

The bag contained a blonde wig, coloured contacts in blue, an eyeliner pencil in brown to draw on freckles and a bunch of boys clothes from Bella's older brother Sam who was in his third year of college. "Won't he miss these clothes Ro?" I asked her and she shook her head "nah Sam is vain and he buys a new wardrobe every year so these were prepped to be thrown away but now they serve a greater purpose" she winked and I laughed.

"Alright just me a sec and I will get changed" I walked into the closet stall and took off my dress and pulled on the clothes I was given. It was weird to be wearing the guy clothes and they were so baggy on me it almost completely swallowed my frame. It took me nearly fifteen minutes to put on my entire disguise and I hardly recognised myself in the mirror.

Walking out of the bathroom covered by Rikki, Bella and Ro. I made my way towards the field and nearly thirty guys were gathered near the field. These were the hopefuls to join the Daredevils and it had hit me how prestigious this team was.

The team was gathered which included Will Collins, the captain and his two right hand men: Redford and Nash. I wasn't very tall as a female and as a male I felt even smaller compared to the other thirty.

"Hello men, today we will be doing a few exercises to determine three of you  to join the team" Will Collins had a commanding presence this entire tryout was his version of power. He controlled who got on this team and he controlled the members when the joined the Daredevils.

Whether it was obvious or not.

"Okay first we will do our stretches, then you will do some sprints, hurdles and a relay. I will time with Red, Nash and coach will be helping us decide on technique, the three with the top scores will earns rightful place on my team" there were murmurs at Wills words, it was a lot of pressure and looking around some the guys were clearly unprepared for what was to come.

I tightened the laces of my black running shoes and tried to make myself seem a little taller, everything about the people around me, set me on edge. It took about them minutes for everyone to warm up and by then a few girls lead by Amelia had wandered onto the hills which overlooked the fields.

I watched her wave to Will and he gave a tentative wave back. I couldn't help but roll my eyes, PDA was not my thing. We all lined up in groups of eight ready for sprints and I suddenly felt myself racked with nerves, oh god what if they were all right? I couldn't do this?

I was playing with the big boys now so to speak and I felt like I was drowning I was that deep in fear.

Push through it Maggie! Your are Magnolia Cleo Griffin and you are talented...

I moved up the line along with seven others who were all exchanging a vary of worried and cocky glances. The other boys had just finished there race and now it was my turn. Bending at the starting line I felt like I could be ill but I didn't have time for that because that gun went off.

Taking off with everything I've got, I ran as fast as I could and I felt like I was slow, I mean where were the others? Skidding to a stop at the finish line I looked around, oh god was I last? It took a few seconds for me to register that I was first.

First?

I had honestly beaten seven others? I shook my head slightly. "Wow kid you've got talent" I turned to see Coach McCall holding out a stop watch to see my time:

13.11 seconds

"One of the fastest for the 400m sprint we've seen today, your a top contender...?" He trailed off and I realised he didn't know who I was. "Lewis Abel" he nodded and wrote down my name.

I walked towards the line up for the hurdles and I could feel someone staring and when I turned I saw Will Collins staring intently at me he finger poised at his chin in thought. Shying under his gaze I walked towards the hurdles I hoped that I would do well in those as well.

For everyone's sake.

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Nearly an hour later we were finished and coach McCall and the golden boys of athletics stood behind him. There were nine track boys in total which explained the need for three more, we were most likely subs. "And the three boys we've decided to bring into the Daredevils is; Jake Osbourne, Ryder Spike and finally..."

I crossed all my fingers

"...Lewis Abel"

I uncrossed my fingers and I couldn't help but smile as I walked towards the Daredevils. "And the rest of you, better luck next year" they boys all grumbled or shrugged as they walked away but that no longer mattered to me because I was now apart of the elite.

Now I just had to keep my secret.

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And finished! I'm sorry for the less frequent updates... uni is really filling up all of my time but I promise I will keep updating as often as I can

L xx