"Hey Turtle, what did you get?" Alexis asks me.
"Um.... Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Pointe, Ballroom, advanced Ballet tech, Mix. Modern, Lyrical. and contemperary. what about you lexi?" i say as i look at my paper with a list of dance classes the teacher is allowing me to take.
"the same, but i think i might not do Hip-Hop, Tap, advanced ballet tec and mix." Lexi says.
"what? but tap and hip-hop is your favorite of all.you can't quit hip-hop, your so good." i say with a sad look on my face. the thought of not dancing with my best friend makes me sad.
"yea, but Kayla i can't take those classes if i wanna continue doing choir and drama, same with you. are you gonna quit drama and choir?" she asks me.
"no, you know dance is my dream, i'd never quit a dance class for something like drama and choir. that's crazy!"
"hey it's not crazy, and besides you know dance isn't something i wanna do forever, it's just not something i'd do when i leave for college or in my career. that's your thing, my thing is singing and art." alexis says. i know she doesnt love dance like i do but i never thought i'd have to dance alone. everyone knows that we've been best friends since 2nd grade.
"yea i know," i say. trying to imagine how it will be without lexi dancing with me in all my classes.
Beep beep. i here my mums car horn.
"mums here, gotta go. text me later, and don't forget the plans for Nina's sweet 16 party, ok?"
"ok turtle, it might not be until later, i have a dentist appointment today, then i'm going swimming with Jake." lexi says while my face turns red.
"hahahaha ok sis, have fun and don't have to much fun" i say. Jake is Alexis's (lexi's) older brother. she knows i really like him.
"Kayla, wanna come swimming with Jake and I?" Lexi asks.
"Lex i never thought you'd ask! of course i wanna come, what pool and what time?" i say getting all excited.
"haha. Kayla your so crazy, it's at 5 tonight at the lake" she says with a huge smile. "turtle, i'll even let you bring a friend."
"hmm ok girly, i'll meet you there at 5." i say smiling.
"Kayla.... who are you bringing?" she says sounding suspicious.
" you'll see." i say trying not to laugh
"turtle! you better not bring Brandon!" lexi says.
"can't make any promises. hahaha"
"Kayla imma kill you if you bring him" she runs to me.
"sorry girly i gotta go mums probably gonna be mad that i took so long. i'll see you tonight."
"okay Turtle, see you tonight, i'll just print the paper out for you then give it to you tonight" she says.
"ok, bye have fun at the dentist." i say thinking of who to bring to the lake.
"oh i shall... Not! haha bye sis"
i walk to the car and sit in the front seat as always.
"Kayla, what took you so long? i've been waiting, and now thanks to you i'm gonna have to rush to Dillon's school to pick him up."
"sorry mum, i was talking to alexis, she might not take some of the same classes this year, she's quiting some classes and we were talking about tonight and Nina's sweet 16 party. i'm very sorry it took so long mum. is there anything i can do to prove to you i'm truly sorry?' i say trying to be nice so she'll let me go to the lake.
"well for one, you can tell me how long you'll be at the lake tonight, and who your gonna ask to take with you, then you can let Dillon sit in the front, then you may cook dinner, do your homework, and take Bunny out for a walk." she says with a sweet smile on her face. it's so hard not to be my normal self around my family.
"um... well i was hoping i could spend the night with Alexis after the lake, and why can't Dillon walk the dog?" yes the dogs name is bunny, long story short he looked like a little bunny when he was a puppy, and so there for i named my dog bunny. "mum i'm 15"
"dear, i know your'e 15, and i also know that bunny is your dog. if you can't take care of your dog you won't have one for much longer."
"ugh mum! your not getting rid of bunny! he's mine."
"well then take care of him or he'll go"
"fine! what am i making for dinner?" i finally say, giving up on trying to win the argument."
"spaghetti" she says. i just smile. spaghetti is so easy to make. i can have it done within half an hour. if i work really hard.
"ok. um do you have a pencil mum?" i ask her.
"yea, in the glove box." she says, i can always count on my mum to have anything and everything i need in case i forget something. " why do you need a pencil Kay? " she asks with a confused look on her face.
"cause i need to fill out my job application at the veternarians office, and since your gonna make me do my homework before i go to the lake, i can just do my homework in the car on the way to pick up dillon and the way home. instead of wasting my time just sitting here. why not use this time to to homework?" i say as i try to open the glove box, i finally get it open as we pull up besides Dillon.
"Kayla, please move to the back seat for Dillon." mum says with a sweet looking smile on her face, for some reason i get up without arguement and sit in the backseat. Dillon crawls into the front seat and hands me his apple.
"Kayla eat" he says, he knows i don't like eating. so he makes sure i eat or else he'll tie me to a chair again and will keep me there until i eat. believe me, with the knots he ties, it's nearly impossible to get out of the chair. he's done that quiet a few times. i get my stuborness from my father, when he sets his mind on something, theres no making him change his mind. thats why i push myself to the limit in dance.
"Dillon, i'm not hungry right now. But thanks for your apple." i say polielty, trying to avoid the look on his face, it's as if he can see right through me, like he's looking into my soul, it's creepy.
"Kay Kay, eat it. please." he says, his face softens up into a puppy dog face.
"Dillon if Kayla doesn't want the apple she doesn't have to eat it." mum says, as we pull out of the school parking lot.
"mom, please stop the car for a moment" Dillon tells mom. she stops the car and Dillon gets out of the vehicle, grabs his backpack, and gets in the back seat with me.
"Kay, please eat it for me?" he looks at me, he has a sad look in his eyes. Mum starts driving again, and i take the apple.
"Ok, i'll eat it." i take the apple and take small bites out of it.
we finally get home and by then i have most my homework done. thanks to Dillon i'm good at school. without him i probably wouldn't still be in school. i'm in his grade but different schools. i'm a grade ahead of all my friends, i hate it. it's 2 months into the new school year, and i still don't have any friends in my grade. it's not easy being in a grade higher then your friends, doing 20-50 hours of dance each week, and having to take care of things at home. mum works at night, dads almost always never home, he travels with his work, so instead of traveling every few months we decided to stay here, we see him every couple of months when he has 2 weeks before he has to be at a new place for his job. Dillon is home week nights, but weekeneds he goes up to a lake out side of california, in arizona. we live in San Diego California. it's nothing but hot, hot, hot, and to many people!!!!!
