Hit the Stage

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Detention

"Well this is just great..." said Jocelyn. "Selena's first day here and we get into detention! You know Sel it's pretty hard to get detention in an arts school but you seemed to do it just fine!"

"Well how was I supposed to know it was gonna happen?! Nobody ever told me the rules of this place!"

"First of all, have you heard of any school that allows you to punch someone without going to detention? I was going tell you the rules when we go home. I just needed you to stay under the radar for one day!!! ONE FLIPPIN' DAY!" she screamed at me.

I stood up and walked over to her "Its not even my fault! If anything it's those stupid bimbos' fault!" She stood up from her desk and got right in my face "You know, maybe that's your problem you blame everyone else for your problems! My mom, your dad, victor, your mom, and me!"

"That's what you think? That I'm blaming everyone else for what happens to me?! I never blamed your parents, or Victor, not even that asshole I call my father and I sure as hell don't blame my mother for what happened so don't act like you know a single thing Jocelyn! I'm only blaming myself and The ONLY other person I blame is YOU! For not being their for me. Calling me back? Helping me out? When my father did what he did! I needed you! I needed you so much! But you were never there! Why not? Why the hell did you never call me back?! Or come see me?"

Her face softened slightly and she was less mad and more guilty right then "God knows I tried calling you! I did! But every time I picked up that phone and I thought of talking to you I just, I didn't know what to say!"

"And that's my fault?! I needed your support! I just needed you to hug me and tell me everything was gonna be alright! I was just... I was just sooo lost and I needed your help. You were the only friend I had JoJo. You were my best friend and you just left me. The only thing that was holding me together, the only person that cared for me is now in a coma!!"

She flinched when I used her old nickname. "Lina..."

Somebody cleared there throat and I turned around only to realize that my new friends were still here. Talk about embarrassing...

"Look I'm sorry to break this up but Mr. Russo is going to come in here if he hears you screaming like this, so I was actually gonna tell you guys that I had an idea... About the showcase?" Layla said.

Dylan stood up and walked over to her "How are we supposed to do that? We need more dancers and musicians and Film/tech there's no way we could manage that! Pretty much everyone in this school has already teamed up."

I turned around then. "Except us! Do the people in our showcase have to be from our school?"

"Not exactly but they can't be professionals or featured and it would help if they were about our age." Layla said.

I smiled grimly then, "Well I guess it's a good thing you have me then!" I looked through my bag to find pictures that I recently got developed. "Okay so before I moved here I was in dance crew 'Zero Gravity'. So you know what that means?"

Layla grinned, "No way!"I smiled, "Yes way! We might have enough people."

"Seriously?!" Cody asked. "We could do it?!"

"Most likely!" I said.

"Okay!" I got the pictures out and set a few on the desk. I pointed to two Latino girls who looked a lot like each other. "The one on the left, that's Carly Rimirez, she can desisign outfits like none other. The one on the right in Lezlee Rodriguez she, can sing. Trust me this girl can belt out notes like its nothing!" I pointed to another picture of two guys. "The one on the right with the blonde cropped hair is trey Scott, he was king of formations and blocks, so we have ourself a set designer! The one on the left with the brown curly hair is Liam Bennett the only white boy i know that can rap. This," I pointed to an Asian boy who was skinny but well built," is Shaun Lo. He is an amazing dancer! So that gives us a

dancer.

"And last but not least," I pointed to a kid that looked half Mexican half Indian." is my ex Jesse, he was my first boyfriend,and carlys younger brother."I smiled and looked at Layla." he is amazing at guitar so he can work with you!"

"Selena this kid looks like he is 15. This is my senior showcase I can't work with some novice!"

I blushed. "Trust me.... Jesse's no novice."

Dylan cleared his throat and said "That's still not enough people."

"Seriously??" I asked. Dylan nodded his head. "Your going to need at least 4 more people and I doubt we can find anyone else with everyone already partnered up and what not."

"Not everyone in this school is teamed up." Whispered Jocelyn as she was leaning against the desk with her arms crossed. Everyone stared at her.

"Really?" I asked.

"Seeing how I know everyone in this school I also know who has partnered up and who hasn't. Call it my curse. Though the people I have in mind are going to need a lot of convincing."

Everyone had the biggest grin on their face. "Well looks like we are going to need convincing from both sides. Alright who's in?"

Layla and Cody said "I" at the same time. Logan and Dylan looked at each other and nodded there heads "were in!"

I looked at Tyler "Ty please!" He smiled at me " I'm in!" I looked at Jocelyn, "Please JoJo! We need you... I need you. Please be here for me this time!" She let out a soft sigh. "Fine, but i'm only going you help get the people you need. Nothing else. You should have enough people without me."

I frowned and thought about it for a while. "Okay." I finally said after a long moment of quietness. "Who is going to Choegraph?" Everyone's eyes landed on Tyler.

"I'm guessing me."

"You think?" Jocelyn said.

"Your like the best dancer ever." I stated. "Yay! Go me. But only if Sel helps me..."

"For sure." I said. He smiled and the teacher walked into the room.

"What's going on here?!"

Logan piped up "We uh.... We were discussing the showcase"

He looked at us skeptically and then said we can leave.

On my way to Jocelyn's car Tyler caught up with me, his blonde hair was quivering in the light wind. "So you know if you want me to I can go with you to talk to your friends.... If you want..." he scratched his head awkwardly.

I laughed "Absolutely!" it was funny watching his usually arrogant and cocky self be so nervous.

"Okay then I'll pick you up about seven?"

"It's a date.... Not like that though"

He smiled and laughed "Of corse not.. I'll uh... I'll see you tonight then" "Yeah sure umm.... Bye then. Oh and Ty? Where something you can dance in!" I smiled at him and got in the car with Jocelyn. She looked at me and raised her eyebrows.

"WHAT?!" I said, "It was nothing! We were just discussing showcase stuff....."

"I didn't say anything....!" she smirked and drove towards her house.

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