Starborn

LEOTA

Soft jazz music is playing in the background, making me feel secure and happy. My body starts to gracefully move at the rhythm of the enjoyable clarinet.

As the rhythm starts to slow down and picks up a slow ballad melody, I slowly prepare myself to start dancing on pointe.

As the back of my feet start to raise up into the air, I feel more connected to the flow of the soft jazz tune. After a few minutes dancing a loud knock disturbs the jazz atmosphere I had established.

"Lee!! Its time for supper" the voice belongs to my dad, I sigh as I stop the music. I open the door and leave my room. Meanwhile, I'm going downstairs I could smell the delicious stuffed pork my mom was cooking.

I sit down at the table, Mom serves me a slice of pork and some mashed potatoes.
When Mom sits at the table, her eyes looking directly at me, I sense that she is planning something

"Lee, have you decided already?" Mom asked as she lowered her fork and stared at me.

"Mom, I don't want to go..." I replied and quickly lowered my eyes, I hate talking about this topic. "But sweetie, think about all the benefits we- "

"NO! YOU JUST THINK OF YOURSELF!"I interrupted.Furious, I push the table away from me and I quickly leave the kitchen.

"All the benefits... blah blah blah" I grumbled to myself. My parents want to send me a year to France to study math. They want to send me because I'm really good at math.

Even the stupid principal talked to my parents and told them I could easily win a scholarship to the prestigious school of Math in France

Just because I have that talent doesn't mean I like it! Dancing has always been my passion, especially ballet. But my parents never were supportive of that hobby.

They prefer that I study something USEFUL like math. I just hate my parents sometimes...

I lay down in my bed feeling angry and sad. I want to pursue Ballet, not something as boring as math!

I grab my phone and start texting, just to ease my mind for a bit. A few minutes go by, then an hour, when a random message pops up.

[[unknown: I see you want to pursue ballet, eh? Click accept and I'll help you]]
[[ACCEPT]] [[DECLINE]]

As a smart individual, I click... decline. Oh wow, a magical unknown message will make my dreams come true! Yeah, right.

It's probably about 11:30 pm, my parents are asleep by now, so I call Juliette if she can sneak out and come here. "Hey Julie" I greeted her by the phone. "hey" she answered back. " wanna study?" I asked. The study was our code word for sneaking out to each other's houses. "yeah I'll get there about in 15 minutes" "okay see ya" I ended the call.

"Hey Lee!" she said in a quite loud voice. "Julie! Keep it down!" I whispered back. "Sorry" she replied smiling. We sit on my bed and I sigh. "What's wrong Lee?" She asked. "Not much I'm just tired" I lied, I didn't want to remember what had just happened. "Oh c'mon lee! I know you are not tired!" She added playfully

"Leota, come on I know you... I'm your friend you can tell me anything!" Juliette said with a more serious tone. "Fine, Mom and Dad had again *THE TALK*," I remarked. "Each time it gets worse, they are now a bit more desperate and it's just bad. Now I don't have a choice"

"Oh, Lee... I know you'll succeed and you'll stay here!", "I'm not so sure about that..." I replied.  Suddenly another text appears on my phone. "Oooh who is texting you?" said Juliette with a singing voice kind of teasing me. " Oh C'mon! ugh" I snapped. I check my phone and

[[unknown: don't ignore me I know you have seen this message]]

[[ACCEPT]] [[DECLINE]]

"Do you know who that is?" asked Juliette. "Nope, I have no idea". I clicked decline again and continued to talk with Juliette. An hour passed since the last message was sent when Juliette made this quite strange remark.

"Hey, since when do you have a star wallpaper on your phone? I thought you don't like space" "Pfft, I think you are tired, I haven't changed it since forever" I replied. "Here take a look, I know for a fact that I YET haven't gone insane" Juliette handed me my phone just to see that my regular holographic wallpaper was there. "Julie, what has gotten into you? Like you've been teasing me this whole time. Just stop" I said.

"No! I swear it was different! Ugh, well nevermind then" she replied. The night went, as usual, we watched a Disney movie and we gossiped some more until we were both tired. "Well goodnight Lee, see ya tomorrow," Juliette said between yawns. " Goodnight Julie" I replied, and like that she disappeared. 

I quickly put on my PJs and I slip into bed. While I'm trying to sleep, the messages pop up in my head again. What would have happened if I clicked accept? I pondered. Ugh! I couldn't get the thought out of me! Why do I have to be so curious?! 

I start to sing because that helps me to sleep. Especially Disney songs.

Remember me, though I have to say goodbye

Remember me, don't let it make you cry

For even if I'm far away I hold you in my heart...

I sing a secret song to you each night we are apart

And like that, I fall asleep.

Okay, okay I kind of forgot about Wattpad... But I recently got inspiration so expect new chapters ;) -Val