The Story of Steps

Rehearsals and Interviews

Faye:

"I don't know why you're angry with us now? We're a band and these rehearsals are important!"

Still sleepy, I make my way downstairs while already hearing the band discussing angrily. I hesitate on greeting them, listening closely to their conversation while standing still on my place and biting my lip thoughtfully. They seem to be in an argument - but why? Because of me? Are they angry? 

"I'm not angry with anyone of you, Lisa!" Claire shouts back, almost as if she heard my thoughts. "But we're a band just as you said and how are we supposed to rehearse when Faye can't dance yet? You saw how she was walking yesterday at Abbamania? She told me that her back was hurting again after dancing! Do you really think she can dance?"

"Well, what do you think? Of course she can't dance yet! It's not long since she- since she was injured." Lisa replies, speaking slightly more silent than before when realising that she was shouting and that I could maybe hear her shouting as well. "Her ribs are still slightly fractured, so obviously she can't dance at the moment! However, Pete said that these dance rehearsals are important and you need to understand that! I bet Faye wants to go to the dance studio too."

"Of course she wants, she loves dancing!" Claire says.

Deciding to interrupt this argument, I walk in the room - making them immediately interrupt their conversation. Lisa and Claire exchange a look, seemingly communicating with simply looking at each other without words while H cheers with his glass of juice to greet me. "Hey there!" he cheers.

"Hello." I say confused, rubbing my eyes sleepily before yawning. "What are you discussing about?"

"Rehearsals. We should go to the dance studio today, practicing our performance for the music video - with the backing dancers." Lisa explains. "Pete wants us to practice now since we soon head of for filming and, well, we don't know the choreography yet."

"That's great. Or isn't it?" I ask back, not quite knowing what led to their discussion. It's dancing after all so where's the problem?

"It might be great but how are we supposed to practice when you can't dance yet?" Claire asks me. "And don't tell me that you can dance already, I saw how you just were walking down the stairs."

"But-" I mumble.

"No, don't speak back now. Please Faye, we don't want to tease you or something - but we simply don't want you to faint again. We know that you want to dance along but you-"

"I know." I sigh. "Okay, maybe my back still hurts - especially after dancing like we did. It's just- just annoying to just watch others dance when wanting to dance too and- and sorry. How annoying must I seem to you."

"You're not annoying in any way. Please take a seat now and let us talk, okay?" Claire says. I slowly walk towards them, letting out a little cry when my back starts hurting again upon walking, before taking a seat. "See, I told you that you can't dance yet." she adds with a sigh. 

Instead of answering her, I just thank Lee with a smile as he hands me a glass of juice. He smiles back before taking a seat as well to join our conversation. "Listen Claire, I fully understand your point but Faye can at least watch us performing. She can still learn the choreography and there's nothing wrong with at least practicing ourselves. She could even film us and practice to herself."

"It's nonsense if you ask me." she replies. Her behaviour is probably down to the fact that she isn't fond on dancing anyways, saying that we're singers and no dancers and why we even include dancing in our performance. Despite explaining this to her, she still doesn't accept it that we need to rehearse dancing as well.