Touching the Sky

"Are you messing around with me Kate?" I said loudly. The guys and girls, that were in that hallway, stared at us and I could feel Kate's,aka Downer, eyes burning in control. She's always saying how perfect she is when she's dancing and how perfect is her body. My body is all what the dance companies are looking for, so stop searching. Yeah... That's what she says.

 We attend Maryland School of Arts. A school for dancers and artist. I study dance, as Kate. The difference is that she studies Ballet. I, on the other hand, HipHop.

"I only told you the truth, you look like monkeys dancing at the rhythm of drums" She said with her sophisticated accent and relaxed, making me lose all my control. Like ballet is only the best and acceptable thing in the world, but she hasn't realized that when you go to a concert  there are no ballet dancer but only hiphop.

Ah... I forgot that she only goes to Ballets because hiphop, pop, rap, and so on are not music for her. The world is just ballet. That's what she thinks, she looks down on us just because we are different from her.

"And have you seen yourself? You look like a stick, you wouldn't survive a hiphop rehearsal. No, you know why? because all you do is be on your toes and lift your arms and legs. That's all y'do!" I scream in fury and hiting the wall.

"Ali, stop!" Said my BFF, Carmen(aka Cream,because she loves it and also because her hair is almost white)., trying to stop me by hugging me from my back.

"Stop Cream. She's not insulting me, she's insulting all of us!" I said pointing to the crowd that had formed. I could see everyone accepting what I'e just said. Kate Moose is known for been the Downer. She the Queen of b*tching and messing with everyone that's on her way to her ballet classes.

"I know but, you will end up fighting, I know you! Let's go please, we have to get ready for rehearsal!" She said insisting and shaking my arms.I couldn't avoid her. Her grey eyes and  blonde, almost white, hair was on a low pony tail, she looked like a doll full of concern.

"I won't. Do you  really think that I'd waste my energy because of her?" I say pointing Kate. Then I look at Kate "Stop messing around with me, or everyone. We have more important things to do, like practice, go to the gym or even get inspiration to write or draw something"

"Have you been in toe shoes before?" She said calmly, clearly provoking me. She putted her chestnut hair on the back of her ears. And her green eyes with the "Downer" look. Geez... what's wrong with her!? Is she really that closed minded to not accept that there is more in the world than ballet? 

"No" I said with the last drop of patience that I had.

"Don't speak if you don't know how hard it is then! Do you know how hard we train to look like we aren't suffering? We suffer more than you, we are the ones that have better things to do" She said loudly, also losing her selfcontrol. That hurted me, she has to pay.

I threw myself over her and hit her in the face. Ok, I know I have short temper but she was insulting all of us, not just me. She deserved it! I was the only one that could face her without ending up crying or doing something crazy. I stood up and look her with disgust.

"You shouldn't talk either, you haven't been on a hiphop rehearsal either!" I said angrily watching her squeezed on the floor because she was in pain. Y'feel that! That was hiphop hiting you! I thought to myself. I feel so much better right now.

"I haven't because I don't want to look like you, a monkey!" She said in pain. I've just beat her up and she is so dummy to contienue? Man... This girl really is screaming to be hit! I rolled her with my foot and kick her in the ribs.

She squeezed again and cried out in pain. Then I realize that I've gone too far, I didn't care because she was shouting to be kick. Her mother hadn't taught her to leave bad thoughts on her mind and not say bad things about someone?

Then, something I haven't planned happened.

Mrs. Williams, the headmistress of the School was there.

"Miss Alice Creck! To my office, NOW!" She said powerfully and calm at the same time. The NOW snapped me, I'm in real trouble.

The crowd disappeared.

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I was sitting in "The Office", were you usually are because you are either in trouble or to be congratulated. I think we both know that I'm not here to be congratulated. Waiting for Mrs. Williams I looked around the office. I saw pictures of ballerinas, trophies and many awards, all directed to Daniella Williams. She's a legend, best dancer award five consecutive years. Best solo, pas deux(dancing with a partner) and Lead Dancer, as in Prima Donna.

I heard the door opened and a lady in her 40's with brunette hair and blue eyes was in the frame, Mrs. Williams. She took a seat and looked at me seriously.

"Third time in a month, are you happy?" She said. So... Yes this is the third time that things like this  happened. I could feel the sadness in every word. She was disappointed. I couldn't answer, I'm not happy for being in here. I'm because I shut Kate up.

"She was insulting all of us" I said in my defense. "I was the only one that could face her!"

"And left her without dancing for three months" She putted her hands on the desk "Do you realize how it is going to affect everyone! To her, to the school and also to you!"

I haven't realized that... I clearly need classes to learn how to control my temper.

"I'm sorry" I said hoping for it to enough for me to be free again. I was looking at the floor, I was ashamed but I didn't regret it.

"An apology isn't going to bring our best ballet dancer to her normal state, neither going to free you." She said loudly "Our school's name is in game. There is a show in three months time, and Kate was supposed to be the female lead dancer. Now, we have to find a replacement, start all over the practices and do new fittings because all the rolls are going to change, because of your little fight!" Now she was shouting.

I admit it, I'm scared.

"But I have a solution, one that will bring good news for you and me. You'll be transfered to the ballet deparment and be her replacement" She said with a smirk. "You will start tomorrow as a ballet student for three month and be the lead dancer in that show"

This is REAL punishment, I'm so screwed.

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So this is my  2nd book I post, the first one is secrets of the past, and It's a story that I've always thought about it, but never wrote it. So it was time to write it! Hope you like it!

It has a little bit of what I and DancerNwriter16 like! Hope you like it!

This goes for the dancers! And the ones that have short temper too!

P.D: I speak spanish sorry if I have mistakes!

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