Manhattan (Dance Moms Fanfic)

Chapter 2

Although I was in desperate need of sleep, there was no way I'd get any with six other screaming girls in the car. Even though my phone's volume was at the highest level, all I could hear was everyone chanting One Direction and Justin Bieber lyrics. 

I grabbed a Ibuprofen tablet from my bag and swallowed it, hoping it would help with my worsening headache. What else could go wrong today?

We finally arrived at our hotel. I got out last, grabbed my bags, and walked to the suite I shared with Mackenzie, my mom, and my step-dad Greg. As soon as I opened the door, I went straight to the room Kenzie and I shared.

"Hey Mads," Greg said as he surfed through channels. I wasn't in the mood to talk right now.

I grabbed my laptop and sat on my bed. I needed to get my mind of things for a little bit. Without even thinking, I typed in twitter.com in the omnibox. My feed was immediately filled with tweets from the fans I followed. 

omg, why was maddie being so mean to kendall? she's such a brat!!

Maddie is so cocky. She made Kendall cry.

i used to love maddie but tbh now i hate her #oops

Tears began to stream down my face. They found out, I thought. 

I clicked on a link that brought me to a new YouTube video of the incident. Nobody could hear what Kendall and I were saying in the beginning, but Kendall getting upset and storming away was clear, as well as me running away. I tried to keep from viewing the comments, but I couldn't help myself. 

People didn't even know what really happened, yet they believe rumors and make up their own stupid theories about the event.

In a angry rage mixed with sadness, I slammed my laptop shut. A part of me wanted to take that stupid trophy and break it in half. It's completely worthless; it means nothing to me.

About to stand up and get my trophy, my mom knocked on the door.

"What?" I asked, annoyed.

She came in. "Everybody's going out for celebratory dinner, want to go?"

"Not really."

"Well, you kind of have to. Why don't you take a shower and get ready?"

I sighed. Every single emotion was going through me at the moment. After a few minutes, I finally got up and took a quick shower. I redid my hair and makeup, and then put on my new Sally Miller dress. 

I finished the look with my favorite sparkly flats, some Tiffany jewelry, and a Chanel bag. I returned to the bathroom to make sure I looked okay.

"Maddie, come on! You're so slow!" Mackenzie said as she banged on the door.

"Shut up! You're so annoying," I yelled back.

"We're leaving!"

"Fine."

All four of us met up with everyone else in the lobby of our hotel. We were the last to arrive. Kenzie ran to give Brooke a hug, but I just stood by my mom and Greg. 

"Mads, go talk to your friends!" my mom whispered to me. "Come on, go!" 

I decided to try to fix things with Kendall, and put a smile on my face. Acting all hyper, I skipped to Kendall.  "Hey Kendall," I said. She ignored me. Didn't even look at me. In fact, she turned completely around and walked the other way.

I was honestly hurt. I didn't understand what I did wrong. It's not my fault that I won first place, and I was never rude to Kendall. I was just trying to make her happy. What did I do wrong?

I decided to leave Kendall alone, since she was obviously still upset. I decided that I would try again maybe tomorrow. I went over to Brooke, another one of my best friends.

"Hey Brooke," I said.

"Oh, hi Maddie," Brooke said. At least Brooke was mature enough to acknowledge me, but she had no excitment in her voice. I could tell she didn't want to talk to me.

"Do you want to sit by me in the car?" I asked.

"Sorry, I'm sitting by Kenzie."

"Oh, what about at the restaurant?"

"I'm sitting by Kenzie and Ally."

"Oh, that's okay." 

Brooke walked away to go talk to the rest of the girls. I didn't understand why everybody was ignoring me. Did I have bird flu? It's bad enough Kendall was mad at me, but now everyone is. 

I returned to my spot beside my mom, who was talking to the other moms. I could hear that they were talking about me, but Holly changed the subject as I approached. 

I looked at my 'friends'. I felt so alone. Seeing them have fun and laugh without me was like somebody stabbing me a thousand times. But what was even worse was seeing Kendall teaching our handshake to Paige and Nia.

At that moment, I couldn't take it anymore. "I need some fresh air," I told my mom and calmly left the hotel.