the ballet love story

dad

Erika's dad walked out from the wings. 'Why is he back here? Dear Lord, what is he gonna do?' Erika's father's name was Michael. He walked over to her and Brandon and just stared at them. His expression almost seemed mad. At first, Erika thought that he was mad that she didn't tell him about Brandon. But, they never talked anyways so why would he care? She had no idea why he was here. "Hi, dad." Michael just stared blankly. He then gave Erika what looked like a loving hug. While he was hugging her he whispered in Erika's ear, "How dare you. First, you get a boyfriend and then you pursue your stupid love for dancing? You little bi-" Before he could finish Erika breaks out of the hug and walks to her dressing room. Confused, Brandon follows her. Erika wasn't gonna let her dad make her cry. He didn't get it. 'He just doesn't understand.' Erika thought to herself. She wasn't going to let her dad ruin one of the best nights of her life. Erika stood at her vanity and looked at herself in her costume. 'You are an amazing dancer. Don't listen to him. You are one of the best. You just went out there and got three standing ovations.' She got broken from her thoughts by Brandon knocking on her dressing room door. "Hey, you ok?" Brandon asks concerned. "Yea, I'm fine. It's just my dad." "What do you mean? He seemed to be proud of you." "No. No, he wasn't. When he hugged me he whispered some awful things and I- I don't know." Brandon walks over to Erika and engulfs her in a hug. "I'm sorry love. Don't listen to him, you just went out there and got three standing ovations." "I know. That's what I keep telling myself. I'm not gonna let him ruin tonight." "That's my girl." Brandon and Erika slightly break apart the hug and share a quick kiss.

Erika, Brandon, and the rest of the cast took some photos together and then got changed into some more comfortable clothes. When Erika and Brandon walked out of the stage door the people waiting outside went wild! Erika and Brandon were signing autographs and posing with people for photos like crazy. While Erika and Brandon were clearing through they both spotted Erika's dad. They made a run for it. While it may seem like a stressful moment since it was Christmas time the War Memorial and Capitol were decorated and it honestly felt like a scene from a Christmas movie. Like, where the couple runs through a winter wonderland. It was heavenly. It felt magical. I mean why wouldn't it? Running through a winter wonderland with the love of your life laughing and having a blast. Erika and Brandon got in Brandon's car and drove to their apartment to get ready for the holiday gala that the San Francisco Ballet hosted for the cast and staff of the Nutcracker on opening night. No dad could ruin a night like this.

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slayyyy erika ❤️🩰