Three Shots || Jaden Hossler

6. Competition

Rye's Point of View

I woke up early to get ready for my dance competition. Griffin, Jaden and I fell asleep together while watching a movie last night. They are now getting ready. Bryce is with Jazz in his room, I don't know if they are getting ready or not.

"So, are we going to be there the whole day?" Griffin asks. "Basically, but there are breaks." I respond.

"We'll be there all day to watch you dance once?"

"No, I'm in three dances." I explain.

Now we are on our way to the theater. Apparently Bryce was still asleep when we left so I don't know if he's going to make it. I knew Jazz was going to figure out how to have things her way. The only good thing about them not coming is that I'm now sure that Olivia won't be there.

"This place is huge." The boys looked around as we were entering the venue. "Wait, let's take a picture!" Griffin says pulling out his phone. We took pictures for their social media stories and I continued to go find my dance team mates.

"Riann!" One of my team mates called peeking through a door. Luckily today they gave us a dressing room to get ready in and put our stuff.

"Riann?" Griffin asks confused and I laugh. "Rye is my nick name." I tell him. "Yeah dude, Bryce has called her that a couple of times."

"I didn't know."

"Hello." I say nicely to my team. They are looking at the boys. Guys aren't allowed in here, unless they're dancers, but I told the boys to help me bring my stuff and leave. So they did.

"How come you never told us you're friends with them?" Anna asked me when Jaden and Griff were out of the room. "Why?" I frown.

Being their friend is not an achievement. I don't care about their popularity.

"Soloist come first." One of our dance teachers said when she came in the room. Thank God she's here, I can avoid the conversation with Anna. "I heard there's a lot of jazz today so you better win Rye, with the lyrical we gave you."

I almost puked by the word jazz, which also made me ask myself if they were coming.

Jaden's Point of View

The competition already started. I'm with Griffin sitting in the crowd waiting for Bryce and his girl. If they ever arrive. Rye hasn't danced yet and this is getting really boring. Im questioning myself on why I decided to come in the first place. To win Rye over? Maybe.

Riann: Bryce isn't here yet?

Me: no

Riann: im not dancing then

Me: You're kidding right???

Riann: he's the only person I
always counted on

"And now, welcome to the stage act number 207, Riann Oakley with a lyrical solo, Lovely."

Everyone clapped but no one stepped out on the stage. I saw her peaked through the curtain. Her eyes meet mine and I smiled at her.