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Chapter Five:

Rock On!

The morning came too fast for my liking. It felt like I had just closed my eyes and a second later, the sun decided to stretch its rays over the entire town while night disappeared in the bright sunrise.

My eyes were swollen and puffy; my skin was blotchy red from an over dosage of tears. It wasn't pretty. I wasn't pretty or at least I didn't feel that way. I had a huge lump in my throat and my chest hurt, A lot. It felt like a bulldozer broke down the walls built around my heart and smashed my heart into a million pieces. Luke had a girlfriend now; I had to accept that. I had to wake up from this perfect teenage dream and face the wrath of the aftermath. Okay. So maybe I was being a bit dramatic but I had to lighten up my melancholic self.

I got out of bed and went to the bathroom. First I showered and then brushed my teeth to get rid of the morning breath. It's a curse really. Morning breath. I mean, what happens when couples wake up and kiss? Do they still think its absolute ecstasy?

Well, since they're all filled with love, I guess it doesn't really matter. When I'm with Luke will it matte—

Stop thinking about Luke! He's not yours!

I brushed with a force I never knew I possessed. I spat. More brushing. Exhaled with mouth open: minty fresh.

I looked into the mirror and realised that I seriously needed concealer and some foundation and just a tiny bit of eye shadow. I applied the make-up and moved along to my closet to see what I would wear. I couldn't really care but I don't think I'd like to show up at school in my pyjamas either.

I chose a short and blue maxi dress paired with sandals that had peacock feathers in the middle. I then put on black stud earrings and an Alice band that matched my sandals. I looked gleeful but not inside; I was silently screaming and every time it rolled down my cheek, it represented the war within me.

I grabbed my school bag and headed downstairs.

"Morning, honey" my mom greeted as I stepped into the kitchen. I nodded and mumbled morning although I wasn't certain whether she had heard me or not especially when I had bitten a huge piece off the waffles that lay on the plate.

"So where's dad?" I questioned as I sat down by the dinner table.

"Getting ready to go on that business trip of hi. He might be away for a month this time."

"He has to go already?" I whined. She nodded.

"Yeah."

Mom approached the dinner table and sat down with two waffles on her plate. She met my gaze. "What happened to you? Your eyes look like they were hit by a torpedo!"

I choked on the second waffle piece I had bitten but after a moment, it went down my throat. "Oh geez mom! Just what any girl would like to hear!"

I stood up and walked to the refrigerator where I opened it and took out a can of ice tea.

"I'm sorry. It's just that...” she trailed off, "Have you been crying?"

"No."

"Then you're sick, aren't you?"

Love sick?

"Yes... No... Maybe... I don't know!", I answered.

"Either way, you're staying at home until I take you to the doctor."

"No! I've got to go to school! I've got a pop quiz today and I can't miss it! I even studied all night for it."

"All night? No wonder your eyes look like they've been tortured before having their souls taken away."

"Mom!"

"Sorry, Ruth."

"I'm going to re-apply make-up."

"No."

"Do I look fine then?"

"You look okay... ish."

I stood up.

"Not good enough."

"No. You'll miss the bus and neither dad nor I will be able to drop you off at school."

I grunted.

"Besides", she added, "you look fine."

"Oh please. You're my mom. Moms are supposed to tell me that I'm beautiful even though I'm not. It's the sort of things mothers do for their daughters."

She placed her elbows on the table and lifted her cup daintily with both hands. She took a small sip and furrowed her eyebrows.

"You know what else mothers do?" she asked, "They embarrass their daughters so if you don't want any of that, you better catch that bus." I scrambled to my feet, slung my school bag over my shoulders and rushed out of the house, apple in hand. The bus ride to school was too long. Luke seemed happy enough and I couldn't help thinking it was because he wasn't with me. I made sure to make no eye contact at all.

We arrived at school earlier than usual so since we had some time on our hands, I decided Nichole should show me who Daisy was. She argued with me and debated whether it was such a good idea since she figured I had cried the entire night through.

Finally, she made up her mind and decided to show me this 'Daisy' character, but only during interval. It felt like a thousand years before interval came, but I could've sworn I saw her before, but I didn't remember where or when. I voiced my thoughts out to Nichole.

"Apparently, she's a good dancer."

Realisation hit me. Hard.

"Oh, yeah. She's Luke's choreographer. I visited him there and I saw her."

Nichole rolled her eyes. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's go. Harry said he has something to tell us."

Harry had something to tell us alright: he had ten passes to the Rockstar dance show happening this weekend. My all time favourite. We all agreed to go. The Rocstar Dance Show was very famous, seeing as the world's best dancers come and perform there. I loved dancing even though I hadn't joined any dance classes; I danced well and improved my moves with internet dance lessons. Dancing was one of the few things that gave me peace.

When interval was over, instead of going to class, we had to proceed to the hall for a special announcement. Last time we had a 'special announcement', we ended up staying there for two hours long. I didn't find the announcement of revamping the school grounds as being special. Especially when it was a hot day, the hall's air conditioning was broken and I was very flustered. Not a good combination.

I tried to keep my hopes up, but that died when the principal went up and started his speech. Thirty minutes into telling us not to litter, a smile formed on my face. It's not like I had devised a plan to take over the world or anything. No. I was smiling because of Luke.

"Our school has a new feather inserted in its history. I'm very happy to inform you that one of our students has been selected by Rockstar Dance Academy for dance shows. Any guesses who that student is?" Everyone started to think, but our principal interupputed and told us anyway. "It's none other than Luke Wright. Give a huge round of applause for him."

I was certain my ears had deceived me. Luke was performing at the Rockstar Dance Show? The one happening this weekend? The one I was going to? When Luke got onto the stage, I knew it was true. It was then that the smile formed on my face.

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Edited by @mizeroangel

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