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“Wake up Fi-Fi!” Roxy’s cheery voice resounded. “It’s time for ballet!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡFoOVWZOLEm 維尼
“Mfhhhhmm,” I groaned into Kenzie’s shoulder as I threw a pillow at Roxy. “I don’t wanna.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡvlVicYFNsn 維尼
I felt her grab the comforter and peel it away from my body, effectively waking up the rest of the girls - and boy were they annoyed. No one wanted to sleep on the floor, so we all piled into Roxy's king-sized bed. The girls all huddled me in the middle of the bed for some strange reason, so I was squished between Kenzie and Blair's bodies.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSQnOgqxNM 維尼
“You have to practice so that you can get a part in Giselle!” Roxy whined as she climbed onto the bed and sat on top of me. "You promised me you’d practice so that you can get a role!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡESjesp8Fgz 維尼
“I said no such thing!” I exclaimed as I tried to push her off of me but she had her legs tightly locked around my midriff. “I only told you that I’d audition.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLVBYfj6ZG 維尼
“And in order to do good in your audition, you need to practice,” She groaned as she wrapped her arms around my neck and nuzzled into me. She attached herself onto me like a damn koala bear! “Please Fi-Fi! Don’t make me have to carry you!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡbo1awcYHdV 維尼
“ROXY, SHUT UP!” Ashley shouted as she tried to push Roxy off of me, but she had a tight grip on me and refused to let go. “It’s 6 A M for Pete’s sake!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNah94EmW9 維尼
“I’m not shutting up until Fee agrees to come with me to practice.” She said before unwrapping her arms from around my neck and placing them onto the headboard where she proceeded to bang her fists on it like a damn toddler.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfsBiKAd68 維尼
“LA LA LA LA!” Roxy loudly sang off-tone. “LA LA I’M A BALLERINA; LA LA LA AND SO IS FI-FI! LA LA LA LA WE’RE BOTH BALLERINAS; LA LA LA LA AND WE’RE GOING GET PARTS IN GISELLE! LA LA LA-”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡTK37GEZLtK 維尼
“ALRIGHT, I'LL COME TO PRACTICE, FUCK!” I suddenly shouted, cutting off her terrible song. I’d had enough of her screechy voice.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VXbDgWs7I 維尼
“Yay!” Roxy said as she wrapped her arms around my neck again. My face remained stoic as she nuzzled her cheek into mine.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmZHSNW26R 維尼
“Praise the Lord!” Blair threw her hands up in relief, “Now the both of you, get out so the rest of us can sleep in peace!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvkEBOBeEy 維尼
"AMEN!" Ashley chimed.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1h8YThtWd 維尼
“Say no more!” Roxy exclaimed as she climbed off of me and surprisingly pulled me into a sitting position with one yank. How in the hell did she manage to pull me up so quickly? Gosh, Roxy’s much stronger than she looks. “You can get dressed in my bathroom Fee. Remember I packed your ballet clothes at the bottom of your gym bag. I’m going to use the bathroom right across the hall if you need me.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGm8sE7TaH 維尼
“Mmm, ok,” I croaked as I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and pulled down my tank top which had ridden up.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJzN7kWzqN 維尼
“Hurry, you have fifteen minutes,” Roxy said before disappearing out of her bedroom door. I waited until I heard the click of the bathroom door closing before plopping back down onto the bed and groaning. The girls laughed at my stalling to get ready and Kenzie gently patted my shoulder.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcKOAD0dSb 維尼
“I’m sorry Fi-Fi,” Kenzie apologized. “We would help you but, you know how Roxy is; she’s relentless.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDtfffELt6 維尼
“Yeah I know,” I groaned as I wiped my hand down my face. “Roxy gets what Roxy wants.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡabzFWZTg79 維尼
“Don’t worry though, we’ll come to watch you guys practice later,” Blair said pushing her hair out of her eyes.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9I6Iye3YRE 維尼
“That actually just makes me more nervous,” I confessed. “I’m not as good as Roxy is in ballet. In fact, I suck.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgi7tZ0Ksf 維尼
“Come on Fee,” Ashley encouraged. “You can’t be that bad.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNXCNDyua4 維尼
I snorted as I scratched my head. “You’d be surprised. It’s a miracle that Madame Mercier hasn’t kicked me out of the advanced class.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeBDfgbSvm 維尼
“If you can make it to the advanced class, then you have to have some sort of skill.” Kenzie tried to motivate me.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiWH08dQGd 維尼
I sighed as I rubbed my still tired eyes. “If anything, my skill would be memorization of ballet terminology. I remember new terms and their meanings very quickly.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXZ3vEqsiB 維尼
“There you go!” Kenzie grinned. “See, I knew you had to have some skill.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyOAgrpZnl 維尼
“Does that even count though? What’s the point of knowing something without being able to execute it?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxXY3OJ2M9 維尼
But the girls didn’t even have time to respond to my question when the door suddenly burst open and Roxy’s half-dressed form stood in the doorway staring at me accusingly. Her attire was certainly comical. The straps of her leotard weren’t fastened so they fell down her shoulders, her pale-pink ballet tights were twisted around her legs, her pointe shoes were untied and half of her hair was in a bun while the other part was left dangling from her ponytail. Her gray eyes narrowed at me while she snapped her fingers in my face.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡhorCkjfKVN 維尼
“Hello, Fee!” She exasperated. “What the hell are you doing? Why aren’t you getting dressed?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1BHqjhSak 維尼
“I’m tired Roxy,” I groaned at her as I dramatically slid from the bed and face planted onto the floor. "Why won't you just leave me be?"8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDSAUGgSef 維尼
Roxy placed her hands on her hips and glared at my spread body on her carpet. “Fee, I didn’t want to have to do this, but you leave me no choice!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuZMnJitxl 維尼
“What are you talking about-AHHHHH! ROXY, LET GO OF ME!” I suddenly screamed as she tightly gripped my ankles and dragged me across the floor.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡis1wLBpteD 維尼
But she didn’t even bother responding to me. She’s a psychopath! I looked up at the girls for help but they were all giggling at me in amusement - Ashley was even recording a Snapchat!8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡouUCJVhpTL 維尼
“YOU ARE ALL TRAITORS!” I screamed at them as Roxy finally managed to pull me into her bathroom. She threw my bag at me, and it hit me square in the face before she angrily stood by the door.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBpygdxaby 維尼
“Get dressed,” She seethed. “Now you have ten minutes!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5RhdQSuNQ 維尼
Roxy glared at me one last time before slamming the door shut. What the hell is her problem? The back of my thighs was burning from her dragging me across the carpet. Another injury I’ve gotten since I’ve been here.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7FOOV9grlv 維尼
Well, I couldn't really call the first one an injury, could I? The tea that Roman’s pretty blonde girlfriend had given me made the inside of my mouth burn; although it was delicious. The pain didn’t start right away though, it was about an hour afterward that my mouth had begun to burn, and even my stomach a bit. I didn’t want to say anything because, at that time, she was still sitting in the room and to be honest she kind of scares me; and no one else seemed to be in pain. Although she might’ve tried to poison me because Roman was paying so much attention to me.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDsVZXzfdu 維尼
Roman.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fdXySEePo 維尼
I let out a sigh as I picked myself off of the floor and scrambled through my bag for my toothbrush. I don’t know what possessed Roman to suddenly sit and talk with me last night. I have to admit though, I was really happy he did; and according to him, we were friends now. But can I really be friends with Roman Knox though? I mean, he’s nine years older than me, why would a twenty-six-year-old man want to be friends with a seventeen-year-old girl unless it was just to get in her pants? But he did seem sincere in his conversation. It wasn’t revolved around sex and he gave the impression that he was genuinely interested in my life.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiZjpvF1zx 維尼
But do you want to just be friends with him Fee?8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzqGHaw1Wa 維尼
I blushed at my own thoughts. It was no surprise that I found myself highly attracted to Roman. What girl wouldn’t be? He was tall, with a toned body and a handsome face. And that smile! Oh God, that smile made me nearly melt in the couch! If I’m being honest, I found myself turned on by how much older he was than me. When he told me my age, my cheeks turned crimson red and I fought to keep myself calm. Thank God I didn’t get wet or else I don’t know what I would’ve done! Imagine trying to explain a sudden wet spot on my shorts?8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡBllgarVqUv 維尼
“I probably would’ve thrown myself out the window,” I mumbled to myself as I brushed my teeth.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpojq2BH8K 維尼
Checking the time, I saw that I had about eight more minutes before Roxy came barging in here like the raging bull she is. I hurriedly finished brushing my teeth, applied deodorant and washed my face. I’ll take a bath after practice. Doesn’t make much sense to shower now just to get all sweaty and have to take another shower.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPcmOxKYOX 維尼
Roxy said that she had packed my ballet clothes for me and I prayed that she didn’t choose something embarrassing. My mom had bought me some ballet clothes before that I absolutely refused to wear. For example, she bought me a sparkly neon purple leotard that looks like something someone would wear on Soul Train! Thankfully though, Roxy had chosen something that wasn’t too bad; a light gray, spaghetti-strapped, low back leotard paired with a white chiffon wrap skirt and white ballet tights. Surprisingly, she’d brought my tan colored pointe shoes rather than the pale pink pair that Madame Mercier forces us to wear. She insisted on the pale pink because she says that it’s a “nude” color, but it’s like she doesn’t realize that she doesn’t only have Caucasian students in her class. Like hello, for a black person, pale pink is not nude!8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡA245SlSfxt 維尼
I managed to throw on the ensemble right before Roxy bust through the bathroom door, this time properly dressed. “Are you dressed, Fee?” She asked just as I began brushing my curls upwards.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡngQhgjH9G8 維尼
“Yeah I just have to lace up my shoes,” I said as looked around for an elastic. “Do you have an extra elastic?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LPZVYS4vp 維尼
“Yeah,” She offered one from around your wrist. “Here, I’ll put up your hair for you.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHpKlRbnkI 維尼
I snorted as I handed her my brush. “Good luck with my unruly curls.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtKMKAit8P 維尼
“Your hair is really soft,” She said as she began brushing it up into a ponytail. “It’s like you have a billion corkscrews in your head.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNfu6KVa9k 維尼
“The natural hair life,” I sighed as I watched Roxy struggle to grasp my curls into a proper ponytail.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCpQoE0bW7 維尼
“I thought you had to be black to have natural hair?” She asked confused. “You’re mixed.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡcn6TuFyB3B 維尼
“Yeah but I’m more black than white,” I shrugged. “And black and white mixed people don’t have their own distinct race. Most times we look more black than white so we just identify as black.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7ZYqa3yVc 維尼
“That sounds….kind of confusing,” She scrunched her nose as she once again failed to put my hair into a ponytail. “Ok, you take over, I can’t do this!” I laughed as I took the elastic and brush from her and within ten seconds, threw my hair into a high slicked back ponytail before twisting it into a bun.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9X6DGiwRE 維尼
“How do you do it?” She asked as I began tying my pointe shoes. “I mean, your hair is gorgeous but I know you must spend a ton of time on it.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7L41wM5T5f 維尼
“A ton of money too,” I snorted, “But I’m getting a Brazilian blowout soon for Eden’s wedding. It’ll be much easier to manage when it’s pin straight.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsZcgBXspG 維尼
“Oh,” She pouted a bit as she admired my bun. “I’ll definitely miss the curls, but you should look so cute with straight hair!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡwl3BsidlYm 維尼
“Haven’t you seen me with straight hair before?” I looked up at her with a raised eyebrow. “I’ve gotten Brazilian blowouts before, I went to ballet with them.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡTa7iUiXEYv 維尼
“Yeah, but I couldn’t really notice it because your hair was always up in a bun.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡN94FqIIWMP 維尼
I shrugged as I finally managed to lace up my shoes. “Well, you’ll get a good eyeful of it when it’s done because I plan to let my hair flow in the wind.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BYik2rvPu 維尼
“Like Pocahontas?” She grinned as we exited the bathroom to find Ashley, Blair, and Kenzie fast asleep on Roxy’s bed. I giggled at their snoring forms and Blair who was falling halfway off of the bed. “Yes, just like Pocahontas, although these three are more like Sleeping Beauty right now.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfX2HwX7bE 維尼
I hurriedly snatched my phone from its charger and followed Roxy out the door where she walked down the corridor towards a flight of stairs that lead into a homemade ballet studio; equipped with wooden floors, mirrors and barre bars.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjba8WmAMr 維尼
“Of course you would have your own personal ballet studio.” I snorted as I gently ran my hand over the barre.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxyeKRcF1C 維尼
“My parents had it set up when they saw how serious I was about ballet,” She explained as she fiddled with a small remote.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡR65NWxw7zt 維尼
Soon enough, loud ballet music that I recognized as The Nutcracker, Op. 71 – Christmas Tree blared from the walls. The sound was incredible! It felt like the music was flowing through my bones.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡyLKCLi7bMA 維尼
“You and your Tchaikovsky,” I grinned at Roxy who was currently twirling around like a child to the beautiful music. It was no secret that Tchaikovsky was Roxy's favorite composer, she'd made that known by her preference to dance to his work at ballet, with Waltz of the Flowers being her all time favorite song to dance to. “I would think that you’d be practicing to Adolphe Adam, you know, for Giselle?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnwOwXIJaq 維尼
“When rehearsal starts, I’ll be listening to Adam more than I will ever want to in my lifetime,” She said in mock disgust. “Besides, The Nutcracker’s soundtrack just puts you in such an upbeat and cheerful mood, doesn’t it?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNgsZhQDKK 維尼
I snorted again as I gently rested my hand on the barre and began performing a series of rises as my warm up exercises. “Yeah, I just feel like break dancing when I hear it.” I sarcastically replied.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡODUAMIrZjD 維尼
Roxy soon joined me on the barre and we continued with rises for another five minutes before doing jumping jacks for another five. We finished our warm up routine with some shoulder, calf, and leg stretches before Roxy switched the music to the livelier, Polichinelles. We practiced as we would in Madame Mercier’s lessons; beginning at the barre before moving to the center of the work for Port de bras and Grand battements. After that, we executed the classic Adagio work before moving on to Allegro work. An entire hour had passed and I hadn’t even realized it! Dancing with just Roxy was much more fun than dancing with the rest of the ballet class. For starters, Roxy’s taste in music was much more energetic than Madame Mercier’s bland and boring choices. And with Roxy, I didn’t feel like I was being judged all the time. Sure she corrected me when I made mistakes, but she didn’t make me feel like an idiot for doing so.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡao5Z1uwvNP 維尼
“Your Fouettes are coming on well!” Roxy praised as she watched me perform. “Your form has become a bit stronger since two weeks ago. Just one little thing, watch your traveling; I know that it can be easy to forget about that.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxwgWBxOTZ 維尼
“Noted,” I grunted as I started another set of fouettes and tried to force my body to remain in one place. Unfortunately, my body still continued to travel no matter how much I tried to suppress it.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfmwCsvJA7 維尼
“Shit,” I swore in annoyance after my third time fucking up. There’s no way I’ll get a role if I can’t even stop fucking traveling!8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrA79poV2U 維尼
“It’s fine, don’t worry Fee,” Roxy reassured. “Traveling is an easy fix, alright. The most important thing is that you’ve got your Fouettes down-packed.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ837aaR8G5a 維尼
That statement was supposed to make me feel better, but for some reason, it just made me feel even more annoyed. Why does it sound like she’s mocking me?8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡunrFCSfgpL 維尼
“Easy for you to say!” I spat. “You’re a prodigious ballerina!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cQqb0xk7f 維尼
Roxy’s eyes widened at my harsh tone and I immediately felt guilty. “Well sorry for trying to help!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8pA8iRJrp 維尼
I rubbed my hands over my eyes and sighed. God, what’s wrong with me? Why am I lashing out at Roxy? Here she is trying to help me and I’m acting like a total bitch.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLVWaRfd3S 維尼
“I’m sorry Roxy,” I apologized. “I’m just…cranky because it’s so early. I didn’t mean to snap at you.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZNJQPzKjO 維尼
Yeah, maybe I was just cranky; I mean it was only seven in the morning.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYkvmXT9j2 維尼
“Apology accepted.” She sighed as she held out a bottle of water at me. “Now I know that you turn into a mean troll when you’re woken up early.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDVqoDkf4h 維尼
I chuckled as I gingerly accepted the water. “Aren’t most people grumpy in the mornings?” I asked before bringing the bottle to my lips and took a quick sip. But just as I swallowed it, I felt the familiar burning sensation in my mouth. I quickly spat out the water while violently coughing. It’s the same feeling I got when I drank that tea last night.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zdkUFFyE3 維尼
“FEE, WHAT’S WRONG?” Roxy shouted, alarmed at my sudden coughing fit as she began patting my back.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYULKxslrV 維尼
I’d gotten out all the water that ran down my windpipe but my mouth still felt as if it was on fire. I pursed my lips and swallowed the pain like a champ before nodding my head at her. I’d brushed my teeth, why didn’t my mouth start burning when I rinsed out my mouth with water. But then again, I didn’t feel any pain until after I swallowed the water.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTVKXmg9bJ 維尼
“I’m fine, I just drank too fast,” I said as I clutched my chest. The burning in my mouth was slowly fading, but I wasn’t taking any more chances with this water. I’ll drink some later.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡHR1n6Tq1FR 維尼
“Are you sure?” Her eyebrows furrowed.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡx04Bm1Juah 維尼
“Yep,” I nodded. “I’m good now.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd0i6YUxaE 維尼
Roxy still looked unbelieving of me. “I’m fine Roxy, I swear! Come on, let’s continue with our Allegro work so that we can finish up and I can go back to sleep.” I resumed the music and began working on my pirouettes this time. Deciding to let it go, Roxy followed suit and began dancing alongside me once more.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwSvhAx54D 維尼
Before we knew it, another fifteen minutes had flown by and we were still deep into Tchaikovsky. I knew that my movements were becoming sloppy but I didn’t care, I was actually enjoying myself dancing ballet. I never thought I’d say those words.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNKvuBxJbJ 維尼
I felt inspired.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsWuik2QCj 維尼
I felt free.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5k8QiMuuzg 維尼
I don’t know what’s happening, but I wide grin took over my face and I let loose; my choreography changing from ballet to more of a contemporary. I noticed that Roxy had stopped what she was doing to observe me, but I didn’t worry about her oncoming criticisms.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVl1oTI9nS 維尼
The music suddenly switched to Dance of the Little Swans - my guilty pleasure. It was a music piece that I’d always loved, even before I started ballet. It was a favorite of Madame Mercier as well. She often made us practice to the song, as well us forcing us to learn the choreography. Although the dance was a Pas de Quatre, I found myself effortlessly dancing along to music all by myself - I danced this piece quite often, so I was experienced with the choreography.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡdt7WRYdwtI 維尼
“Look at you!” Roxy praised. “I’ve never seen you so intense during ballet.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75zplibeAt 維尼
“Practice makes perfect,” I replied as I pas de chat to my right.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPxlOySFNL 維尼
Roxy paused the music before coming to stand beside me and extended her hand. “Come on, let’s dance together.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYel2hnyJN 維尼
I stared apprehensively at her extended palm. It was one thing to dance a Pas de Quatre alone, but with a partner? Roxy noticed my apprehension and rolled her eyes and me before she forcefully grabbed my hand. “Don’t give me that look Fee. You just danced a Pas de Quatre aby yourself, and now you’re afraid to dance a Pas de Deux?”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡKehKe7KngT 維尼
“It’s easier alone,” I tried to argue, but she wasn’t having it. She readied herself in the starting position and tangled our arms together to resemble a bow tie.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Ts4TH4hpi 維尼
“Come on, it’ll be fun!” She grinned at before restarting the music to the beginning.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxArcDjwEL 維尼
I just sighed in defeat as we began dancing the choreography. Thank goodness it wasn’t a long dance. Occasionally when I looked down, I snuck glances at Roxy’s and my feet. Her toes were so much more pointed than mine and her form so strong. I tried to mimic her as best as I could, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get my body to move the way hers did.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Podz8sX34 維尼
I bit down on my lip enviously as we both arabesque to end the dance. Stop it Fee – Roxy is your friend; you shouldn’t be jealous of her.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3RsUwOLB6 維尼
“Great job!” Roxy squealed as she patted me on the shoulder. “You did awesome!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTvgVGH0I0 維尼
I felt tempted to shrug her hand off my shoulder but I just sighed as my head dropped slightly. “Thanks, so did you.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hC2W6HZw2 維尼
Roxy’s brows furrowed at me and she frowned as she stared at me in confusion. “Are you alr-”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5hKGvZTin 維尼
But her question was cut off by the door suddenly tumbling down and the bodies of Ashley, Blair and Kenzie plummeted into the studio. What the hell?8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqKUyZtX3Y 維尼
“Guys, what are you doing?” Roxy infuriated. “You just broke down my door!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡHn6nfWRScp 維尼
“We’re sorry,” Blair groaned as she painfully stood up. “We came down to watch you guys, but we didn’t want to disturb you because you looked so intense in practicing.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4t80g9Xkgh 維尼
“And the door broke because…”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnxonroc3M 維尼
“We all were putting our full body weights on it and it just collapsed. “Kenzie shrugged. “Don’t worry though, we’ll get you a new door!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGgOHrerfu 維尼
“One studier than this one,” Ashley chimed.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jY0ZHaawc 維尼
Roxy sighed as she face-palmed herself. “You guys are so special.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQVFBPZYUU 維尼
Blair’s eyes shifted over to me and a wide grin spread over her face. “I thought you said you weren’t good at ballet, Fi-Fi?” She chimed. “I watched you dance just now and you were amazing!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hOHZktmMd 維尼
Was she blind? “M-Me? Amazing at ballet?” I stuttered as I stared wide-eyed at her.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYIoH7dUlk 維尼
“Yeah, I thought you did a pretty good job,” Ashley piped in.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1wKCuoAWQ 維尼
“Me too,” Kenzie smiled. “You and Roxy were in perfect sync.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPlRRlChKA 維尼
They thought I did good? Were they just saying that to make me feel better or did they actually mean it? “Oh, th-thank you!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bCs3ZaPyU 維尼
I was so surprised that I barely knew how to respond to them. I mean, I have gotten praised by my family for my ballet skills (or lack of in this case) but they’re my family – they’re always going to tell me I’m doing good job. I guess the girls are similar to them in the instance in that, they too don’t know much about ballet, so of course, it looks like I’m really good at in when I’m actually not.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPVG9G6kqb 維尼
“I told her that she’s good, but she won’t believe me.” Roxy sighed. “Maybe hearing it from others will give you a bit more confidence.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ987DzGI7Oa 維尼
I huffed and crossed my arms over my chest. “I do have confidence-”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXh6SaIksO 維尼
“You don’t,” The four of them choired in unison as they gave me dead-panned expressions.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFvQlTkQ0c 維尼
That hit a nerve. I don’t know why, but I became highly annoyed at them saying that. Yep, I definitely need some more sleep – I’m too cranky!8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hZM8pNxT2 維尼
“Whatever!” I threw my arms up in annoyance before beginning to untie my pointe shoes. “I’m done Roxy, I’m really tired and I want to go back to bed.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uYemnHDUl 維尼
“Fine,” She said as she reached down to untie her shoes as well. “We’ve been at it for a while and you need to sleep because you’re cranky as hell! I don’t like grumpy Africa at all.”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaZisXJmot 維尼
I don’t like grumpy me either.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjXLZABRAF 維尼
I quickly managed to pull off the shoes before I reached up and yanked the bun out of my hair to let my curls flow down my back. “Ladies, it has been a pleasure to be in your presence, but I will now bid you all Adieu! Please don’t wake me up again!”8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡlalOsY0314 維尼
The girls laughed as I practically sprinted out of there. I knew that they probably were gonna come back to bed as well and I wanted to get a good spot in Roxy’s bed before we all squished together. I am not sleeping in the middle this time.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UcfhE6wDb 維尼
Upon entering the bathroom, I discarded my ballet attire and threw my light blue cloud pajamas back on. I wanted to shower but I was so tired I didn’t think that I’d be able to make it through it. I’ll just take one when I woke up again. Besides, I wasn’t that sweaty since the air-conditioning was on full blast in the ballet studio.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡhx8fcwHGhv 維尼
Gathering my curls into a messy ponytail, I dived headfirst into Roxy’s big, fluffy bed and snuggled into her mountain of pink pillows.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwMYJn3btx 維尼
Goodnight to me!8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNXyOZJ1Mq 維尼
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I feel as if Africa has been at Roxy’s house for days lol8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zNIPv60te 維尼
I hope I didn’t mess up too much with all the ballet terms. Once again, I have no experience in ballet and I’m just researching everything as I go. Please correct me if I’m doing something wrong.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡivqWAKQYl7 維尼
The next chapter should be up in 3-5 days.8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRoMMIJcLA 維尼
See you guys then! ^_^8964 copyright protection655ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdZWnfsMc2 維尼
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