Part 26, Game On

Ariana P.O.V


I wear what I wore yesterday. I pack my gym bag. I am angry. Very angry. I eat toast and drink milk. My brother is awake so I tell him to look after my sister. I storm out of the house and into my car. When I get to the studio, I change into my dance gear. I go into studio 1, no one is there, so I start dancing to shake all the anger off. I am sort of calm by the end of dancing. But then, Lola walks in.


"Well" I say. "Well what?" she asks. "Do you want to say any of the things you said last night, to my face" I say as I walk up to her slowly. "Why, I already said it" she points out. "Ok but say it now in person" I say. She dosen't. "Lola, why don't you like me anymore?, where did all that come from last night" I say in a softer tone. "You just don't get it Ari. Everything has been handed to you on a plate. I worked so hard to become a great dancer. I tried hard to win Perri over. I tried hard for the front line. I try hard to be likeable, and pretty. But I am not. You on the other hand, get everything given to you." She says. She is being really stupid and trying to make me feel sorry for her. "Oh, so I haven't worked hard? Stop being stupid. You really have no idea" I say. "I have a clear idea, I see it happen all the time. You might work hard, but everything I want gets given to you, you have a perfect life!" She says jealously. "A perfect life? Lola, I have worked harder then you and that is why I usually get better opportunities in dance. I can't help my feelings for Perri. And I have had to deal with my parents divorce, I have had to play mum for my siblings since my mum decided to leave us for 3 months now,do you really call that a perfect life? Because I don't. All these tough times you have gone through recently, like with Perri and with regionals and me, at least you had your family to get you through it all. I had to bottle up all my feelings and all the stress of my parents and your downright disgusting messages and threats, and I have had to put on a brave face for my siblings. I have felt so lonely at times, you don't even understand. Perri was the one person that has been there for me, so how do you think I felt also knowing that you like him? My life is the cruddiest it has ever been, and you really think I can deal with your juvenile behaviour? You know what? Things happen for a reason. If you told me last year that I wouldn't be bestfriends with you this year,I wouldn't have believed. But look at us here right now. Usually, I would turn to you for support and advice, but you have been so ignorant and mean lately. I don't know what happened. And if Perri is with me right now, and if I get a better place in the dance, that is not my fault. We all get the same chance, it is up to Ms.Kate what happens. You know I really thought you and me would be close forever. When your ready to grow up...I'll be around" I say, starting to cry. I walk off into the locker room and wipe my tears.


Lola P.O.V


Wow. I had no idea Ariana was going through all this. I am cringing at how childish I had been. Thinking I was her only problem. Maybe I really do need to grow up. I am so ashamed of myself right now.

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