The New Girl

The New Girl: Chapter 12

Nine years ago:

Fitzgerald School of Dance was a prestigious dance academy for the wealthy members of the nearby communities. Beautiful solo piano played calmly throughout the dance studio. A young Sasha Banks was rehearsing with one leg on the ground and leg raised behind her body and extended in a straight line, displaying a nearly perfect, arabesque. In the back, a young Carmella Van Dale was trying her hardest to imitate her classmate, Sasha. She was hoping her mother would walk in soon to pick her up and see her good structure. Sasha glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw a young blonde boy looking in through the window outside. He watched the girls, longingly, as if he wanted to join. Sasha gave him a curious look herself. 

"Ow!" A young Carmella let out as she fell to the ground. 

The instructor shook her head with disapproval. 

"To the back! Mess up again and you're out of my class." The instructor warned her. 

Sasha looked back and saw the tears swelling up in Carmella's eyes. She took a deep breath and began walking towards the back, leaving her position in the front of the room. The instructor looked at Sasha in confusion.

"Ms. Banks!" The instructor shouted. "What do you think you're doing?" 

"Helping." Sasha told her. 

Carmella gave Sasha a looked of disbelief as she approached her. 

"Are you okay?" Sasha asked. 

Carmella nodded quickly and wiped the tears from her eyes. 

"It's easier to hold your ground if your toes are pointed." Sasha told Carmella. 

Carmella looked down at her feet and tried to fix her errors as she watched Sasha. 

It was soon after that when class was dismissed for the day. Carmella and Sasha walked over to their things and began getting ready to leave. 

"Thank you for helping me." Carmella said. 

"No problem. I'm Sasha by the way." She said as she offered out her hand. 

Carmella let out a genuine smile, realizing that she may have just made her first friend. That's when she she saw her nanny walk in to the school.

"Is that your mom?" Sasha asked. 

"No.." Carmella said unfortunately as she grabbed her things and hurried away.

That day while Sasha waited for her parents to pick her up she walked outside and sat on the school's steps. That's when she saw the blonde boy again. He was wandering around by a few trees on the side of the building. Sasha got up and walked over to him. 

"Just so you know it's kind of creepy to look in the window like you do." Sasha told him.

"What?" He asked. 

"Why are you always out here?" Sasha asked. 

"My aunt and uncle work over there. I like being outside so'm waiting here." He told her. 

Sasha looked the boy up and down with curiosity. 

"What's you name?" Sasha asked. 

"Cody." He told her. 

"Sasha." She added. 

The gave examined each other for a moment.