New Beginnings

Chapter 9-Just a Friend

Emily's POV

I come out of rehearsals to see Riley in the corner, curled up in a ball.
"Ri, you OK?" I ask, going up to her. She looks up and I see tears streaming down her face. I pull her into a hug and she accepts.
"What happened Ri?" I ask.
"I-I-I mess-messed up the-the routine," she sobs into my shoulder.
"What routine?"
"My solo audition f-f-for J-troupe."
"Why did you mess it up?"
"B-b-before I went i-in S-Stephanie and Tiff-Tiffany said that I was bad and horrid words and I couldn't stop thinking about it and it distracted me and I messed up and I ran out."
"Oh Ri."
"Why are you still friends with them? After all the things they have said you're still friends."
"They're nice to me."
"Well you should tell them to be nice to be aswell then! Now, all because of them I'm going to be kicked out of J-troupe!"
"What?!"
"The auditions were for J-troupe Emily! I you don't get the audition then you can't go to studio anymore!"
"I'm sure Kate will understand."
"NO SHE WON'T!" She then storms off. I think I just made this worse...

Riley's POV

I wipe the tears off my face as I go into Squeezed. I see Tiffany and Stephanie and I turn around.
"Hey midget!" Stephanie shouts. Reluctantly, I turn around. "How was your audition? Messed it up as usual?"
"Yeah because of you!" I shout.
"Well, you need to learn to get a grip and forget what I said, even though it's true! Riley, you obviously can't cope on J-troupe. You're a worthless dancer and not being in J is doing you a favour so if anything, you should be thanking me!"
"Well-uuhhhhh." I can tell I've lost this one. With that, I run back out again.

Chloe's POV

I see Riley run past the door so I decide to go out and talk to her.
"Riley," I say, following her.
"What?" she asks, turning round to face me.
"What happened?"
"Oh you know, Stephanie and Tiffany happened."
"When I get my hands on them-"
"Chloe there's no point, I'm not even in studio anymore."
"We haven't heard the results yet!"
"I don't need to, I'm going home."
"I can come."
"It's fine, it's like a ten minute walk."
"OK just, text me." She nods, getting her bag and running out the door.

Riley's POV

I run out of the door and navigate my way home. I've never walked home before but cars have windows, I think I know my way. There's no point in me staying because there's no way I would get the audition like that.

I've been walking for about five minutes and I'm completely lost. I get out my phone and speed dial Em's number.
"Hey Ri, you OK?" she asks.
"No," I say.
"Where are you?"
"I don't even know Em, I tried to walk home but I'm lost and I don't know how I'm supposed to tell Mom to pick me up because I ran away. She'd kill me!"
"Just-when did you get lost."
"I don't even know, I left studio around five minutes ago."
"When do J get sent home?"
"Just under half and hour."
"OK just hang in there, I'm sure somebody will come from J like Chloe or something."
"But Em-"
"Soz Ri, gotta go."
"But Em-" She hangs up. That's right- sisters always help each other. I then have an idea which I must have been stupid to not have thought of before-a taxi(just from my lack of knowledge of Canada I literally looked up on Google 'Canadian taxi' just to make sure that they actually have taxis in Canada. I do weird things) I rummage around in my pockets and bag to find any money. None. I spent it all on that juice I never drank.

~~~Half an hour later~~~

My phone died ten or so minutes ago(ha it rhymes! Anyways...) so I have no contact of anyone. At all. I hear voices. Something I haven't heard for the past half hour. I look round the corner and see James walking down the road on the phone.
"Mom I'm fine," he says." I'm thirteen years old if someone tries to kidnap me I'll just punch him or something....Mom I'm fine goodbye." I then see him out his phone away and this us my chance. I know im trying to avoid James but this is potentially life saving.
"James," I say, standing up, trying to act as casual as I can.
"Hey Riley look, I'm sorry for not helping you with your solo, it would make it less likely for that to happen."
"No Steph and Tiff said some really mean things about my dancing and it distracted me."
"Trust me, they're jealous, cos you're amazing!"
"Thanks. Anyways, umm...I'm lost, I ran out of studio, thinking that I knew my way home but I...didn't."
"K well...one that was will of you and two why don't me you and Chloe go to the park and chill."
"Sure, thanks."
"Don't even worry about it." I get my phone out and text Chloe.

-hey chlo meet James and I at the park ASAP
-Nothing urgent don't worry we're just chilling

I put my phone away and James and I go to the park where we see Chloe.

~~~two hours later~~~

We're all leaving now and I can't thank James enough.
"Do you know your way home from here?" He asks.
"Yeah thanks, for everything. If it werent for you I'd be sitting in the street for the rest of my life probably." He laughs at that. We then depart and after today I'm happy; I think I can now happily accept James as just a friend. Forever.

OK so I said this on my last chapter and it applies to all my future chapters: I wrote most of this on my phone so please excuse any mistakes.