I'm ten years old and already my father has made plans for me. He made me stop dancing two years ago and wants me to only focus on my school. I never understood why he made me stop dancing.
But I couldn't stop dancing. I've tried but I can't. I dance all the time. We always hang around my friends' Emma's house. She and her family know how hard my life has been since my mother died. I can always count on them. Emma's like my sister and her family is like my second family. We've known each other since we were born. our parents were best friends but since my dad remarried they haven't talked much and we all think it's because of her new wife.
At times it seems like he forgets about me. Sometimes I wonder if he even wants me around anymore. And it breaks my heart.
The night seemed very long. My stomach pain was gone but ever since I woke up minutes ago I can't seem to fall back asleep. I started to remember the discussion I had with my father the night before. We never had discussions but all of a sudden we started having a lot recently.
I had just received a letter from Juilliard. I've always wanted to go there and apparently they've heard of me. I'm not sure how they did but I got a letter from them. The letter said that they wanted to hear more from me but I don't even know how they even heard of me in the first place. It also said that they would like for me to come by the school and that they wanted to talk to my parents.
I was so happy that the first thing I did was go to Emma's house and told her all about it. She lived near so I just ran to her house.
"Emma! Emma open up!" I yelled banging on her door.
When I was about to know on the door again Mrs. Wright opened the door.
"Audrey what's going on?" she asked with a smile on her face. she was never angry with me and she knows that I'm really excited about something.
"Is Emma home?" I asked out of breath.
"Yes she's with the rest of the girls in the living room. Come on in sweetie." she said as she opened the door wider and I ran to the living room where all my friends were in. Emma, Lexi, Arianna, and Mia.
Emma has Green eyes that at times it seems like they're grey. She has soft brown hair and clear skin. Lexi has the same eyes and hair as Emma only hers is a bit darker and its wavy. Arianna has dark brown eyes with very long dark brown hair. And Mia has brown eyes with dirty blond hair. We are all really great friends.
"Audrey!" they all screamed and we hugged for a long time.
"I have to tell you guys something!" I screamed as I jumped up and down holding on to the letter in my hands. "I got a letter from Juilliard! I don't know how they know about me but they do! And they want me to go visit their school!" I said fast and out loud. When I finished they all stared at me.
"You too?' asked Emma.
"What do you mean? I asked a bit confused.
"I got a letter too." she said.
"Let me see these letters" said Emma's mom and we handed her the letters. "Well they say the dame thing but how does Juilliard know about you two?"
"I don't know." Emma and I said in unison. Right then the phone rang and Mrs. Wright answered.
"Hello. . . Yes she is. . . Sure." and hung up
She gave me back the letter and said "They're waiting for you at your house."
"Oh ok. I'll see you guys at school on Monday. Bye" I said to my friends making my way to the door.
"Bye" they all said.
I made my way to my house and decided to tell my dad about the letter. Maybe he would know something about it.
"Where were you young lady?" apparently somebody was waiting for me at the door. and it was not my dad.
"I was at Emma's house." I told Fibi.
"I don't like those people" she said in one of her many tones which are all annoying.
"I know." I said and kept walking.
"Well dinners ready and we're all waiting for you at the table." she said as she walked past me like she's all that.
"Hi dad." I said as I sat on the chair next to him. "Guess what I got?" I asked with a smile.
"What is it?" he asked as he read his newspaper.
"A letter from Juilliard." and everything stopped.
"What?" everybody said. My dad, Fibi, Gina, and Jonathan.
"Let me see this letter." my dad said.
I gave him the letter and he read it for a long time.
What he told me next I didn't expect. "Forget you ever got this letter." he said as he walked to the fire chimney and burned the letter.
"Dad!" I yelled as I ran to him. "Why are you doing this? You know I love to dance! you know mom wanted me to go there!"
"Well mom's not here!" he yelled at me.
I felt tears in my eyes. And I felt my heart break.
"I wish she was that way you would be happy again! that way you wouldn't have married her!" I said pointing at Fibi.
"Watch your tone young lady!"
"No! I want to go to Juilliard dad! Why won't you let me? Why did you make me stop dancing? Why dad why?"
I was crying so hard my vision was blurry from all the tears falling from my eyes.
"Because I said so! You're not going to Juilliard ok. You're going to Harvard. " he wouldn't stop yelling at me.
"But I don't want to go to Harvard dad."
"Well you are. Go to your room!"
"I hate you!" I yelled and ran to my room. I cried myself to sleep and those were the last words I said to my father. And I will regret it for the rest of my life.
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