A dancer, A dare, A new life

Chapter 8

Its been a week since school started again and Jase sent out the video. Life's been normal the same routine day after day.

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Were all talking at lunch like a usual Friday except this Saturday is the winter dance.

"Hey Jade do you want to come to my house before the dance to get ready?" Faith says.

"sure id love to." I say.

"anyone else want to come over?" Faith says.

"me and Natalie would love to." says Selah.

"I'll come, but I'm meeting Conner there." says Ashley

"that's fine." says faith.

"Me and Tina will come." says Lia.

"Great lets meet at my house with your dress at six."

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I spend Friday doing homework and reading. I love being got up in a good book. I'm a pretty fit person with all my dance. I woke up at 8:30 got changed into black exercise tights and a black sports bra. I then had a granola bar and went to my studio to practice. I danced until 9:30 first I did Irish dancing for a hour, half a hour in soft shoe then half hour in hard shoe. I love the feeling of music running through my body all different genres of music. I love Irish its light hearted and fast. Next is hip hop. I practice till 10. Hip hop is fast and doesn't require a lot of technique its great for blowing off steam while I dance I think of Jase and new years eve and my dare and my friends for coming up with the dare. Then spend half an hour working on my technique and the little gymnastics I know so I can put those little tricks in my dance. The worst thing I need to work on is my flexibility I spend as much time a I can In splits.

my mom then calls me in for our normal Saturday pancake breakfast I pull on my Adidas hoodie. When breakfast is over its 11:30. I text Jacob to see if he wants to come practice the contemporary routine for the Competition this month. He says he'll be there in 15 minute's. I go back to my studio and stretch until Jacob gets here. He always let's himself In, he has a key we've just been great friend's for so long.

We then spend the day working on contemporary and take a lunch break with sandwiches but besides that we practiced all day. Then out of no where it's 5 ' o'clock. "I've got to start getting ready for the dance. I'll see u there right?" I say. "Alright see there."

I then grab my dance bag, water bottle, and throw on my hoodie ten walk up to my room. First thing I do is take a shower I already have a layer of sweat from dancing. After my shower I change into my yoga pants tank top and hoodie and watch TV until mom drives me over to faiths house. It's about a 15 minute drive to faiths.

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My mom drops me off because she's busy with work. I knock on the door and Faith opens it. "hi come in everyone is already hear there all in my room follow me." "Great i can't wait for the dance." i say. when i come in to faiths room everyone's either doing hair,nails,or makeup i'm not good at either three once Tina is done with Selah's nails she comes to do mine. "What color would you like?" Tina asks. "how about bright red and black." i say. "sure." she says. first she does a layer of clear. Then a layer of red on every other finger then a layer of black on the other fingers that aren't red black. She then does another layer of red and black and finally another layer of clear. when shes done it looks amazing its almost like a art piece on my nails once they dry i give her a hug. "thank you there beautiful." i say. she says. "no problem just don't ruin them." "I'll try my best." i say.

Next Ashley just finishes faith's french braid that curves around her head then ends right over her shoulder. Ashley comes up with the most amazing hair styles. i want to be surprised so i don't watch as she brushes and pulls and twists and pins. i have really long hair that goes down to my hips normally i let it hang around my head. When i dance i just put a bun on top of my head. When Ashley was done there were two fish tail braids that led to the back of my head were the braids are then noted and twisted. "OMG Ashley its amazing." i say. "it really isn't that complicated." well thank you it rocks!" i say. "your welcome." she says.

Finally i go over to Natalie to do my makeup. "I'm guessing you want something black like normal." she says. "Yup you know me to well." i always were black. i just don't like to be colorful. "alright just sit still and close your eyes." she says. "Alrighty" i say. After about 15 minutes of spraying rubbing and applying. she says. "open your eyes." for a moment i don't recognize myself i have bright red lips, long black eyelashes, black and white ombre eye shadow, my normally sun burnt skin with millions of freckles is smooth and lightly tanned. i then realize that stranger in the mirror is me. "Natalie i look like a different person thank you." i say. "oh it was easy you look great." she says.

I then go put on my "dress" or my black pleated skirt and white crop top with black dots. i also have silver heart earrings and the matching black and silver heart necklace. then black three inch heals with black lacing up my ankle with a bow in the back.

i then head back to faiths room and grab my wallet we then take a few selfies and regular photos to. I bring my wallet every were it consists my phone, money, library card, school ID, starbucks card, mp3 player wich has over 500 songs for all my dancing. Faiths mom then drives us to school and says she'll be back at ten. Ashley finds Conner and they go dance i find Jacob everyone else goes and dances with each other.

"Hey Jacob want to tango ill go request a song." i ask. "sure i cant stand watching these idiots they have no technique." he says. "alright ill be right back." i walk over to the DJ table and say."hey can you play the first song on playlist tango." he says "sure." i then hurry back to Jacob. "c'mon lets go." i say as i walk on to the dance floor. The song starts and everyone wonders back to the walls probably because everyone hates the music. Me and Jacob then start off we just dance. We do a couple lifts and tricks and soon the song ends. Then the regular pop music comes back on and everybody else goes back to there terrible technique dancing. "good job Jacob." i say "you to we rocked." he says. i then go get my mp3 player from the DJ. "thanks!" i say he says "No prob" i then step outside the gym into the cold air night. I lean against the wall and think why did i do that i hope jase didn't know who i was it was so much fun though. i see that the door is opening SHOOT the one person who could come through the door. its Jase.

"UM. hey i'm jase i just wanted to say your dancing with Jacob was really cool." he says.

"i know who you are and thank you i practice every day. the most surprising thing though is that you don't know who i am." i say.

"Who are you?" he asks confused.

"i'm in your PE class me physical education is dance my name starts with J." i say.

"Wait a second your J-Jade what." he says.

"yah i know i look very different don't make a big deal about it." i say.

"Its not that i just thought you did stuff like ballet or Hip hop you know something typical." he says.

"No well i do a little hip hop but i cover a lot more than that." i say.

"well your a amazing dancer." he says

"I'm really not that good." i say

"no your really good like really good."

"thank you, but really i'm not that good."

he then leans in like he would kiss me i then back away so he never does.

"Wow dude you don't even know me besides aren't you looking for your mystery girl." i say.

"i'm sorry i don't now what i was doing." he says.

"its alright well i've got to go." i say.

i then head back into the gym were Jacob is standing against the wall i just basically stand there with Jacob until ten. we all then get dropped off at our own houses. i wipe off all the makeup change into my regular dance outfit and dance until one in the morning just trying to work through my thoughts. i'm practicing my turns one minute almost flying and then i stumble and trip i've seen this before i broke my ankle i'm screaming at the top of my lungs. what has happened to my life how could this happen.