Being Brad's Sister

24. Friends and dance

Emma's pov

As I was running back home I had everything rushing through in my head. Running away isn't going to solve anything. There is one thing that can truly calm me down when I am like this and that is dancing.

I run up my driveway and unlock my front door, grateful that today both mum and dad are working and Brad is at the studios so there is no one home to question me about being home.

Closing the door behind me I go straight upstairs to my room to find my dancing kit. I've washed it since the last time I wore it so I know that it is all in my wardrobe somewhere. I leave my bag with all my college stuff in leaning against the wall of my room as I go over to the wardrobe and start digging through my clothes for my dancing kit.

When I find it I throw the clothes on followed by my gainers and sling my hair back into a high ponytail. I grab the bag I usually take with me when I go to the studios and shove my phone in my pocket before going downstairs. I leave my bag on the sofa and grab bottle of water and a few snack bars from the kitchen to put in my bag for later. The iPod with all of our dance music in my bag already.

"Done." I mutter to myself before leaving the house and looking up once more.

Jayna's pov

I watched as everyone started having a go at Emma and giving her a hard time. So what if she is Brad's sister? So what if she is dating James? It doesn't affect them so why are they so bothered? I was going to intervene but Em stood up for herself so I left her to it because she is good at handling things. I would Jim in if she needed me but she seemed okay. The next thing I know her chair is on the floor and she had left the room running like the wind.
"Are you happy now?" I ask everyone as they return to their seats. Some people glare at me and other simply ignore me. I grab my bag and head towards the door to chase after my best friend. 
"Where are you going Jayna?" Mr Kendrick asks as he walks through the door.
"I was just..."
"You don't have time please take a seat." He cuts me off. I growl in annoyance as I make my way to my chair. I pull my phone out under the table and text Emma.

To: Emma
From: Jayna
Where are you Mr Kendrick is about to do the register please come back and don't let them get to you x

I send the message and make sure my phone is on silent in case she messages me back. I stuff the phone in my pocket and listen to my form tutor waffle on about a load of rubbish.

I have free period first and second so I can try and find Emma. Some of those comments really got to her and I don't blame her. If I was in Emma's shoes I would be the same. She hasn't done anything wrong and it is not like she can stop Brad from chasing his dreams to be in the music industry and it not like she could stop herself falling for James is it? It is all so stupid.

“Does anyone know where Emma is today?”

“She had some family problems so she had to go she might be back later though. Hopefully.” I say covering her back. I know Mr Kendrick will go mental if he knows that she just took off the way she did especially if it is due to bullying because he takes it very seriously and I know Em told me to not tell anyone.

“Okay well when you are ready you may go.” I grab my bag and leave the room straight away heading towards the music department. If I know Emma as well as I think I do then there are only a few places she could be. When I get to the music department I look round the two rooms then the practice rooms but she isn’t there. Okay if she isn’t at the studios then I don’t know where she is and no matter what she says if she isn’t at the studios I am ringing Brad and Zoey and telling them everything.

Emma’s pov

I walk straight to studio two when I arrive at the dance studios because I rung up on the way here and book the room for two hours. When I get into the studio I plug the iPod in and press shuffle. Dirty Talk by Jason Derulo comes on so I get into position straight away. I need to dance this off. I hear my phone ring but I ignore it and carry on dancing. It stops but they ring back. I ignore it and just try to get lost in the music while I dance the stress and worries away.

After dancing to Dirty Talk and two of our own mixes without pausing I fall onto the floor and break down. The tears stream out of my eyes rapidly staining my cheeks. I don’t understand. Dance normally solves everything. Last time I was bullied dance solved it and took away my problems. When Jake and Sam hurt me. I dance and my problems were gone so what is so different about this time that the feelings won’t go away?

“What did I do to deserve this?” I ask myself as I cry in a ball on the floor.

“You didn’t do anything.” I look towards the door to see Jayna heading towards me. She wraps me in her arms letting me cry into her shirt. “We need to tell Brad about this. He can help you. Don’t shut us out.”

“He will hate James.”

“He won’t hate James. He won’t hate you. He won’t hate anyone Emma. He needs to know because he knows how to help you. If you remember rightly last time you had dance and Brad to help you. Not just dance. Zoey and I are here for you as well to talk to and to help you.”

“I know. I’m sorry I am a failure.”

“You’re not a failure. But you did fail at that last dance move. What happened to the sharp bounces?” She laughs. I briefly giggle as I look at her.

“They were slack weren’t they?” I laugh and she nods.

“Now there is the happy Emma I know and love. We need each other to get through this, you can’t do it on your own.” She stands up holding her hand out to me. “Now how about we stuff college for today and spend some well-deserved girl time, talk this out, be with Zoey and tell Brad later.” I nod as I take her hand. She pulls me up off the floor and hugs me again but this time we hug as we laugh and spin in a circle.

“Can we improve on those bounces first though?”

“How about we get Zoey to come down here with my kit and we all dance?” I nod and she pulls her phone out.

“We can dance it off together.” We laugh as we call Zoey. This is what I needed, not just dance. I need my friends and dance.

Hey guys

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