Yours truly

Chapter 2

Racheals POV
  I couldn't help but feel a little tense as I stared at myself in the mirror. It's opening night yay.

We don't start till half an hour but the auditorium was already packed with people. It really was nerve wrecking. Back stage was bustling with movement as they tried getting the dancers and everything together.

I stared at myself in the mirror taking deep breaths to calm my nerves. I was dressed in a white puffed sleeved off shoulder shiffon long maxi gown. My long curly afro hair was trimmed a little so I had bangs covering my eyes but I could still see perfectly.

*
"Gather around my little ducklings" madam Louis said looking as poise as ever.

"This is the beginning tonight is the night you spread your wings, sour for something higher and better all of you here are talented special and unique in your own way no matter your height weight or skin tone" she said throwing a subtle glance at me. "Tonight is your time to shine. Good luck my ducklings" she clapped and headed back out.

*
"It's time places everyone" Madam Louis clapped as everyone scurried about.

"All the best" I said pulling Lizzie for a hug.

The lights around the stage was darkened as I immediately scurried and laid on my spot in the middle of the stage.

Once the others got into their places the lights flicked back on with the intro of  under the influence by Chris brown blaring through the quiet auditorium.

We moved with precision with the song slowly rising to our feet following the best of the song as everyone followed to the beat quietly.

We all located our partners and moved with precision.

The song soon changed to bam bam by Camilla Cabello. I gave a reassuring smile to my partner who looked like a nervous wreck and his hands were shaking.

You got this i mouthed to him which actually eases him a little.

By the time the music ended we were panting and out of breath the whole auditorium was quiet for a minute before everyone burst in applause screaming and whistling loudly.

I couldn't help the smile that graced my lips it felt amazing.

We gave them a little bow and scurried off the stage once were off the stage we screamed in joy as we hugged and laughed happily.

"Well done my little ducklings you were all truly amazing" she smiled as we burst into another fit of screams and claps.

"But I expect you all in the studio and 8:00am sharp for practice tomorrow"she said earning a lot of groan from all of us. She gave a hard glare as she walked away.

Hey these came for you" Lizzie said out of nowhere holding a Bacar of red roses.

"From who" I asked taking it from her. She just strugged.I looked around the flower but so no card weird.

"Looks like you've got a secret admirer" Lizzie teased wiggling her brows at me.  I threw a playful glare at her but couldn't help the smile that graced my lips as I stared at the flower.

"Let's celebrate"Lizzie grinned.

"No way, I'm not getting hangover tomorrow" I gave her a pointed look.  "You're no fun" she pouted. "Let's have a movie night instead" her eyes twinkled and I shrugged just a movie night right what could go wrong.

Wrong everything could go wrong. When she said we were having a movie night I thought I would be just us vampire dairies and tubs of ice cream. Wrong. She invited the whole dance team not bad right? Wrong. Halfway through the movie someone brought out alcohol just a few shots right. Wrong. Everyone became tipsy so they decided to play a little music and before I knew it it was a full blown party with more alcohol troping in and a lot of puking.

*
I held my head groaning in agony as I rolled off the hard ground. I stood up and stumbled a little but regained myself. I shuffled through the bottles of liquor and beers littered on the floor, I stepped into the kitchen opened the microwave and brought out my phone I powered it on and and gasped when I saw the time.

Fuck it's 6:35 I cursed and ran back to the room.

"Everyone out" I screamed tapping and kicking them to wake up. After ten minutes of going back and forth the house was finally empty.

"Oh no you don't" I said tugging lol Lizzie back into a sitting position when she tried lying back "get your ass in the shower" she mumbled incoherent words but obeyed.

While she was in the bathroom I decided to clean up the living room. I picked up the bottles off the floor and thrashed them cleaned all the surfaces dusted crumbs of pizza and popcorn off the chair and vacuumed the floor.

By the time I was done Lizzie was already out and fully dressed so I headed to the bathroom to take a shower.

*
"Settle down my ducklings we won't be dancing today instead we would be studying the history of dance" She spoke.

The earliest historical records showing the origin of dance are cave paintings in India dating to about 8000BCE, Even the Egyptian tomb paintings also depict dance in about 3300BCE" she spoke. "These dances are may have been religious in nature".

"Types of dance, ballet, hip hop,swing, ballroom ecetara, you're dismisses" she clapped, next week we'll practice different types of dance" she said

Even pole dancing" someone asked from the back.

"Yes that is part of it" she stated earning hoots and shouts from the boys. She shot them a playful glare and walked out of the studio.

I gathered up my things stood up and looked around the almost empty studio but couldn't find Lizzie. I brought out my phone to give her a call and noticed the message she sent like five minutes ago.

She was going to spend time with her boyfriend Derek.

I mindlessly walked out of the studio replying to her text. An umph sound escaped my lips
When I bumped into a wall or so I thought.

I rubbed my forehead and looked up but my mouth dropped as I stared at Vincent Hamilton. I bumped into Vincent Hamilton. Shit.