The Sprite Sisters, music competition(M)

"Last one upstairs is a slug!" Ariel (7)shouted as she raced up the stairs. "Hey! You cheated!" Marina(12) exclaimed as she chased Ariel, quickly overtaking her. Ash(10) and Flame(13) were down in the garden, swinging on the tyre swing. Silently, they listened to Ariel and Marina rushing up the stairs to brush their teeth. Flame and Ash were already finished. The smell of pancakes soon wafted past Ash's nose. "Flame! It's pancakes today!" Ash exclaimed, jumping off the tyre. Flame followed her, still in thought of the concert. She wondered how her sisters could be so cheerful with music competition FINAL the next day!

That morning, when everyone(Marilyn(grandma)Ottalie(mum)Colin(dad) the sprite sisters) was sitting at the table Ottalie announced some news, "Today, I'd like us too relax. Don't worry about the music competition. You were good enough to get in the finals and me and your dad are very proud. Today, just chill.". The kitchen buzzed with excitment. Everyone was planning what games to play. Soon, when they'd all finished a delicious meal of pancakes and syrup with milk or, for the adults, coffee, everyone rushed off to entertain themselves.

"Flame, Ash, Ariel! How about a game of Monopoly?" Marina suggested, eying the new board game on her bed.
"Yay! Fabfantastic! Ash and Flame would love to too!" Ariel exclaimed, answering for them.
"Chill, Flame. The competition's tomorrow. How about we play it in my room?" Ash said, grinning. The four of them ran across the landing to Ash's room.

The day passed quickly and it was soon time to go to bed. Flame hadn't had the best day like all her other sisters had. She inhaled slowly and stared up at the ceiling, trying to get to sleep. Her ceiling was a fiery red, the other walls were white but at the bottom were beautifully painted fires with finely painted flames and sparks.

The next day, the girls carefully put their instruments in the car. They had breakfast in absolute silence, everyone nervous and excited.
The drive to the competition was slow and silent too. The girls got out of the car and carried their instruments out too. Mrs Sprite/Ottalie and grandma/Marilyn stepped out too. Mr Sprite/Colin went to park the car.

Inside the church hall, Ottalie, Colin and Marilyn wished the girls luck and went to take their places. The Sprite Sisters hurried backstage to find they were going last! Time passed quickly, and soon, they were on. They took they're positions and started playing, suddenly, Ash's cello string snapped and it cut her face! They stopped playing and a lady came to fix the cello string and put a plaster on Ash's cut.

They started playing from the beginning of the piece again. Soon, the audience was entranced. When a man collected the judges' score, he announced, "The winner of the 'Little Musicians' final are....The Sprite Sisters!"! The girls, their parents, their grandma, all went home happily!