Previous We enter the stadium through a separate entrance from the horde of spectators waiting in line. We have a small team; aside from Sunlissia and I, thirteen-year-old Greesatina Swirl is Niche’s only other elite-level gymnast. Greesatina is Coach Trili’s niece. We start on the Bars with Andon Gymnastics. There are just two of them. […]

“We’ll be staying at Narana’s,” Mom says. “Ooh! I can’t wait to see their house.” Sunlissia is my parents’ adopted daughter. She is four years older than me, twenty-one, and very interested in all things art. “Ktine?” “Yeah, I heard you the first time, Mom. Are the boys coming?” I have two brothers, Lenor and Torin. […]