my life started looking up as soon as i joined the dance team. that was expected though, the girls were all so nice. it took a bit to get used to all of them, i had always struggled with names and was just thrown into a new school.
except grace's, of course. i had a feeling i'd remember that name for a long time.
there were 4 other freshmen on the team, liv, abby, amelia, and kate. i already knew of them from the bus and other classes i'd had with them but i grew surprisingly close to all the girls in such a short amount of time. maybe i really was desperate for friends.
abby had the eyebrows i recognized from my first day, on the bus. she was funny, i guess. something about the trojan horse and some senate memes? i didn't get it. there was "the famous livbits with fans around the globe" in her words. i did learn what that meant though, the girl reads books or something, and people love her for it. she got close to 50k on insta for saying "keep watching livbits" in the squeakiest little kid voice. i didn't get her deal either. there was kate, the 7 foot tall marvel nerd who definitely wasn't short and loved tom hiddleston. they all loved some old white dude or other, which was the weirdest part.
i guess i could get used to that though, even if their taste wasn't the best.
and of course, amelia. she was the one who i'd seen around, with the red hair, amazing style, and absolutely hilarious personality.
they were all a little bit odd, but i could deal with it, if it meant spending more time with grace.
speaking of whom, had texted me for the first time that week. i did a double take when i saw the notification pop up. what could someone like her possibly have to say to someone like me? she had gotten my number from the dance team groupchat, but texted me individually. i was grinning like an idiot when i picked up my phone.
"y/n, what are you smiling at so widely?" my mom had noticed too. she was driving me home from dance.
"nothing."
she had asked me what my favorite taylor swift album was. during dance that day, somehow we got launched into a conversation about ms tay tay. grace was such a swiftie. i liked taylor, but after seeing her enthusiasm, i was sure of one thing. i had to force myself to be a superfan to have more conversations with her.
it was the only logical choice.
i responded with speak now. it felt like a safe choice, even if i didn't really have a super strong opinion. what i didn't say was how i thought about her every time i listened to any of the albums.
it was enchanting to meet grace, that's for sure.
