The End Of Riley (The Next Step)

Nationals

Today is Nationals and everyone is nervous but yet so excited. We all decided to meet up at the studio before we go to Nationals. Everyone brought their costumes and we got changed and did each other's hair and make-up. All the girls looked beautiful and the boys looked handsome. It only took half an hour to get to the studio that we are preforming at so we were there before everyone else. So we decided to get in a quick practise and find our seats. We were the 5th group to go on. The show started at 4 and we were going on at 4:45. The 2nd group was starting to dance, so I decided it would be a good Idea to go to the toilet so I didn't have to go later. So me and Michelle started walking to the toilet, when we saw Hunter and BETH. They were holding hands and being all cute. I turned to Michelle, "You don't think there dating, do you?"

"No." she didn't seem to sure. Btu before she could be surtan that they weren't, they kissed. I was about to cry. I felt dizzy, I couldn't move. I was stuck there, plastered to the floor. My heart sank. All the pain I had been trying to get rid of for the past 2 weeks had come back. My heart broke even more then it was. I ran. I ran as fast as I could go. I was out the front of the concert hall. I looked around with tries streaming down my face. As people walked past me they looked at me as to ask what was wrong but didn't. I could hear Michelle calling me but didn't go back to her. I felt like running away and never coming back but I knew I had to go back inside and dance, for the others. Just because I'm hurt doesn't mean that they have to be. I went back in and found Michelle. I asked her not to tell anyone else what just happened and she promised me that she wouldn't. She fixed up my make-up and then we went back stage to get ready to dance.

We walked on stage. I was shaking. It was already going bad. The music started to play but I didn't notice. I only noticed who was in the crowd, Hunter and Beth. After a few seconds I realised we had started and I started to dance. I was out of time for a lot of things and I kept messing up. IT was now up to my solo and I had this extravagant jump but I fell and landed on my ankle. It hurt so much I had to get of stage. I danced of the stage in great pain and walked over to Kate and Chris. I told them how much it was hurting so they took me to first aid. I had sprained my ankle. They said it would be fine in a week. Everyone came over to first aid to see me. They told me that we had to go back on stage for presentations. I hopped on to the stage and standed with Michelle. We got best dressed, best chorography and 3rd place and it was all because I was so upset. I felt so guilty. I cried all the way home and didn't go to the studio for the after party. I just sat at home in my room crying.