THE NEXT STEP - The New Girl

Episode 5 - Coup d'Etat

PREVIOUSLY ON THE NEXT STEP

"Tomorrow, she's gone"

THIRD POV

The next day, the troupe was rehearsing when once again, Miss Angela and Miss Kate went to lunch.

"Lily, if you could please check the schedule on my desk?" Miss Angela asks.

"Do I have to?" Lily whines

"Yes, that's what a dance captain does" Miss Angela responds before going to lunch with Miss Kate. As Lily goes to check the schedule, the rest of A troupe huddle together to clarify then plan for their removal.

"Ok guys" Richelle says. "We don't have a lot of time to do this so this plan has to go off without a hitch or we're doomed". A troupe looks at each other in agreeance. "Miss Angela has broken our spirits and now she plans to turn our studio into a gaudy, tacky studio in her own image. We can't have that, so here's what we're going to do". Richelle starts to elaborate and instructs her plan to the other dancers, each receiving a task to do in order to get rid of Miss Angela and Lily. They keep going over the plan until Lily interrupts.

"Guys, what are you doing?" she asks. "I thought we we're supposed to be rehearsing. What's going on?". Everyone slightly panics, hoping Lily did not hear what they were discussing.

"Ozzy was just telling us about how he ate a cookie that dropped in Kingstons shoe" Richelle quickly replies.

"I ate the whole thing, I'm a gross weirdo" Ozzy says, going along with the story.

"Don't have to tell us twice" Bella says from the back of the group, her comment receiving a laugh from everyone including Ozzy who turned and smiled at her.

"Yeah EW" Lily says in disgust "Ok so like my mom said this dance has gotta be so much tighter so we-"

"You know what? I think we have some important business to do in Studio 1, so why don't we go work on our duet?" Richelle asks, thinking on her feet. "You guys heard what Lily said right?". All of the troupe exclaims in agreement. Richelle takes Lily to studio 1, after giving us a thumbs up. Once they left, all of A troupe left to start working on the plan.

OZZY'S POV

Bella, Henry and I were working on the plan to get rid of Miss Angela and Lily, our job was to put up signs in Studio A.

"Ozzy, this sign isn't staying up. Can you pass me the toolbox?" Bella asked me.

"What tool box?" I ask.

"The one you meant to get from studio 1? What have you been using to put up the signs?" Henry asks angrily.

"Duct Tape" I replied. Both of them moan in response.

"You know what this means right? You have to go down there and get it" Bella says.

"And don't get caught otherwise all of this is ruined" Henry agrees.

"Why can't Henry do it?" I ask

"Because you forgot so you need to fix your mess" he replies. I quickly run down to studio 1 while the others continue to set up. Alright I can do this, all I have to do is sneak in and out without being caught, or Bella might hurt me. I make my way into the small office attached to the studio and successfully retrieve the tool box, I pop my head up to see if the coast is clear and I make direct eye contact with Richelle. She quickly pulls Lily away from the window in order for me to make my speedy get away.

"There is this thing that I always tend to do before regionals. You just close your eyes and picture yourself winning. Just picture that trophy in your hands." she says to Lily. "Just close your eyes and count to five". Lily obeys closing her eyes. As she counts backwards from five, I try to make my escape but am discovered when the tool box clatters getting Lily's attention.