Chapter 23- Snake (Part 1)
The next day, after school, the students started entering the Theatre Hall.
To their surprise, Leonie was already in there. She was dancing a solo she freestyled.
[The song she danced to. This is also the routine. ]
Kennedy smiled as she watched her friend dance. Leonie's expression was full of pain, which Kennedy just put down to her getting into the dance.
"We saw the event yesterday but I didn't know she could dance like this", whispered Isaac, to Camryn.
Camryn nodded in agreement. "Me neither."
Eli watched every movement, entranced by the beauty of the routine. If this was choreographed by her, Eli was seriously impressed.
After their dance yesterday, Stanley felt a lot closer to Leonie. Watching her made him feel really proud.
Something deep within Camryn was telling her the pain on Leonie's face wasn't part of the dance. She knew that Leonie lacked confidence but didn't understand why.
Leonie stopped, jumping at the round of applause she got. "Wh-when did you get here?"
"That doesn't matter", smiled Kennedy, walking towards her. "You were amazing!"
"Yeah, that was awesome", smiled Darius.
"It really was remarkable. Did you choreograph it yourself?", asked Eli.
Leonie nodded, letting strands of hair cover her blushing face.
"Wait, do you get a solo?", asked Amethyst.
Leonie shook her head. "No. Just practicing. I'm working on my flexibility too."
"Flexibilty, aye?", said Stanley, wiggling his eyebrows.
"I admire the confidence but keep it in your pants, dude", said Darius.
Stanley's eyes widened. "Oh no, I didn't mean-"
"-It's ok. I know you didn't mean it like that", said Leonie.
Miss Laine entered the room, surprised to see everyone there before her. "Oh! Well your eager beavers, aren't you? Right, we're going to start with learning a new group dance, ok? Let's get warmed up."
Camryn approached Leonie, who looked like her mind was in another world entirely. "Hey. Can we talk?"
Leonie quickly snapped out of her thoughts. "Y-Yeah. What's up?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to do something together? Since this rehearsal finishes at 5", said Camryn.
A confusion expression appeared on Leonie's face. "You want Kennedy, Isaac and me to go out after this? Won't we be tired?"
"Oh... I uh, I actually just meant us two. You can bring them along if you want!", said Camryn.
Leonie's eyes widened. "Y-You want to... spend time with me? J-Just me?"
Camryn nodded. "Yeah. Unless you're busy."
Leonie shook her head. "N-No, I'm free. Uh, where?"
"At the skate park?"
Leonie smiled. "Sure. Skate park it is."
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Amethyst tapped Weronika. "I was cleaning out my drawers and thought you might like this", she said, holding out a pearl bracelet. "It's not colourful but I think it'd suit you."
Weronika's eyes lit up. "Really? No one's ever got me a present before! It's beautiful."
Weronika hugged Amethsyt, surprising her. It was a long time since Amethsyt had been hugged. She felt like she was suffocating, but as soon as that feeling passed, she felt relaxed. Before she could hug back, Weronika pulled away.
"I'll look after it like it's my child", smiled Weronika. "Thank you."
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Maxon bumped into Kennedy as he tried to dance, making her slip. Maxon caught her just in time, and it looked like he had dipped her.
Kennedy looked up at Maxon, her cheeks turning a bright red. Maxon smiled at her, not breaking eye contact.
Miss Laine gasped. "What a wonderful idea, Maxon and Kennedy! Let's add a dip to the dance!"
The pair grinned as Maxon helped her stand upright. They didn't let go of each other though, and for a peaceful moment, they stayed in each others arms. Instinctively, Kennedy leaned in.
Suddenly, the fire alarm blared, making everyone stop dancing.
"EVERYONE OUT!", yelled Miss Laine. "In an orderly fashion please!"
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LEONIE'S P.O.V
I looked around, breathing a sigh of relief when I saw that everyone was ok.
I didn't expect them to come in whilst I was dancing. I'll tell you what shocked me more though.
Camryn wanting to spend time with me.
To be honest, I've always felt like I'm in Kennedy's shadow. I'm not jealous though- Kennedy is kind, caring, funny and just a lovely person overall. Of course people would gravitate towards her.
People only spent time with me because I was with Kennedy. Everyone wanted to talk to the pretty new girl. She always made time for me, but that made me feel so needy. She should get to spend time with whoever she wants.
So, when Camryn wanted to spend time with me, alone... it made me feel wanted.
For once, someone wanted me.
In fact, Camryn's the only one I've ever opened up to. I didn't say a lot but... it's more than I've told Kennedy.
It's like Camryn understands me in a way I didn't think was possible.
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