M.E Is Not Me

Meet The Gang

The dark haired guy gave her a small flirty smile, his blue-green eyes fixed on her making Alissia giggle, he had broad shoulders and muscular arms that he flexed showing off to all the girls- they all swooned of course “Hey I didn’t introduce myself did I gorgeous, I’m Henry, Henry Lang-Rothchester. No point telling me who you are, I think we all know thanks to this one here” He flashed his smile over to Camilla who pretended to look shocked “Henry!” she laughed and then turned to Alissia. “I didn’t mean to tell anyone I was just speaking to some people and well, you know how rude they can be, it was really them who spread it around.. Not myself” Alissia smiled, she understood “Hey it’s cool honestly, people can be so mean” “Tell me about it!” shrieked Serena “Seriously you are so lucky to be at the nice table, I mean some people urgh, just why” “Mmm that accent though” said Henry turning his attention back to Alissia again “I love me a Russian accent” he picked up her hand off the table and started playing with her fingers “Well I love me an English accent” she giggled as Henry winked at her again, his accent was very posh indeed. He wore a Rolex on his wrist- it was obvious he came from a wealthy family. Camilla looked mortified for a second as she looked at her two followers as if to say “Oh my god what is he doing?!” Serena looked back at her and muttered “Don’t worry he likes you really, not the hippy” they laughed and Camilla turned back to Alissia in an unfriendly fashion “Oh yeah we forgot to introduce you to Kristoff” she said casually “This is Kristoff Karlsson, he just moved here from Sweden about a month ago” A blonde guy with longish hair looked up as he’d had previously been deep in thought scribbling in a notepad, he looked taken aback as he looked at Alissia properly for the first time, his deep blue eyes shone and he smiled at her “Err hi yeah, I’m Kristoff, nice to meet you!” Alissia who was still flirting with Henry turned as her piercing green eyes met his blue “it’s nice to meet you too” she smiled back. They chatted about what it was like for him coming to England and what he thought of the school, Henry glared at the two having a conversation. He laughed to himself and said “Hey Kristoff who you writing to there your mother?” “Bet she’s so proud of her boy” he spat the words spitefully and Camilla laughed moving herself closer to Henry “Yeah I bet Kristoff’s mama can’t wait to see him in the Christmas holidays” Henry laughed even louder at him and then winked at a Camilla, Serena looked at her as if to say “See! I Told you he likes you!”

The food was served in the grand hall as plates of chicken, vegetables and roast potatoes were served to each individual table so they could help themselves to more if they wished. The plates were piled high on the table of grade fivers and Camilla and her loyal followers ate the same, if not more than the two guys on the table, Alissia was shocked by the amount the ate but then came to the conclusion that they could eat what they wanted since they danced all day. The conversation continued to flow and Henry was once again flirting with Alissia as she tried to join in Serena and Camilla’s conversation as well as chatting to Kristoff who continued to write whenever she would speak to someone else. The only person who said nothing was Rosabelle Benson who was sat down at the end of the table with Kristoff, she had piled her plate with the exact amount of food that Camilla had and frequently changed her body language to match the tone of the girls conversation, she was also watching Alissia. Studying her every move- particularly looking at what she ate. She looked down at her body and then continued eating her own food at a slower pace. The conversation turned back to dancing “So! I here auditions for the yearly production are coming up soon” Camilla announced “Ohh my gosh I’m so nervous” Serena exclaimed “What about you Alissia are you feeling the same?” “Well I mean.. I’ve never really trained or done any dance, maybe I should skip this year” “What?! You can’t do that!” Serena said “I doubt Ms Alexandrov will let you” Kristoff looked up sadly “Shut up mama’s boy” Henry snarled, Camilla laughed and said “For once mummy’s little prince has a point, I mean the greatest dance in this whole school won’t let her only child back out of the school’s most famous production that she herself stared in and became a household name” “I thought you said Ms Alexandrov was a bitch earlier” Rosabelle spoke for the first time “Are you gonna start making up shit or are you gonna shut the fuck up?” Camilla snapped immediately, Rosabelle hung her head in shame “Yeah just stop being an arse Rosabelle” Serena said uneasily “Ms Alexandrov is a legend in the ballet world” she said turning back to Alissia “And as her daughter she will expect you to be the same” There was an awkward silence for a moment as everyone except Rosabelle was eating, Serena started the conversation again “So what parts does everyone want?” “What production is it we’re doing?” Alissia asked “You’re kidding right?” Camilla said “Its swan lake, the production that made your mother famous in England” “Is she famous in Russia?” Serena questioned “No, as far as I know” Alissia confessed “I hadn’t heard anything about her till I found out I was coming here” “What was it like, where you came from?” Kristoff asked interested “It was bad.. a very bad area” She began to explain “Lots of poverty and violence, no one ever drove through it or visited anyone there unless you lived in the area because the crime levels were so high. I was scared living around there myself, I was nearly robbed on my way back from the local shop this one time but then I met my friend Katrina who led me to safety whilst her and her boyfriend Axel beat the guy up who tried to attack me, I got lucky because nobody ever messed with those two, I think there Gothy appearance scared them off” she laughed, everyone around the table was listening eagerly, Camilla snorted “You became friends with a Goth?” “Well yeah, I mean she saved my life, there was no telling what that guy could of done it’s so bad-““No, no Alissia, people like that are just weirdos, they seem like nice people but there appearance just sums them up, it’s people like us who are the good ones because we can tell who are the freaks and who the normal ones are” Kristoff glared at Camilla whilst Alissia thought for a second.. Was Camilla right? She pondered on this for a second and then decided to speak to Rosabelle “So what part do you want?” Rosabelle looked shocked that someone had even had the decency to speak to her, she felt awkward and didn’t know how to react so she looked to Camilla for help “Rosabelle shouldn’t get her ambitions too high, she never gets a lead part” she concluded “Little harsh don’t you think?” Kristoff looked up again “Just get by the writing your letter mama’s boy” she snarled “Rosabelle doesn’t have the right look, not for Odette anyway- that’s the lead part Alissia” “I take it you want that part Blondie” Henry  winked at her “So what if I do babe” she said grinning at him “I don’t know” he turned to her flashing his smile again “I always pictured you as a black swan, if you’ve seen the movie you’ll catch my drift” “I bet he watches it all the time” Serena laughed “Well if any of you ladies ever want to join me don’t hesitate to ask” he winked again at Alissia and stood up from the table “C’mon Kristoff” he spat his name “Light’s out at ten o’clock, your mummy would be so sad if you got into trouble” “Why don’t you just shut the fuck up about my family” he muttered hurt “I’ll see you tomorrow in class Alissia” he smiled weakly “Yeah see you tomorrow gorgeous” he blew a kiss, it could have been to either of the two girls. “Yeah c’mon guys we better get going too.. Anyone need the loo?” “I do” Serena said quietly and Rosabelle nodded “Let’s go then, you come too Alissia” her eyes glinted, Alissia felt confused.

They stepped into the dark, dismal toilets, the lighting was so dim she could barely make out the people with her. Rosabelle immediately went into a cubicle and Serena and Camilla stood at the sinks chatting with Alissia, suddenly a loud retching noise could be heard as the two girls watched Alissia react in shock “Rosabelle? Oh my gosh is she okay?” “She’s fine honestly; it’s what we dancers do” Camilla said as she strolled past her confidently and went into another cubicle to do the same “Serena, please tell me you don’t all do this?” Alissia whispered “You get used to it” she smiled uneasily “Maybe you should try it” Camilla yelled after she had been sick once “No.. I.. I can’t” “Auditions are getting closer Serena, you’re not going to get a part if you can’t fit in the costumes” Camilla yelled again, Serena looked at Alissia, her sad olive eyes told her she didn’t want to do it, she placed her hand on her shoulder and then walked slowly into the last cubicle. The chain flushed as Camilla strolled back out casually “You’ll have to do it at some point” she snarled “Like mother like daughter, I’ve seen Ms Alexandrov in here many a time, almost as much as Rosabelle” she laughed bitterly “And as for Henry I’ve warned these two.. He’s mine.. got it?” she smiled “Yeah, it was just.. joking around that’s all..” she lied to her out of fear as her cool blue eyes gave her an icy stare “Good, it’s not that I want to get at you, were all going to be good friends now, the four of us” she beamed as Serena came out of the cubicle smiling back at her “C’mon group hug!” they laughed as they responded to her order “Hey, Rosabelle you done in there?” Serena called “Yes, I think I’m done” she returned looking very pale and weak “C’mon girls time for some sleep”. Camilla linked Alissia and Serena’s arms and Alissia linked with Rosabelle as they walked laughing and chatting back to their room carefree  as if nothing had happened at all.