Change Your Mind

3

James

"I don't know what you expect me to do!" I said running my hands through my hair
We were all sat by the fountain after school waiting for West and Eldon to join us
"We expect you to delve into the pea sized brain of your and figure it out what the hell you did to her!" Thalia said hitting me again 
"Quit hitting him! That ain't going to do anything" Hunter said rolling his eyes at the girl
"Looks like she just doesn't want to talk to you" Noah said making us all look over to the double doors of the school

There stood West, Eldon and Riley. Riley and Eldon laughing at something before saying their goodbyes
"Hey" West said as they both joined us
"So she'll talk to you?" Hunter asked Eldon to which he nodded
"Did you find out what he did?" Thalia asked and Eldon looked at West before the pair of them nodded

"good! Now tell me!" I said
"Before your girlfriend hits me again" I warned him
"No James, what you did was fucked up man. I actually support Riley in not joining" Eldon said
"If you can't remember something that big, you don't deserve her forgiveness" Eldon continued making the girls look at him a little emotional before we all glanced over at Riley

She had now been joined with 2 girls and a girl as they started to walk away
Riley had jumped onto the back of the guy while the girls did the same to each other
"She's only just regained what you made her lose" West said
"don't go breaking it again" He muttered as we all started walking in the same direction

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It wasn't long until we were at The Next Step, Riley and her friends had ended up here to so that probably meant they were all on B-Troupe with her
"Hey you guys!" Miss Kate said coming into Studio A
The rest of A-Troupe greeted her fondly but out of the corner of my eye I could see Riley at the cubbies with the same guy from earlier

I glanced over looking the pair of them up and down
See I want to know what I did but I really can't fucking think of it

"So we have another month spare?" Eldon asked bringing my attention back to the conversation
"Yeah! We are holding auditions then. You can always come here and use this time to practice" she said
But I knew what I was going to spend this month doing 

"Earth to James?" Michelle said throwing her hands around my face making me look down at her
"what" I asked
"We asked you what you are going to do" She said and I shrugged
Knowing what West had said to me earlier, I knew that if I told them of my plan. He'd probably stop me 
But in order to get us to win at Internationals, something tells me. We are going to need Riley

"Well B-Troupe do a scrummage every Monday at 5 and they've agreed to let you join them for the month" Miss Kate said
"What on earth is a scrummage?" Eldon asked 
"It's where you put dancers against each other or just showcase new things" I said making them all look at me

"It's a B-Troupe tradition" I said, I remember back when I was on B-Troupe. Our Scrummages were my favourite part
Maybe this is the leg in I need to figure it all out 

It didn't take us long to all go and join B-Troupe in their studio
They had really made this place their home, with their posters, the way it was laid out
"And goooo!" One of the B-Troupers called as some music started

"Well fuck" Hunter cursed
"Careful, the A-Troupers are hanging with the lesser crowd" one of the blondes with Riley said making Riley roll her eyes
Before anyone could say anything else, someone had noticed my presence someone I wish I had never gotten mixed up with

"Jamesss" Beth called rushing over
I thought when I left B-Troupe, she would have like got the hint
"And she leaches again" the same blonde said this time making Riley laugh

"Hey if the toxic shoe fits" She said looking at me before rolling her eyes turning back to her friends

Was this problem something to do with Beth too?