Will You Save Me (Nochelle)

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Noah's POV

I woke up late, my head pounding slightly, as the sun shone through my bedroom window, blinding me. I had barely slept since Saturday, & I felt exhausted.

I rolled over, checking the time on my alarm clock.

"8:30?!" I screeched, snapping up to a sitting position. I had dance rehearsal at nine o'clock, & was going to be late if I didn't get a move on.

I jumped out of bed, & sprinted towards my ensuite, where I quickly showered, shaved, & brushed my teeth. I chucked on a pair of black trackies, & a grey long-sleeved t-shirt, squirted some deodorant on, then applied a thin layer of wax to my hair.

It was Monday morning, which meant I had trio rehearsal with Jacquie & Richelle. I was dreading being alone in the studio with Jacquie, my girlfriend.. And Richelle, my crus-friend!!

Things hadn't gone well on Saturday. I leant forwards & kissed Richelle, then she freaked out & told me she was tired. She then asked me to leave, & even though I wanted to talk to her, & sort things out; I chose not too, then left.

I shouldn't have left. I should have stayed & fixed things.

I messed up, & I was aware of that. Richelle probably hated my guts right now. I'd completely understand if she did hate me.

What was I thinking? Trying to kiss her like that... I was with Jacquie, & Richelle was friends with her. Then I go ahead & do that... I probably made things really awkward between us.

I threw my drink bottle, a change of clothes, & a towel into my dance bag; then rushed downstairs. I didn't have time to eat, so I grabbed an apple on the way out, then hopped into my car, & started driving towards Jacquie's.

I picked up Jacquie, Henry, & Amy on the way, then drove to the studio. Once we arrived, Henry & Amy headed towards The Next Steep. They were apparently meeting Finn, Piper, Lilly, & Kingston there. We had our ten person dance to rehearse at 10:00am, so they were just going to chill until it was time to meet us back at the studio.

"You alright, babe?" Jacquie asked, as she grabbed my hand, intertwining our fingers.

"Yeah, I'm good. I didn't sleep much last night." I replied, not making eye contact. I felt guilty for what I had done. She was my girlfriend, & I had completely betrayed her on Saturday. The only issue was that she didn't know about it.

"Aww, you poor thing." Jacquie said, placing a quick kiss on my cheek.

I put my dance bag into my cubby, then made my way towards the center of the room, where I began to stretch & warm up. After a minute or so, Jacquie came to join me. She was talking flat-stick about the studio drama, & about how annoying her sister was. I didn't quite know what to say to her, so I just nodded my head & occasionally replied with, "yeah" & "fair enough."

I checked the time on my watch & noticed that it was 9:15, & Richelle still wasn't here. Richelle was always early. In fact, she was always the first one at the studio, so it was really odd that she wasn't here yet.

"Do you know where Richelle is?" Jacquie asked curiously, as she hopped into the middle splits position.

"Nah, I'll go see if I can find her." I replied casually, as I headed towards Studio B. When Richelle wasn't there, I was quite surprised. I checked all the different rooms, & even knocked on the door to the women's bathroom, but I got no answer. She definitely wasn't in the studio, which was strange.

I headed towards the offices, to find that Emily was sorting through paperwork, with a rather strained expression plastered on her face.

I knocked on the door, getting the blondes attention, as she whipped her head towards my direction.