As I mentioned, I’d heard of Kel before even entering the new school.

The reputation which precedes her was that she’s a stereotypical petty queen bee on a power trip, but I quickly learned it to be something quite a bit more troubling.

The dynamics in the team alone raise enough red flags to scare off even the most experienced sailors.

In it, we had an unspoken rule: 

We all should agree with our choreo, group activities and any extra meetings or training sessions no matter how last minute they are and even if we don't, we do.

Kel was the team leader, so she made all the choreo and schedules with her boyfriend looking over the process. Questioning them was not an option.

The thing is, although the entire school holds the team to a high regard and we all seem very close, if you look behind the curtains — it's like everyone is waiting for someone to break character.

It might sound dramatic to say that we were almost like puppets for Kel and her boyfriend to play with, but her "leadership" goes above and beyond just cheer practice.