The Conversion of the Negative

Jenna was a sophomore in high school when she heard the heartbreaking news. Her grandma was diagnosed with lung cancer. Hearing this news was hard; Jenna did not know how to react. At school she acted as though nothing had happened, but at home Jenna was very emotional. All she could think about were memories of her and her grandma. It made Jenna sad knowing that one day soon her grandma would be gone. A few weeks later, Jenna’s parents picked her up from dance practice. It was unusual for both parents to pick her up, so Jenna knew something must have been wrong. Her parents told her the news, her grandma had passed away. Jenna sat in the back seat of the car and cried, but she did not want to make it obvious. When they got home Jenna walked into the house and went straight to her room, not talking to anybody. She looked at the pictures she had of her and her grandma. She remembered how her grandma signed her up for her very first dance class. Her grandma was her biggest fan. After mourning for days Jenna decided that she wanted to do something to make her happy and honor her grandma. Jenna decided to try out for the schools dance team. This was a risky move for Jenna because they did a different style of dance then she grew up with. She decided to try out anyway. After days of try outs and competition between almost one hundred girls, the time had come. Jenna had made it to the last round of try outs, and the list was about to be posted. She looked up on the paper list of numbers, searching for hers. Then she saw it, number 27- Varsity Dance. Jenna was ecstatic about this, never did she think she would make varsity dance her first year trying out. She jumped up and down and called her parents to let them know. This was one of the happiest moments of her life, and she did it all for her grandma.