The only time I fell completely alive is when I am dancing, my mom signed me up for dance class's as soon as I was able to walk, she also tried to sign me up for gymnastics and singing lessons but although I enjoyed them both enough I was always led back to the dance, I went to a school that focused mainly on the arts and I loved It there, I loved everything about New York City I could never imagine myself anywhere else
''Beth! honey can you come down here we need to talk'' My mom shouted from the living room, I put my laptop down on the bed gently and got off my bed opened my door and began to make my way to the living room
When I arrived in the living room my mom was sitting on the couch with a cup of green tea in her hands, she only drank green tea when she was stressed or nervous about something, I began to get anxious and wanted to reach over and have a sip of that green tea, at that point she acknowledged my presence
''Beth honey take a seat we need to talk'' She said, her face didn't give away much emotion but I could tell she was anxious to tell me something
''As you know Beth I used to coach Vocal Adrenaline a show choir from Carmel High, well the principle has offered me a job there coaching and I decided to take It'' Mom said, I sat frozen in place, mom has talked about Vocal Adrenaline before and I knew that Carmel High was in Ohio, which was far away from here
''I know It's a lot to take in right now bu-'' She was saying but I cut her off
''You having another baby would be a lot to take in, this is awful! I go to school here, I love New York City! how could you take the job without consulting me first!'' I shouted, I know It's harsh but I can't think straight right now
''I know honey, but there's a school, Mckinl-'' She was saying but I cut her off again
''I'm not going to Carmel High?'' I ask, wouldn't It make more sense to go to the school my mom's teaching at
''They have a strict rule about students having parent teachers, but I know Mckinley is a good school I taught there for a while they have the best Cheer leading program and I know you can make It on the team and there glee club isn't bad either...'' She carried on speaking about the new school, I didn't seem half bad but I don't want to go to an okay school the school i'm going to now Is amazing and It gives me a better chance of getting into NYADA
''Mom, can I go to my room I need to be alone for a while'' I said cutting off my mom, she took a sip of her tea and smiled
''Of course honey but I need you to pack your bags, were leaving in 2 days'' She said, I was about to start yelling about short notice but stopped, I made my way up stair's to my newly redecorated bedroom (waste!), I throw myself face down on my bed, I began to silently sob, I may not have friends here or anything that people would found important but New York City has been my home since I was three I experienced everything here and in a week I have to leave everything I know and start over somewhere new, I continued to sob until I feel asleep.
I was awoken by a knock on my door, I groaned as a way of invitation into my room, my mom opened the door with a big smile on her face
''Morning honey, I'm going out today, I left some box's so you can start packing and some money on the table for lunch'' She said, I sighed and nodded, mom smiled and sat down on my bed
''I'm sorry that i'm doing this to you sweetie but I know your going to like your new school'' She said and kissed my forehead, she got up and left my room leaving the door open
I looked around my newly redecorated room, the walls were a light shade of purple and the desk and dresser were white and my bed sheets were dark purple, It was perfect maybe I could re-create It in my new room
I put my blonde hair into a high pony and made my way out of my room and down the stair's and into the kitchen, on the round table was a note and attached was 100 dollars
Hey sweetie! treat yourself to a mall day xoxo -mom
P.S. Don't forget to pack!
I huffed and lifted up the five 20s, I looked next to the table there were 8 large cardboard box's that I was suppose to pack my life into maybe I might only need 7
I decided to pocket the money and start to pack, I grabbed the 8 large box's and carried them to my room, I grabbed a permanent maker from my desk and wrote on the top Dress's&Skirts
I opened my dresser and grabbed my many skirts and began refolding them and placing them in the box, most of them where above my knee like most of my dress's, I finished packing my skirts and began packing my dress's which were a lot less then my skirts, I had about 3 dozen skirts and a dozen dress's, I packed them all and the box was 3 quarters filled, I grabbed my permanent marker and added Blouse's to the box, I folded all of my light colored blouse's until the box was full, I grabbed duct tape and taped the box closed
It finally began to really sink in that this was all real, I was really leaving school and moving to a new town nowhere near as likable as New York City, there was a small plus side to this, no one know's me there I can start a new life maybe make a friend I can spend Friday night with, mom said there was a glee club maybe there are other dancers and cheerleaders cannot be as bad as in the movies so maybe It will be decent...
I finished packing everything besides the empty dresser and the mirror and my bed and my laptop, mom said movers were going to come and move the furniture
''Honey! i'm home and I brought take out'' my mom shouted from down stairs, I shut down my laptop and put it in the top of my box labeled 'fragile' I taped up the box and made my way downstairs
when I got to the kitchen I saw a takeout box from the spotlight Diner who by the way serve the best cheese burger ever, I sat down at the table and opened the takeout bag holding my heaven, I took a bite of the cheese burger and moaned, mom giggled and began to eat her Greek salad, I finished my burger and mom smiled at me
''Were leaving tomorrow at 10, so try to get some shut eye sweetie'' Mom said she cleared the table and kissed my head and walked out of the kitchen that i'm probably never gonna use again, I took a deep breath and made my way back to my bedroom, I looked around my bare light purple bedroom tonight was gonna be my last night sleeping in this room, in this city
I climbed into my bed and crawled under the covers, I turned over and turned off the light and began to drift into a dreamless sleep
I slept through most of the ride to Lima only waking up for a bathroom break, Mom woke me up a few minutes before we reached the house, she wanted me to see the scenery, the house was large, much larger then are old townhouse, there are 3 bedrooms and 2 and a half bathrooms
My bedroom was much larger then the one in New York City, the movers had just moved in my bed and my bed side table and were in the mist of moving my dresser in, I took a seat on my bare bed and looked around the large room, It meant nothing to me, there were no memories created here this room held no importance to me, there was a knock on the open door, my mom stood there with a smile on her beautiful face
''Hey Sweetheart, I decided to keep you home tomorrow so you can get used to everything and decorate your room'' She said, I nodded and began to twiddle with my thumbs not knowing what to say
''Ill leave you alone, the bathrooms across the hall'' She said, she walked over and kissed me on the top of my head before walking out of my room closing the door behind her
I through myself face down on my bed, I sighed, the door opened I was expecting my mom but instead It was 3 movers each with one dolly, they placed my 8 box's down and nodded at me before leaving, I got off the bed and went to the box with my laptop I pulled out my apple laptop and went back to my bed, I turned my laptop on and opened the internet and searched in William Mckinley high school, I opened the website, the first thing on the website was 'The Cheerios', I browsed through the website and determined that 'The Cheerios' are a big thing
I went back and clicked on the second thing that came up which was a William Mckinley gossip blog run by Leslie Roy, I clicked on the newest story
Head Cheerleader Lily Davis on the market?
Rumor has It Lily Davis and longtime boyfriend Jake Lee have broken It off, does It have something to do with Lily Davis's best friend Shay Peterson? Read to found out
I decided not to continue reading, I shut off my laptop and placed It on my bedside table, I grabbed my blanket from one of the box's and through It on my bed, the room was pitch black dark, I climbed into bed and drifted off into sleep
I was awoken by something very uncommon, nothing!, there were no cars no barking dogs and no screaming parents, we lived in a nice neighborhood in New York City but things were still never quiet, the barking dogs and screaming neighbors were my alarm clock now I actually half to get a alarm clock
There was a soft knock on my door
''Come in'' I said lowly, the door opened and my mom walked in with a smile on her face, my mom had always been a morning person she believes you half to seize the day as early as possible
''Morning Sweetie, I half to go to work'' She said, I nodded, she walked over to my bed and sat down
''You know sweetie this move is a fresh start'' She said, I nodded and she continued
''I think you should get rid of the purple, get something new maybe Blue? Black?'' She said looking around my room, I clung to my purple blanket, the only thing that reminded me of home
''Mom! this is all I have" I said, I didn't mean to raise my voice at her I knew I was being irrational, Mom took a deep breath and sighed
''I can't make you but I think It would be good for you'' She said, ''Bye Sweetie'' She said and kissed the top of my head before leaving the room
I pushed myself out of bed with little difficulty, I slipped on some new clothe and made my way downstairs, I looked around the house for a while before founding my destination, the kitchen, there was a note on the kitchen table
The fridge is fully stocked! Knock yourself out
~Mom
I walked to the full stocked kitchen I pulled out 3 eggs and placed them on the counter and proceeded to tear apart the kitchen to found a frying pan, I eventually found a frying pan and began to make the eggs, I began dancing around the kitchen and lightly humming a tone, I ate the eggs in silence, once I finished I decided to go for a walk around town
It was warm outside so I didn't need a sweater or anything, I didn't have a key so after I left I wouldn't be able to lock the front door so I decided to go out the back, I got distracted for a few moments by how large and beautiful the backyard is, there was a gorgeous fountain and an underground pool, I shook my head and made my way around the house and to the front, I decided to walk left which is the way we came from yesterday
I walked for 5 minutes before reaching a street with a few shops, there was a hardware store, a clothing store, a furniture store and a restaurant which was pretty much everything a person needed, I decided not to stop anywhere, I continued walking for a few more minutes, I stopped when something caught my interest
Pierce and Co Dance studio
It was a decent size building, nothing close to the size of my school in New York, It would be considered small but to me It looked perfect, I walked up to the doors and pulled them open, The receptionist looked up when I came in and so did a few parents with there young children probably waiting for there lessons to start
I began to walk were the bulletin board was, there were pictures of championships and in every single one there was a pretty blonde haired woman and In most there was an Asian man and in a few there were a Latina skinned woman
''Quinn?'' I heard someone ask behind me, I whirled around and was face to fa- well face to neck with the pretty blonde haired woman who was probably Brittany, Quinn? I looked next to me to see If there was anyone else here but It was now obvious she was talking to me
''Um sorry you have the wrong person'' I said, she looked me over
''Sorry, you just look like someone I know'' She said, she continued to look me over, I started to get slightly uncomfortable
''Um i'm gonna go'' I said and began to walk away, I shook my head and began to leave the studio, the receptionist smiled at me as I was leaving
I began to walk home with my hands in my skirt pockets, the walk home was short, once I got home I took a shower in the bathroom right across the hall from my bedroom
I got dressed into the same clothe I was wearing before, I walked into my bare bedroom and sat on my bed, I decided to not decorate my bedroom just yet, I pulled out my laptop and opened It up, the first thing that came up was the gossip blog from last night, I refreshed the page and there was a new story
Shay Peterson and Jake Lee caught kissing in the courtyard at lunch?!
Jake Lee the quarterback and ex boyfriend of one Lily Davis was spot kissing Lily Davis's now ex-best friend Shay Peterson by none other then Lily Davis, sources say she went wild with rage! and we don't blame her. Read more to hear what other sources had to say!
Is this all that matters at this school? I hope I can fall into the background easily at that school
Mom came home at 5:30 and told me we had reservations at breadstix's, I dressed in a nice dark blue dress that mom said looked very nice on me, we got to Breadstix's at 6:00 and got are table right away
''Did you have a good day at work?" I asked, Mom began to go into detail about her amazing day at work
''How was your day honey?" She asked
''It was good, I went for a walk, went to a dance studio'' I said, mom nodded
''The one near the bus stop?'' She asked, I nodded
''I was thinking of signing you up there, would you like that?'' She asked as she took a bite of her garden salad
''Yes, the owner seemed...'' I tried to think of the right word weird? pretty? sweet? ''...nice''
''Okay! Ill sign you up tomorrow before work'' Mom said with a satisfactory smile on her face
We ate dinner making pleasant conversation, mom told me about Mckinley and about the staff and about the glee club and about the cheerios and about a few girls who were on her glee club, we finished dinner and went home
I walked to my bedroom, I put on my pj's and climbed into bed, there was a knock on my door
''Night Sweetie'' Mom said, I mumbled a night mom back, mom looked around my room and smiled
''Nice to see your taking my suggestion'' Mom said so quietly I almost missed It, my bedroom door closed and I turned over and opened my laptop, I opened the Mckinley gossip blog and checked the latest article
Shay Peterson and Jake Lee are official!
Natalie Lee, cheerleader and sister of Jake Lee has confirmed that Shay and Jake are an item, apparently they've been together for weeks! and head cheerleader Lily Davis has been out of the picture for a while. Read more to see Natalie official statement
I closed my laptop and began to drift into sleep thinking about school tomorrow
Authors Note: Hope you enjoyed the first chapter, I pushed a lot of things into the first chapter, the rest will go slow but there will be a few big bangs and cliffhangers