Dance with me tonight- Nochelle

Chapter 40

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Noah's pov
So Elite have won the duet, small group and female solos round. So have The Next Step though. We have to compete against them for the semi finals. I'm just marking the routine when my phone starts ringing and it's Richelle trying to FaceTime me. I answer.
"Hey Noah!" She says.
"Hey Richy." I say back.
"Are you coming home soon?" She asks.
"I have something to tell you." I say.
"What is it?" She asks.
"Well I'm back withElite for the final two rounds." I say.
"Ok." She says.
"So you're cool with it?" I ask, a little shocked.
"If it's what you're happy with, then I'm ok with it." She says.
"I love you so much Richelle." I say.
"I love you loads as well." She says.
"So how's your ankle?" I ask.
"It's actually a lot better. The doctor says it's heeling fast." She says.
"That's great news!" I say.
"I'll be back dancing in no time!" She says and smiles.
"Has my dad found a house yet?" I ask.
"Not yet. However he has found a job!" She says excitedly.
"Really? What does he do?" I ask.
"Well he got a job as a policeman!" She says.
"A policeman, really?" I say.
"You don't seem too happy about it." She says.
"Well being a policeman can be dangerous and I don't want to loose another parent." I say.
"Oh yeah. I'm sure he'll be fine. Actually it's his first day today!" She says.
"Cool." I say.
I keep talking to her until I see that she's moving.
"Richelle where are you?" I ask.
"Standing behind you." She says.
I turn around to see her smiling at me. I run up to her and hug her tightly.
"How did you get here?" I ask.
"My mum drove me." I say.
"I'm so happy to see you in person." I say and hug her again.
"Noah?" She asks.
"Yeah?" I ask and keep hugging her.
"I can't breathe." She says.
I instantly let go of her.
"Sorry." I say.
"That's fine. I wanted you to hug me anyway." She says and I kiss her.
"I love you Noah." She says.
"I love you Richelle." I say back.
"So you made it to semi finals!" She says and sits down.
I sit next to her.
"Yeah." I say.
"What are you going to do after nationals?" She asks.
"I'm going to go back to The Next Step. But only if you can dance again. If you can't, I'll wait until you ate better and can dance." I say.
"Awh Noah! You're the sweetest boyfriend ever!" She says.
I laugh and give her a kiss on the cheek.
Then Elite marches in.
"Rehearsal now." Tess says.
"I'm busy." I say.
"I don't care if your busy with her." Tess says and points at Richelle.
"Her name is Richelle." I say in her defence.
"Can't stick up for herself?" Tess says in Richelle's face.
Richelle's pov
I just freeze because I haven't dealt with someone like Tess before.
"Does it really matter?" Noah says.
"Rehearsal now." Lucien says.
Noah looks at me.
"You'd better go." I say.
"Thanks." He says and walks off with Elite.
I think I'm going to get something to eat.
As I'm standing in line, I see Thalia standing next to me.
"Hey Thalia!" I say.
"Oh hi Richelle!" She says.
"How are you?" She asks.
"I'm better than I was last time I saw you. My ankle is a lot better." I say.
"Good because we need you if we want to win internationals." She says.
"Thanks but you haven't won nationals yet." I say.
"True but we're going to crush Elite." She says.
"Good luck." I say.
"Thanks." She says and leaves.
It kind of hurts that she wants to 'crush' them because Noah is in that team.
Soon enough I find my seat in the audience because they are about to start. Elite is up first and then The Next Step.
Noah's pov
They just called our name so we walk on stage and get into our starting positions. The music starts playing and people are clapping. It's going really well until I land an aerial wrong and I hear a snap. It hurts so badly but I keep dancing.
Kate's pov
Me and A troupe are waiting in the wings because we're up next when Noah lands an aerial and gasps. He keeps dancing but he isn't doing as well as he was before.
Noah's pov
Every time I move, the pain is excruciating.
Kate's pov
Elite 's dance is long and Noah can't last much longer. I run to the judges table and A troupe are calling for me to come back but I ignore them. I tell point out Noah to the judges.
"STOP DANCING." A judge shouts.
The music stops and Elite looks confused except Noah, who drops to the ground.
Noah's pov
When I drop to the floor, I try and feel my leg but I'm in so much pain I can't move. Elite just look at me and toss their heads. Then they walk off stage and I'm left there in so much pain. How could they do that?
"Noah!" I hear Richelle calling from the audience.
Then A troupe from The Next Step run on stage.
"Noah what happened?" Eldon asks while James and West try to get me up.
I can't speak because I'm in too much pain. All of a sudden the paramedics run on stage and take me away on a stretcher.
"What's your name?" They ask while running past everyone.
"Noah." I spit out.
"Ok Noah, we're going to take you away in the ambulance to hospital." A woman says.
"No. Richelle." I say.
"Who's Richelle?" They ask.
"My girlfriend. She watched me get injured and hasn't got anyone with her. You have to get her." I say.
"Where is she?" They ask.
"In the audi- owww." I say.
"It's ok, we'll get Richelle now." They say and put me in the ambulance.
One of them runs off and a few minutes later, they come back with Richelle.
"To the hospital now!" The woman yells.
"Don't panic Noah, you'll be ok." Richelle says.
"Dancing is dangerous sometimes." A paramedic says.
"I've texted your dad and my mum that you're in hospital." Richelle says.
"Thanks." I say and squeeze her hand because of the pain.
She strokes my forehead and calms me down.
"Richelle promise me something." I say.
"What?" She asks.
"That you'll audition for the internationals team." I say.
"I can't promise that sorry." She says.
"Why?" I ask.
"Because I'm staying with you." She says and kisses my forehead.
Then we arrive and I'm taken into the operating room.