olive - the next step [1] ✔️

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"Our dad couldn't take me and Michelle to dance today so I decided to take the bus"

Me and Michelle got on and sat beside eachother but then I noticed Chloe

"Michelle is that?" She looked and nodded before sitting beside her and I sat on her spot so I could listen in

"It turned out Chloe had a job to help pay for dance. Which is honestly okay people have jobs our age all the time"

"Dancers listen up" Kate said

"I just want to remind you that cheques are due for costumes at the end of this week"

"My mind immediately went to Chloe and her being unable to afford it. I just hope that she has enough. Im worried whether Emily's gonna give her a hard time or miss Kate's gonna kick her out of the studio, I don't want either to happen"

"Emily's gonna lead you through warm ups so follow along"

"West can you move over please, Riley step forward, j-"

"Hey Emily" Eldon said interrupting her
"Your shoes untied" she shrugged him off but then Eldon bent down and started doing them for him and everyone laughed

"Okay take it from the ball, change, step. 5, 6, 7, go" we started to do the dance but I could tell Chloe wasn't getting it and Emily could too

"Chloe, do you know the timing?"

"Yeah"

"Tiffany show her the timing" everyone stopped to look at them go through it and I felt so bad

"This isn't B- troupe Chloe" Emily told her"

"Right now me and James were talking when we overheard Michelle tell Chloe they should run through the routine together. It kind of helped my mind set on making her dance captain, we need to re approach her. She actually tried to help with the situation instead of putting her down"

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Me, Riley and James were currently in squeezed when we saw Michelle drinking by herself and we thought 'when's a better time to approach her?

James cleared his throat gaining the attention of Michelle

"Oh hey guys" we smiled at her

"Hey" we all sat on her table

Riley: "How long have you been sitting here?"

"Like 15 minutes"

"wow we didn't even see you. So Uh we saw you with Chloe and kind of overheard your conversation on how you were going to help her with the moves" Michelle looked to me kind of panicked and I tried to mention we didn't hear the 'working' part but I couldn't exactly say anything

James: "That was awfully leader-ish of you"

"Guys I'm just trying to be kind" Riley nodded stirring her drink

"Kindness is a good quality to have as dance captain. You have to at least think about it"

"I did think about it"

James: "no you didn't seriously consider it" she laughed slightly

"Yeah I did it's just, things have just settled down"

"Things never just settle down with my sister, they're going to boil back up again" Riley told us. You'd be perfect for it and you have to replace her now before anything gets worse"

"No"

"Can you just please consider it for real?" I finally tried

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