𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚
𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐞
𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙪𝙧𝙘𝘼𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙛𝙖𝙩2 4 𝙖𝙣𝙙 26 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨
𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝟏𝟎 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲_𝐰_𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚 - stop my huge ass totebag 😭
^𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 - have u seen my fat backpack 💀
𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐲 - love when school looks like hogwarts
^𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 - ur so real for that 🗣
𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞.𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐝 - ur so gorg in the second pic
^𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 - and ur always gorgeous 😻😻
𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐭 - stop we have so much tea to spill tn
^𝐯𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 - duhhh 🙄😱
𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨...

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐱 : 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞?

I finish tying my Suffolk pointe shoes as I wait for class to start. I walk up to a barre to prepare for rehearsal. I've already learned the whole variation, but now I have to perfect it. It's a few days after Halloween, and that means the performance is coming up in 4 weeks. Our rehearsals are going to be every day next week, so I have to prepare. I do a few roll ups and plies as I wait for Viktoria and Kayla. I grab my phone and start playing the music for Sugar Plum Fairy. I start practicing as I watch the Trepak dancers mark their piece. I see Ms. Greenstone walk in as Viktoria and Kayla rush in.

"Good evening, Delilah," Ms. Greenstone calls out as I finish with my ending pose.

"Hello, Ms. Greenstone," I reply as I turn off my phone. The younger girls clap for me and I smile.

"Hey, Lilah," Viktoria says as I sit down to stretch.

"Hey," I reply. I wave to Kayla as she puts her toe spacer on.

"So, I heard you have tea to spill?" Kayla adds. I sigh. I am planning on telling the, about Walker, but I don't know if anyone is even going on. We are just friends. Well, for now.

"Well, I do have a crush," I start. Viktoria stops and looks up at me, grinning.

"Oh my god! Who is it? Wait, lemme guess, is it that guy in your friend group?" Viktoria questions frantically. I glare at her.

"Uh, yeah, no. It's this guy named Walker Scobell..." my voice trails off as she looks at me dead in the eye.

"Him? That's who you like?" Viktoria remarks, extremely shocked. "But he's just a white boy? Nothing special about him." I honestly don't know if I should tell her now that I talk to him. I mean, it will probably come up eventually. You know, paparazzi will somehow find out.

"Okay, c'mon dancers. Let's start from Act 1 of the show. Everyone has stretched?" Ms. Greenstone yells. Almost everyone nods.

"Okay, then places. I'll give you guys 5 minutes. Everyone who isn't in Act 1 can rather sit in the front and watch or go outside. Pay attention, though, since I might be giving notes," Ms. Greenstone explains. Viktoria and I decide to go outside as we wave to Kayla, who is in Act 1. We walk out of the main studio into the locker room, where we sit on the wooden benches.

"Okay, but look," I say as I pull up my Instagram messages. I go to my messages with Walker and show her all of them.

"Wait, you called him? What the hell?" Viktoria whispers. I smile.

"Yeah, I can't believe it either. We're just friends, though." Viktoria raises an eyebrow at my last sentence and I sigh.

"Are you sure? Because usually a famous, like really famous guy doesn't respond to fans. If they do, it's a once in a lifetime thing. They don't text after, or call, or play Roblox," Viktoria explains. "Not saying that he likes you, but he might be interested." I freeze. What? How is that physically possible? She forces me to turn my head and look at her.

"Look. Don't be surprised if he has a girlfriend. Not saying he does, but again, he's really famous. But also, this is pretty damn cute of you two. Also, when you guys get together, can you try to get Charlie Bushnell to text me?" Viktoria adds, making me chuckle.

"I'll try, but the guy is 19. You're, like, 11," I say. Viktoria rolls her eyes.

"I'm literally older than you!" She exclaims and I laugh.

"Yeah, by like, 15 days."

~

𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐲
𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐝 @𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡_𝐫𝟐𝟒, @𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧, @𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐫𝟕
𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙞𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙧7 𝙖𝙣𝙙 76 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨
𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝟓𝟎 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧 - that party was lit asff 🗣🗣
^𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐲 - definitely we gotta do it again
𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐫𝟕 - it's not even my birthday 💀
^𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐲 - still loved the cake
𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡_𝐫𝟐𝟒 - js to clarify i did NOT go apple picking w/ him 😒
^𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐲 - why are you so mean delia
^ 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐨_𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐨𝟒𝟓𝟕 - you two are the cutest 🤗
𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐣𝐨𝐡𝐧.𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 - if u and delilah don't get together istg
^𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡_𝐫𝟐𝟒 - honestly i would kms
^𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐲 - 😒🫢
𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨...

walkie talkie 🧐

hey
wyd 😋

im finishing my rehearsal
wbuuu

texting you 😝
can i see you rehearse?

yeah i can see if i find
a pic of me doing spf

spf?
like sunscreen?

no sugar plum fairy
stupid boyyy

wise girlll

okay ill find the photo
You sent 1 photo!

technically i wasn't rehearsing
but close enough

awh
wish i could see it

well we are performing in pa
i think

WAIT RLY
I WANNA SEE

OKAY BUT ILL CHECK

OKAY YAY
I GET TO SEE DELIA
PERFORM

DELILAH YOU IDIOT

CLOSE ENOUGH

UGH IHY

Incoming FaceTime from walkie talkie 🧐

I answer as I walk into my empty house. My mom had to take an extra shirt, so I have the whole house to myself. His blond curls come into frame as I see his forehead. He adjusts his camera and smiles.

"Hey, first time I've seen you in ballet attire," Walker says. I go into the kitchen and rest my phone on my paper towel holder.

"Yeah, except the photo you just saw of me," I add, laughing a little. I pull out a leftover Caesar salad and ranch dressing. I grab a fork from the silverware drawer and sit down at the dining room table, taking my phone and moving it.

"So, when is the Percy Jackson premiere?" I ask. I would love to come and visit Walker although he may be busy.

"It's like in late December, I think. Oh, you wanna see something cool?" Walker asks, smiling.

"Yeah, what is it?" He pulls out a pair of pointe shoes that are worn down. They look like they are dead.

"Why do you have random pointe shoes lying around?" I ask, taking a bite of my salad.

"Oh, they used to be Leena's, but she ended up quitting. These the shoes you wear?" Walker explains. I smile.

"Well, not really. They look like Bloch pointes, but close enough." We both laugh and smile at each other. I've known that I have had a celebrity crush on Walker, but not a serious crush. I'm getting to know him, but am I seriously catching feelings?