Dance your heart out

Chapter 12: Let me explain

{EMILY's POV}

Tristan placed me on the couch of his trailer and closed the door.
"Why are you doing this? What do you want?" I demanded.
"Please Emily, let me explain"
"I don't even want to hear your voice"
"You really hate me that much?" he asked but I did not answer
"Please just listen. That night I was so drunk I didnt know what I was doing." he added
"Tell me something I don't know"
"Well the reason why I didn't talk to you for weeks is that I was ashamed to face or even talk to you. I didn't know what to do."
"Tell me the truth, that night, you told me you never really liked me. Is it true?" I asked. He didn't answer, but instead he tilted his head down.
"I...I... don't know" he finally answered
"You don't know?? Wow. Tristan, don't expect me to forgive you for what you did. You told me you liked me and when I started to fall for you, you leave me. you played me Tristan"
"Emily I like you, I realized how stupid I was and I regret making a fool out of you. I don't want to lose you Emily. I love you"
"No you don't Tristan, you don't love me. The night you told me that you just played me, that was the night that you lost me and I am never coming back to you again"
"Emily please" he said and grabbed my shoulders.
"Tristan that hurts. Get your hands off me or I will.."
"You will what? Tell Derek? No you won't"
"How can you be so sure I won't tell Derek?"
"Well, knowing you Emily, you never approve of violence and once you tell what happened here to Derek, he won't be able to control himself" after he said that I looked at him.
"Just leave me alone Tristan." I stood up and went to the door. As I was about to leave, Tristan pushed to the wall of the trailer and trapped me between his hands.
"Tristan what are you doing?" I asked. He leaned over trying to kiss me. I slapped him and pushed him hard, he fell to the ground.
"You know what Tristan, I could've loved you. but I knew you were just too good to be true" I said and left.

I walked over to Derek's trailer and knocked on his door. He opened it and let me in.

"Where were you?" he asked
"I.. I forgot where your trailer is and some people talked to me about the dance I did on the show"
"Oh okay. are you okay?"
"yeah.. yeah I'm fine. I'm just tired that's all"
"Really? just relax here and I will tell you when to go to the studio" he said. I sat down and he sat down beside me.
"Hey Em there's a piece of...." he reached my shoulder. I quickly avoided his hands.
"...string in your dress" he finished. "Are you okay Em?. You seem a bit jumpy" he added
"I'm fine Derek"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes I am Derek okay?"
"Okay."

[Live show]

Derek got a call from the producers that the show is almost about to start and the audience is already inside. Derek got up and walked me out into the studio. He said he reserved a seat for me in the front row so I can see everything. As we were walking inside the studio, I saw Gladys, Tristan's partner. She knows me because Tristan introduced me to her when they were still dancing together.

"Hey Gladys. How are you?" I asked her
"I'm great honey, you?"
"I'm good thanks" I said with a smile
"So, are you going to dance with Tristan again?" I looked at Derek then back to her
"Well, I'm just going to be in the audience for now. So yeah no dancing for me tonight" I said
"Aww. I hope you two dance again. It was amazing"
"Aww, Thanks"
"Sorry Gladys, we need to go now. See you later?" said Derek
"I'm looking forward for your performance tonight Gladys" I said and she hugged me
"See you dear" she said

As we were walking towards the seat where Derek reserved, the studio was pretty full. There was a guys right beside my seat and a girl on the other side.

"I guess I reserved the wrong seat. Let me go check" said Derek
"It's fine Derek" I said and smiled
"No its not, I can change it just a give me a sec"
"Derek, there is no time" I said pulling him.
"Alright fine. I just hope he doesn't talk to you."
"Why? don't you want me to make friends?""
"I do, but make friends with the girl not that dude"
"Yes sir" I said and did a salute
"Stop that" he said and laughed. He led me to my seat and looked at the guy before he left. I pushed him gently and smiled.