The Long Journey Of Being Unwanted {Editing}

05

Bree

I feel someone plant a kiss on my forehead. 

"Wake up Bree-Bree" Mark says. 

"I don't want to!" I say stubbornly. He picks me up and carries me to the living room and plops me on the couch. 

"I hate you." I laugh. 

 "Okay. I see how you feel." He says walking away. 

"Markipoo!" I say after him. He looks at me with a confused face. 

"Nicknames." I laugh. I put on a random pair of shoes since this month's category is ballet and I'll have to change into my ballet shoes which they have.

"You know the moves?" He asks. 

"You made me practice every day for an hour. I think I'm good." He chuckles. We pile in the car. When we get there, my mom says, 

"Good luck sweetie." 

"Bring home some gold!" Anayeli jokes. 

"Good luck Sis." Brooklyn smiles giving me a hug. 

"Good luck kiss?" I ask Mark. 

"Sure why not." He says quickly kissing me. 

"I love you." He whispers in my ear. I smile. 

"I love you too. To the moon.." I say. 

"And back." He says kissing the top of my head. I go back stage where my team was staying. Jaxson comes up to me. 

"Hey Bree." He says hugging me. 

"Um hi?" I say confused on why he was talking to me instead of avoiding me like he always does. 

"Coach said that they were looking for teams that are like family. So I have to act like you don't make me want to puke." He whispers. I step on his foot. 

"Ow!" He whisper-yells. 

"Sorry." I say with a giggle.

*Skips to competition*

"Next up is Breeland Miller and Jaxson Cooper dancing to Dancing on My Own By: Calum Scoot." The announcer says. Jaxson and I walk out and get in starting positions.

Mark
I watch how gracefully Bree dances. When the song comes to an end I begin to lightly clap when I see how they end. She was sitting on one of his legs and it looked like they were kissing. Everyone stands up to clap but I stay seated. 

"Jealous much." Brooklyn snickers. 

"Shut up." I say getting up to walk to the place they meet up. Bree walks up to me when she sees me. 

"How'd I do?" She asks. 

"Good until you kissed him." I say in an annoyed tone. 

"Mark you know it meant nothing. You're my boyfriend." She says. 

"Yeah but you dated him you probably still like him." I say. 

"He cheated on me. I don't like cheaters. I can't believe you'd think I like him. I like you." She says. 

"Breeland Coach Riley wants you in there she is getting mad." Her friend Kristiana says. 

"Hey Kristiana." I smile and wave. 

"I'll just be another minute." Bree says. 

"Okay. Make it fast." She says walking back in there. 

"'Look can we talk about it later? I'll come to the stands after the next dance which is the group. We'll have about an hour to talk without interruptions then." She says. I nod and walk away.

*After group dance*

Bree comes and gets me like she said she would. 

"You did good in that group dance." I say. 

"That's not what Coach Riley said." She says in a sad tone. 

"What do you mean?" I ask. 

"She said I was sloppy and that I was a second behind." She says. 

"Look you did great." I say hugging her. 

"Thanks.. Now to the reason I'm talking to you." She says. 

"Look I'm sorry. I'm the jealous type." I say. 

"It's fine but trust me. Please. I would never cheat. Especially with Jaxson." She says. 

"I trust you." I say hugging her. 

"I love you." She says. 

"To the moon..." 

"and back." She says kissing me. I deepen the kiss. Someone interrupts our "moment". 

"What?" She asks looking up to see Alexi standing next to us. 

"Get out of here." I say. 

"Look I just wanted to say sorry you know for punching you." She says. 

"Really?" Bree asks.

"No. You stay out of my way or you'll regret it." She says throwing Bree on the ground. 

"Bree?" I say kneeling down her eyes were closed. She wasn't moving. I shake her a little but she doesn't open her eyes. I pick her up and run to her mom. Why does Alexi like seeing her suffer? What if Bree isn't okay? I panic on the way to the hospital.