The Trio: A Dance Moms Wattpad Story

Really, really bad

"On that chaine close your ribs and stick your butt under!"

Abby's screams were muffled from the viewing room. It felt nice not to be on the receiving end of her corrections for once. I sat on the grey bench with my legs folded, my arm rested lightly on the step behind me. Kendall had requested that I watch her rehearse for her solo. I did as she said and was now attentively watching her dance and get repeatedly scolded for her mistakes.

"I've told you to fix that a billion times! Stop wasting my time and use your brain!"

Kendall didn't flinch but I was sure that it hurt her feelings every time Abby in some way called her stupid. But she never stood up for herself. I understood why. Abby was scary and mean and not easy to talk back to. But she also knows what she's talking about and sometimes its better to listen than to argue.

Kendall had run through the routine so many times I had almost memorized the dance. I knew what came next before Kendall even thought of it. In my head I was imagining myself moving to the steady beat and every time Kendall made a mistake, the image was ruined and it started all over again until Kendall made the same mistake. I myself was beginning to get frustrated by her constant errors that seemed so juvenile and....well...stupid. The chaine turn was coming up and I could already see she was going to forget the correction she had just been told a few moments ago. I was right. She forgot and Abby got mad.

"That's it! I'm done with you! You're not listening, you're not paying attention, so get out and come back when you're ready!"

Kendall dashed out of the room like her life depended on it. In less than a minute I could hear her galloping up the steps to the viewing room. I looked over when I heard her reach the last step.

"Thank god—you came. I have— something— to — tell you." She coughed out her words between heavy breaths. She chugged down her water bottle and slid on to the bench next to me.

"What is it?" I asked rushing her to stop drinking and start telling.

I had anticipated this moment for a week now. Every day since last Tuesday I had spent-for lack of a better term-a total and utter mess. At dance I was forced to act normal, not happy, but at least normal. But once I got home I was finally allowed to act how I really felt. And that was scared, mad, sad, annoyed, betrayed. I had nobody to talk to either. Kalani was gone. The day after I had told her all my problems she left the team and was now happily home in Arizona 3,000 miles across the country. When I texted her, called her, facetimed her, anything, she threatened to disconnect if I brought up Gino. She didn't wanna get between me and Kendall. And Gino, I didn't talk to him at all. What kind of person would he think I was if he knew I had kept this all away from my best friend? Maybe he would think I was embarrassed of him. Or worse, maybe he would think that I'd let Kendall have him. But either way there was nothing I could do to stop Kendall! Nothing that wouldn't immediately end our friendship... So I waited in pure agony until now.

"I asked him out" Kendall took another pause to sip from her water bottle again. My throat became dry and I felt myself getting dizzy.

"You wanna know what he said?" was she egging me on like this on purpose?

I shook my head yes. I needed to know.

Kendall's laugh exploded through the room. It was a scary laugh though. It wasn't her usual giggly laugh. She almost sounded mad, angry.

"Wooo" she struggled to catch her breath again, "He said—he said that there was another girl! Another girl that he liked! HAH"

I smiled nervously. A weak laugh escaped my mouth.

"That's so dumb. Like who can it be?" She watched me closely waiting for my answer.

"Uh um I don't know? Kalani? Nia? Just so many people that it could-you know like be so." I sounded like a total blubbering idiot.

"Kalani? Nia? You?" She stared at me accusingly.

"Me?" I let out a high pitched screech.

"Mhmm" I was sure she knew now.

"I mean it could be...me?" my face was spread with confusion and doubt and nerves.

"Maddie, I'm your best friend. You can tell me anything." Oh no she hit me with the best friend card.

"Okay. This is gonna sound really really bad...