Paige's sister wasn't okay. Paige knew it and so did Brooke. That was the hardest part. Brooke denied it. Brooke said she was okay when she really wasn't.
It was the first day of Season 3.5. Brooke hated being on tv. She really did. But, it was something she had to do. She has signed a paper nearly 3 years ago and she couldn't go back.
Brooke walked into Reign Dance Productions and breathed in the wonderful smell of sweat, tears and hard work. The question was could Brooke do this? Could she go into that studio and see everyone after a whole Summer of hurting?
Paige looked into her sisters deep blue eyes as they walked into the familiar room with 7 white papers displayed on the mirror. Her and Brooke saw all the familiar faces. Except one. Someone was missing. The two girls joined their friends in the straight line that was formed every week. Brooke watched as the cameras surrounded Studio A and much of the viewing room. She put on her role of the stuck-up teenage sloth.
Abby began the pyramid with Nia at the bottom and explained that she and her mother Holly had left the studio. The girls weren't happy, they weren't happy at all. Neither was Nia and Holly though, so they had to leave.
Next on the pyramid was Paige. Like always, Abby yelled at Paige telling her to get better. But it was something impossible for such a broken-hearted little girl.
Abby revealed the third picture as Mackenzie.
"I'm doing good," Brooke thought to herself.
The last person on the bottom row was Kendall. This was much of a suprise to Brooke, but Brooke knew she could never be at the top. So she doubted herself. And she was correct. Brooke was next on the pyramid.
Everyone knew who would be next. It was Chloe. Like always, Maddie was on the very top. Chloe had begun doubting herself and loosing her confidence again. The girl that danced at Nationals was no longer there. She had returned to the shell deep in Chloe's heart. Now it was just the usual Chloe that everyone doubted, including herself.
Abby introduced two older dancers to be in the group dance. They're names were Brandon Pent and Nick Dobbs. And Brooke was dating Brandon. She didn't like this. She didn't like it at all. But atleast now she knew she could feel okay at dance. Just for a little while.
-Paige's POV-
I watched my sisters eyes go from 'Okay' to 'Not Okay' just in a split second. She saw Brandon. She saw Nick. She didn't know what to think. Brooke was insecure. She couldn't handle the pain that was coming. I could tell. I could see my sister was hurting. Everyone just thought of me as 'Brooke's little sister who is always at the bottom' . But I am way more than that. I know alot more than people think I do. And I've been through more than Brooke.
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Brooke started bawling in front of everyone. She ran to Brandon and held onto him tightly. No one could pull her off of him. She shut everything out of her mind. Brandon looked down at her and wrapped is manly arms around her. She was alot shorter than him. But he still managed to do so. Brooke had alot of emotions that no one knew about. They were secrets. Secrets between her and Brandon. Paige had also heard much of the secrets too.
Abby began yelling at Brooke and Kelly. Telling her to grow up and Kelly to take her daughter somewhere.
This was enough for Paige. Paige was going to speak up. She knew that the cameras were on. She knew that this could well be on television for everyone to see. But she didn't care.
THIS STORY IS BASED ON THE SONG IN THE SIDEBAR.
