ELI'S SCOUT {actually happened}
■ This is also an off screen event!
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Stanley slid across the floor on his head, generating a huge round of applause from the crowd.
"How'd he do that?", questioned a random boy.
Weronika turned to a red haired boy in one of her classes.
"You said he couldn't do it.
Pay up."
The boy sighed.
"Here", he said, before handing her a 10 pound note.
Amethyst held the jar out to Weronika, who placed the money in it.
"We'll have enough for costume accessories in no time", smiled Weronika.
"Eli's solo is up next, so we'll have a lot more soon", said Amethyst.
"Alright, everyone!", called out Amethyst.
"Make your way into the Theatre room now!
The next performance is happening there!"
Eli only had two hours to choreograph this, so he planned on freestyling a lot of it.
His palms began to sweat at the thought of doing that in front of a paying crowd.
With the show days away, they needed the money to take their costumes to the next level.
Eli couldn't mess up.
In the wings, he saw Stanley, Isaac and Leonie.
His nerves were tamed when he saw his fellow dancers.
His eyes scanned the room, a bright smile appearing on his face when he saw the other club members sitting in the front row.
Each of the club members held a long banner stretching from one end of the chairs to another.
The sign read
'WE LOVE YOU, ELI! YOU'VE GOT THIS!'
The music started and Eli felt a jolt of adrenaline surge through his body.
He inhaled deeply, taking a moment to centre himself.
He's got this in the bag.
[Myles Erlick is an insanely talented dancer, and his character in this show is humble and a team player. Those traits of his remind me of Eli.]
Eli barely had enough time to soak up the applause, because Isaac, Stanley and Leonie ran onstage to suffocate him in a group hug.
"Dude, that was insane!", said Stanley.
"I knew you were talented but that was on another level", said Isaac.
"I've never seen you dance like that before", said Leonie.
Eli grinned, his breathing laboured from the dancing.
"Th-th... thank you.
I just... I wanted to make you all proud."
"You definitely did", said Camryn, with others closely behind her.
"We've got to get ready for our duet, but that was so good", said Maxon. Kennedy nodded in agreement.
"I loved it!"
As his friends dispersed, Eli took the time to collect his thoughts, as well as his breath.
His breathing had just returned to normal when I blue haired girl approached him.
"Hi!
Eli, right?"
Eli nodded.
"Yeah, that is I.
Um, sorry I don't recognise you.
Are you new?"
The girl nodded.
"I started here a week ago", she said, before holding her hand out.
"Oh! Uh, Clarissa.
That's my name."
Eli smiled.
"Nice to meet you, Clarissa."
"You were great out there.
Seriously, I've never seen someone dance with so much control and emotion at the same time", said Clarissa.
Eli blushed a deep red, and a small laugh escaped his lips.
"Oh, that's a big compliment.
Do you dance?"
Clarissa quickly shook her head.
"Oh, no!
No, music production's more my thing.
My Dad's the dancing fan.
I love watching it though."
"Oh, is he here with you today?"
"He is actually.
He wanted to see what the Performing Arts clubs were like here.
Hey listen, I'd love to talk to you about dance some time.
A guy like you probably has amazing stories."
Eli's eyes widened, and his ears turned the same shade of red as his face. He ran his hand through his hair.
"Well, I-"
"- Eli you're needed!", interjected Amethyst.
Eli's eyes widened when he saw Amethyst.
"Oh!
Um, I'm just talking to someone."
Amethyst glared at her, blatantly sizing her up.
She raised an eyebrow.
"I can see that.
But this is important."
"What is it?"
"Uh, I... well, um.
Yes.
Ronnie needs a... shoe?"
"Are you asking him or telling him?", asked Clarissa.
Amethyst rolled her eyes at the girl, before turning back to Eli.
"Come on then!"
Eli looked at Clarissa.
"Um, I'll see you around hope-"
"-Let's go already!", exclaimed Amethyst, before grabbing the boy's arm and dragging him away.
"Thank you for coming to the show, woah slow down!"
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Amethyst couldn't explain why she dragged Eli away.
All she knew was that seeing him with Clarissa made her feel a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach.
She didn't like that feeling, so she did something about it.
Before Amethyst could find Weronika, a tall man walked towards them.
"Eli Brandt?"
Eli started remembering all the times Darius roped him into a dare.
Was this the father of the guy Darius had poured a smoothie over?
"Y-Yes?"
The man held his hand out.
"Marlon Beckett.
You were remarkable up there."
"Oh!
I- thank you."
"You're clearly going places, young man."
"Thank you, Mr. Beckett."
"You're very welcome.
My daughter clearly likes you, and she's a tough one to please.
Here, take my card", he said.
He slipped the card into Eli's hand and walked away without saying another word.
"What does the card say?", asked Amethyst.
Eli looked at the card, and his heart hammered in his chest.
He had only dreamed about something like this happening to him.
"It's from Julliard."
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Honestly, I can definitely see Eli getting into Julliard!
What are your thoughts on this?
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