Brace Yourself, It’s Dark ‘Vator
My junior year at high school, varsity cheerleading, circa 1989-1990. Nadine was a senior, and she had the biggest, brightest smile out of all the girls on the varsity squad. Her teeth looked super white against her black skin, and her braces always gleamed in the sun. She and I were about the same height and the same build, so we were often paired as bases in a stunt. That fateful day, Nadine and I were practicing a high ‘vator…