Pirouette

Chapter Fourteen // Partners

- Ella's POV -

My morning alarm rang loudly around the bedroom, I turned my head to see that it was 6:30am. Great.

I turned it off and got out of bed. Kim was still sleeping peacefully.

I watched her for a while wondering why she was so upset last night, her eyes were red and baggy from all the tears.

I quickly got changed and left the room to go for my morning run.. The first of many.

It was very cold outside at 7:00am on a September morning, I could almost see my breath when I exhaled. The streets were silent, there wasn't a car or person in sight. I began to jog down the hill which the academy and boarding house sat upon.

I stopped at a huge grass area where I recognised somebody, it was one of the boys from my class.

"Hayden?" I said slightly out of breath, he turned around and smiled at me.

"Hey you're Ella right?" He asked and I nodded.

"Why are you awake so early? And out here?"

"Just going for a morning walk, it helps me to concentrate in class if I get some fresh air before" He explained while looking off into the distance. "What about you?"

"Morning run, Always having those too" I said with a nervous laugh.

"I'm going to go have some breakfast before class do you want to come?" Hayden asked, I nodded and we walked together.

It was 7:45am now and class started soon. We quickly got a healthy breakfast then headed to class.

"Moorrnnninggg" Bethany moaned while downing an energy drink, I snatched it off her.

"Do you know how bad these are for you?!" I shouted like an over-protective mother, she shrugged her shoulders and began to warm up. Alison was at the front of the barre as always, she was completely in the zone while stretching and using the barre to support herself.

"Hey Ella" Cody said approaching me.

"Hi Cody! How are you this fine morning?" I asked with a smile, he stared at me weirdly.

"Wow, you're very chirpy" He said while facing me at the barre, I nodded.

"Alright everyone settle down!" Miss Autumn shouted as she rushed into the studio, she grabbed her clip board and did the register.

"Anybody know where Kim Prescott is? Who is her roommate?" She said while looking around the room, I put my hand up.

"Ella, where is she?"

"I'm not sure what happened but she was up-"

"Kim! You're here!" Miss Autumn said with a smile, I turned my head to see her coming into the studio. She looked at me weirdly as if to say 'please don't tell anybody'.

"Ella, back to the bar" Miss Autumn said, I snapped out of my thoughts and ran back to my spot.

"It's time for your first assignment" Miss Autumn shouted excitedly, everybody groaned but I was excited..

"This year I thought I would switch it up a bit.. I'm going to put everyone's name in a hat and I want you all to come up and randomly choose a piece of paper and whoever you choose will be your partner for the assignment!!" She explained, oh god I better get somebody good.

Miss Autumn wrote everybody's name on separate pieces of paper, she then put them into a hat and shook it slightly.

"Who wants to go first!?"

"I do!" Alison said while gracefully putting her hand in the air, Bethany rolled her eyes.

Alison approached Miss Autumn and put her hand into the hat before pulling out a piece of paper. She opened it quickly and her face dropped..

"I got Ella.. Can I change?!" She asked with a furious look on her face. How am I suppose to dance with her?!

Bethany and Cody began to laugh and point at me, I put my head in my hands.

"The hat has spoken.. Back to your spot Alison!" Miss Autumn shouted. Cody was next.

"Bethany! I got you!" He shouted happily, lucky them. Hayden went up next and put his hand in.

"Uhh, Kim" He said looking to the back of the studio where Kim stood. That should be interesting. The rest of the class got their partners and Miss Autumn seemed pleased with the result.

"I want you to make a dance together which symbolises who you are as a person, your personalities could clash or you could be alike.. I want to see it in this assignment".

Alison stared at me as if I had murdered her whole family, help.