C Minor // R5

Second Chances for Some

One day later, and the devastation is still seeping into me. I'm on my balcony, reading Macbeth, when I get a phone call. I answer, scared it's Ross, or any other member of R5.

"Hello?" I ask, hesitantly.

"Hi, is this Gardenia Morahan?" A voice asks.

"Yes." I say.

"Hi, this is Robert Joffrey." He says. I sit up in my seat. Oh my god, this is not happening.

"Oh my gosh, what an honor! I'm an admirer, Mr. Joffrey." I say.

"Please, call me Robert." He says.

I'm on a first name basis with Robert Joffrey.

"I was actually calling because I heard you auditioned a few weeks ago and broke your ankle." He says.

"Unfortunately, I did. But, I'm alright. Thank you." I say.

"Well, Gardenia, my Judges were very impressed with what they saw from you."

"Thank you, Robert." I say.

"SO we would like to offer you a shadow experience with a Joffrey student until you are well enough to dance again." He says.

"How much would this be?" I ask.

"A scholarship." He replies. I silently cheer.

"That sounds amazing!" I say.

"It's at our school headquarters in New York." He says.

New York. That's really far away from-

No. No. No more of him.

"I would love to, Robert. Thank you." I say.

"Thank you, Gardenia." He says.

"When does this begin?" I ask.

"August 2nd. You would fly out and get situated in your dorm the first." He says.

One week.

"Perfect." I say without thinking. "Thank you so much!" I say.

"Our pleasure." He says, hanging up.

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So of course I checked with my parents and CJ, and I kinda hopped they had said no, as horrible as that sounds.

So in one week, I would being going back to the East Coast. And I was happy, but I couldn't just leave.

So I called someone I haven't called in a while.

"Hello?" I asked when they answered the phone. I sigh. "We need to talk."