The Next Step {The Beginning}

Chapter 43

A/N: Sorry this update was a little late! I was busy yesterday but I hope you enjoy the update!

•Chapter 43•

Michelle's POV

The dance starts and I'm very impressed with all of the dancers. Even though they're so exhausted and nervous, they're doing amazing. Kate and Chris seem to be really impressed.

As the dance ends we all get in our ending pose. I look over at Emily and Evan and just the look on Emily's face, she looks so defeated and betrayed. We all get out of our positions and stand in a straight line in front of Miss Kate and Chris. They look at each other and smile.

"That was amazing," Kate smiles, "well done dancers." All of the dancers look at each other and smile, "Chris and I are going to go deliberate in my office. We'll be back in half an hour and that's when the voting will begin." Everyone nods in agreement.

Kate and Chris walk to the office and the studio is filled with silence.

Emily's POV

When Kate and Chris walk away, I know this is my chance to talk to Riley.
I walk up to her and tap her on the shoulder, "can I talk to you for a minute?" She nods and we walk over to the cubby benches and sit down.

Riley's POV

"How could you do this to me?" She asks hurt.

"Me?" I question in anger, "you're the one who lied to me-"

"And so did you, Riley!" She yells, "for the past week in a half you've went behind my back, to help someone I am no longer friends with, to take the only thing I have good left in my life away."

"It's not just that!"

"Then what is it, Riley?" She exclaims.

"You were tearing the team apart!" I yell and by now the whole studio is watching Emily and I argue.

"And Michelle didn't do that by choreographing this routine?" She asks.

"Michelle was trying to help-"

"Michelle was trying to help herself!" Emily glares.

"She didn't tear the team apart," I say.

"Maybe she didn't," she shrugs, "but Michelle tore something else apart."

"And what's that?" I ask.

"Us," Emily states. When I hear Emily say that, it hits me. I think I just lost my big sister.

"Okay, that's enough, Emily." Giselle steps in. Emily turns to Giselle and glares.

"No she didn't, Em!" I say, "we'll always be sisters!"

"No, Riley, life is full of decisions. Now I'm just making mine," she says, "you're not my sister anymore. I don't even know who you are."

"Yes you do, Em!" I yell in defeat.

"My sister wouldn't go behind my back and hurt me like you just did." She says.

"You did that too me, Emily!"

"But it wasn't to take something away from you!" She yells over top of me, "I didn't want to tear the team apart or any friendships."

"I did it for the team!" I cry, "I did it to help us!"

Emily shakes her head, "you know what, you're right, Riley." She says, "Michelle didn't tear us apart, you did."

"That's not fair!" I yell back.