Cruise crush

An unknown world (her perspective)

   I walk in the gym. I turn on my music and hit the treadmill. What was Sarah thinking. She knows I don't like that past. The people were rude and mean and it was all about competition, throughing one another under the bus, taking every opportunity to make someone look bad. Im sorry but I think friends will last a life time and dance will leave you at any moment. I turn up my music as loud as it can go. 

    I am reminded of the first day I started at the dance academy. I made this friend named Katrina. We called her Kat. Not Sams girlfriend. She was blonde. She was wild and goofy, not serious about dance. Then was Tara she was the natural one. Everyone wish they had the talent she did. Sammy and I were alike. We shared so much in common, except he was a guy and I was a girl. The girl named Abigale was the meanest of them all. She was defiantly one of the reasons I don't talk to them. Christian was a rebel not sure what he wanted. But I understood him. And last but not least, there was Ethan, Kat's older brother. Broke my heart. My first love. I don't know where he is even at in this world. He was 2 years older than the rest of us. 

   I look up and I was no longer on the treadmill, I was on the empty space in the gym, dancing one of my solos. Maybe it was the people that made me leave, it was the dancing. I love dancing but, dancing just didn't love me back. I get into my dance. It was a ballet solo from the nut cracker. I remember every part, every step. And then I fall, I was interrupted by the light. 

   "Aye summer camp" The Australian like voice said. There was only one person who gave me that name. "On your holiday?" It was Ethan. 

   My heart dropped 1oo feet below sea level. I Didn't even know what to say. I haven't seen him since I was 16. 

   "Still dancing I see. What happen to good old softball?" 

   I stand up. "I uh, I graduated. 3 years ago." 

  He looks at me with a side grin. "No scholarship? I figured that if you left dance for that, you must of been better at that." He was being cocky but I could tell he was a little happy to see me. His blue eyes were as bright as Colby's. He had blonde hair and the cutest dimples. Still fit as ever. "Oh and nice twerking by the way." 

   I just stand there quietly. I wanted to give him a hug  but at the same time, I felt like I was 16 again. Ethan always had something to say about my dancing. "What are you doing here?" 

   "Well I teach the coroghphry for the crew members on the ship for showtime." He scans me up and down. "I can see that you haven't changed. Including your dancing." there it was. 

   I grab my items. "Im sorry, I was just blowing off steam." I started to walk. 

   "Leaving already?" He stops me. "I saw your cousin talking to Abigail." She put her and your name on the competition list. Usually we just get drunks to sign up and its a comedy show, but I think this will be interesting." He makes it sound like he and Abigail are together. 

   "Its just for fun. Something you wouldn't know how to do." 

   He laughs. "Do you remember Abigail? Nothing is just for fun when it comes to her. She might actually loose this round." He closes his eyes for a second, thinking about saying something. "Look, I have an open studio and if you would like to practice with you friends, I could help corigraph someting" He was actually being nice. 

   "That seems great and all but wouldn't your girlfriend be mad that your helping the enemy?" 

    He bust out laughing. "Wow Maddie, you could always make me laugh. Abigail and I, we compete against each other. I despise her more than I do you." 

  I look down. "Oh." I smile a little as I pull my hair back. 

  He looks at me with a grin and then looks behind me with a confused look. "But I think your boyfriend is waiting for you." 

   I turn around. I forgot about Colby. I thought he was eating. "Colby, this is Ethan, my old...."

   "Im an old friend of hers. Nice to meet you mate." Ethan says to Colby as he shakes his hand. "I was helping her do this dance thing for a competition her cousin signed her and her friends up for. I think your name and a couple of other guys name were one there as well. Look you lovely couple and your possey meet me here tomorrow at 4 pm and we will start training." He says. "Nice to see you summer camp" 

   Colby and I walk out. "Is there something you want to tell me about?" he ask with a smile.