Well, she lived through it. Barely.

[pegkerr]

I honestly don't know whether she passed or not. I saw things she was doing well; I saw mistakes. I saw her face turn a mixture of pasty white and red and her hands shake, but she kept on going. Lordy, I don't know how she did it, but she kept on going. At times I couldn't even bring myself to watch; her effort was so tremendous, but the demands were even higher, and I was so afraid I'd see her make a mistake that would kill all our hopes. How could she bear it, after all this, if she had to go through this again? (and there's still the third screening to come.) I saw tears dripping down her face when they took the pad away from her that she was holding for her partner and gave it to a sensei to hold instead because the partner was knocking the stuffing out of her with his kicks. She stoically wiped them away, went to the corner, and put on her sparring gear. And then, I think, as best as I can tell, she thoroughly whupped her sparring partner.

Thank heavens I had the brilliant idea of bringing bottled orange juice as well as water. I don't think she would have made it through without those periodic jolts of juice.

I guess we'll find out next week.

Comments

my best wishes

[dragonet2.livejournal.com]

for her success. That sounds grueling, but it's not meant to be easy to attain.

And it sounds as if she put her best foot into it, at least it sounds as if she was still standing at the end of it.

[jbru.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for brave and strong girls!

[aome.livejournal.com]

One thing's for sure - whether she passed this time or not, she's one tough cookie. *applauds* (And if she DOES have to do it again, I hope the fact that Fiona and several others did, too, helps console her. But hopefully that won't happen.)

Hope she can rest this morning. *hugs from afar*

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

Well, you know, the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree...

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

She's excellent -- as are you.

[bohemianspirit.livejournal.com]

Delia is amazing. That is all.