Escapism.

4

The location is in the middle of Atlanta.
Making it a long way there.
The music is sealed into my veins, I think I got it.

Before getting out of the Car. Soph decides to pray for me, giving me more of a boost to rock this performance.
"Alora ?"
She takes my hand and looks me deep into my eyes.
"You look great, you got this and I believe in you and God believes in you okay?"
"Hello ?"
"Oh yea and Jenay believes in you too" 

We laugh before getting out of the car.
At the gate I see Zenovia standing infront of it with Karoline besides her. Karoline doesn't have a performance today, what is she doing here ?
Standing infront of Zenovia i give Karo a big side eye. „Oh so you made it ?" my teacher asks.
„Yea why?"
„Becasue you dance horrible...I mean i would be scared and stay at home too if my movements would look like that" Karoline says without hesitation.

„You little-" i take Soph by her hand calming her down. I roll my eyes before making my way in.

„So this witch really got Karoline as a back up" Jenay says in disbelief.
„it's okay, i'm here and i'm ready to dance, so Karoline will have nothing against me"
We make our way backstage for makeup up and rehearsals.
„I heard Karoline is here with her new boyfriend"
We hear our mates talking while the break.
„That witch got a boyfriend ? That's a surprise to me"

My head was completely somewhere else.
As i did my steps, i hear Zenovia talking to the others.
„The group goes before the solos"
„There are two solos ?"
„Yes, first Karoline then Alora, bc lora has the longest" I head Zenovia, which makes me break up my routine.
„What ?"
„Yea, now Alora, make sure your step on the second is a little bit bigger"

Is she for real right now ?

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After the performances i make my way ready to watch Karolines performance.
The music begins.

Blackswan (BTS orchestral)
(Music up there)

She starts.

And Gosh,

Her personality is horrible, but she dances beautiful.

Her movements are clean and she is very confident in every step she takes.

Karoline is beautiful, she really is. But...her personality is so demonic it's not even funny anymore.

Sometimes I have the feeling her power of dance comes from a dark spirit.

Sophs power of dance is the Power of God and you can literally feel it. But with Karoline...I don't know. Maybe that's the reason they don't like eachother.

It's like light against dark.

Jump after jump, her movements are smooth and lands smooth on her feet making it a beautiful landing. But a better ballet routine than mine.

We always thought that Karoline gets more lessons than me and Blair.
Blair is rank #3 wich makes her one rank lower than me. Even tho we dance in the same level. It's just that I'm more flexible.

Karolines pliés and tendus are excellent.

One last jump into a Grand jeté and her routine is over with a perfect landing.

And then it's my turn...