"Let's talk Nathalie", Jackson said, as he led her into his room and locked the door behind him.
Her heart was racing in her chest, not out of desire, out of fear.
"Why do you always defy me. Why can't you just do as I tell you", he said, coming really close and pressing her against the wall. She could smell the Rum in his breath and her heart dropped.
This is not gonna end well...
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"Hey, where were you in dance class, we were worried.", Danny said, as he approached me.
I could barely stand upright, and I think people noticed that something was wrong, but I kept quiet.

"I strained a muscle during the Time Warp. Nothing that a little break and some ice spray can't fix.", I dodged and sat down at my usual lunch table.

Danny fell into his chair next to me, his boyfriend Alex on my other side. They both looked at me worried, but I ignored them and started eating my Cesar Salad with big bites.

I wasn't hungry, I just didn't feel like talking.

A technique I figured out in Highschool, very effective, but it had a downside. After a while of eating the bad and unhealthy Highschool cafeteria food I had gained 45 pounds that I needed to work off before college.

30 pounds I managed to get off, but the rest just lingered somewhere inside my body.

I didn't mind. I just became more cuddly. And none of my professors or fellow students ever bully me for having bigger thighs or stomach fat- like in most movies about dance academies.

Don't get me wrong, the heavier you were the harder it was. But I still did my best to keep up and I think everyone acknowledged that effort.

The ringing of my phone disturbed the beautifully peaceful silence that sank over my table permanently.
Shawn
I declined immediately.
I had to. I couldn't go through it again.

"Wow, who are you so mad about? Is it Jackson. God, I hope it's Jackson.", Chiara sat down opposite of me and grinned before biting in her double cheese bacon burger. She was one of those people who could eat whatever they want and not gain weight. And I hated her for it.

"Just FYI, it's not Jackson. We are fine. Thanks for your concern, though. Appreciate it", I replied frowning. She blew me a kiss, before practically inhaling her chili- cheese fries with a ton of mayonnaise.

"Igh, how can you eat stuff like that. That's just gross. Have fun getting saggy boobs or whatever you chicks with dicks get.", Celeste bitched behind my back.

I didn't need to turn around to know it was her. The stench of arrogance and money followed her around- oh, and also her minions in the pink tutus, who looked like flamingos.

Their two top priorities were #1 be skinnier than a spaghetti, even if it meant starving yourself to death and #2 bullying everyone who didn't have that mindset.

Chiara stood up with a sassy smirk on her face: "Well, at least I have boobs. And I used to be a man. You look like a prepubescent twig." And sat back down, taking a sip of her double chocolate chip milkshake, which made Celeste's minions gasp in desire.

The smirk didn't leave her face until Celeste turned towards me: "I heard your boyfriend abused his ex. Is that true Fatty?"
"I'm not acquainted to his exes. But thanks for the tip, I will check up with them. ", I replied friendly and rolled my eyes.
"Hey, maybe he hits you too. I mean, I'm sure it really jiggles when he does. Seems like fun.", she laughed when Chiara jumped up, in an attempt to either strangle her or stab her to death but I held her back. "She's not worth going to prison Chiara."

"Oh yes she is", she gnarled, but finally sat back down again.

"Sweet", Celeste chirped, threw her platinum blonde hair back like in some cliché Highschool movie and floated away, her minions right on her heels.

"I always ask myself what she does in the cafeteria. Non of them eat.", Danny said, obviously uncomfortable with the situation.
"Apparently only to show people what a bitch she is", Alex mumbled and we all laughed.

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