Friend

I sobbed harder into my pillow every time I thought of Gabrielle.
She would be leaving.
Next week.
Forever.
Today I was going to dinner with Gabrielle and Miranda. Woohoo.
I decided to to actually stand up, and make breakfast.
My phone did the little sound I get every time I get a text.

From: Miranda
To: Bella
I'm going to your apartment right now.

"WHAT?!" I yelled.
I quickly changed into a pair of jeans and a t-shirt that said
"What are YOU looking at?"
I quickly made my bed and brushed my teeth.
Just in time when a soft knock hit my front door.
I did a quick check on my emergency mirror right next to the front door.
"Hi!" Miranda squealed hugging me.
"Hey" I said closing the door.
Miranda sniffed weirdly and the air.
"It smells like something is burning." She said.
I sniffed the air.
When I remembered.
"MY TOAST!" I yelled running to my kitchen.
I quickly crabbed a fork and picked up the poor burnt toast from the hot frying pan.
Miranda giggled in shock when she saw the once-bread black square sitting on a plate.
I giggled too.
"I think I left my sneakers here, I came to pick em up." She said, half still giggling.
I looked into my messy closet and found the purple barley used sneakers sitting inside.
"Here ya go." I said passing her the sneakers.
"Thanks." She said looking at her phone.
"I'll come up to go the dance rehearsals." She said opening the door, still not looking from her phone.
"Right... The dance rehearsals..." I said half waving- half closing the door.
I completely forgot about the dance rehearsals.
I did another attempt and making my toast and hurried off to the bathroom.
I changed into a pair of light teal sweats and a white, off the shoulder shirt with pink straps.
I tied my long layers of black-brown hair into a high ponytail and secured it with a teal head band.
A soft knock hit my door again.
It was Miranda.
"Ready?" She asked as I opened the door.
"Wait" I said rushing to put my sneakers on.
I grabbed a sweater, my coat, and my bag and ran out the door.
"Ready!" I said closing the door.
I quickly put my sweater and coat on and we rode down the elevator.
Christmas music was playing non-stop.
"Ugh, I hate dancing." I complained as we got to the dance studio.
"Too bad." Miranda said, opening the cold glass door.
"We're here for glee dance rehearsals." Miranda told the lady at the front desk.
"What school, honey?" The lady asked.
"Anastasia arts." Miranda responded.
The lady flipped through paper until she said.
"Room 306 to the left.BYE."
"THERE YOU ARE!" Ms.Terry said as we walked into the room with big mirrors and wooden floors.
I was surprised to see Ms.Terry with black sweats on and an old baggy t-shirt, rather than her school-wear, long pants, high boots, and a shirt and vest that matched her pants.
"Okay, everyone is here! In a circle everyone." We all gathered around Ms.terry.
"So, today we're working with Ms.Jonhson's sister. She's a choreographer." She explained.
"Before we start dancing our feet off, we're going to have the audtions for Duets and Solos." She explained.
"We'll start in a dew minutes" The room went from quiet, to loud.
Rodger stood in front of me.
I rolled my eyes.
"Are you going to audition?" He asked.
"No."
"Why not."
"I'm just not going to, Ok?"
He forced a puppy dog face.
"No, I don't have my guitar anyways." I said.
"So that means you will audition if you had a guitar."
"No!"
"Yes!"
"Pwwweeeaaaseeee"
"No." He forced another sad face and walked away looking down.
"Okay, get in line whoever wants audition for the duets." Ms.Terry announced.
Mary,Daniel, Rodger, and Miranda lined up in front of Ms.Terry.

I smiled as Rodger sang.

We clapped after they were done.

"Now, the Solos please line up. And remember, you can always audition for both."

All the girls lined up in front of Ms.Terry.

"That's it?" She asked.
Everyone nodded.

"BELLA WANTS TO AUDITION." Rodger yelled.
"Rodger!" I yelled at him.
"Please, Bella. Just try." He said ignoring the fact that I stomped on his foot.
I rolled my eyes and lined up.
" You can go first, Belle." She said.

I rolled my eyes once again just because Ms.Terry called me BellE rather than BellA.

I walked up to the middle of the dance floor as Rodger talked to Frankie.

The notes began.

"I am in love.With what we are. Not what we should be." I paused.
"And I am, I am starstruck. With every part, Of this whole story.
So if it's just tonight,
The Animal inside,
Let it live and die.
Like it's the end of time,
Like everything inside,
Let it live and die.
This is our last chance,
Give me your hands.
'Cause our world is spinning at the speed of light.
The night is fading, heart is racing.
Now just come and love me like we're gonna die. "
I looked at the gleeks.

They were smiling.
Miranda gave me a thumbs up and got off the line of solos.

I widened my eyes but she told me it was okay.

The last notes played.
I smiled bravely.
"Bravo, Bravo, Belle!" Ms.Terry clapped loudly.

Laura walked to the middle of the stage.

"You were awesome!" She whispered loudly to me.
I took a seat next to Miranda.

" Miranda. Are you sure?" I asked her.
"Yes, I am. I mean, I got the solo last time." I smiled.

"You think I'm pretty without any make-up on" Laura sang.
We all danced along until she ran out of the studio.

I followed behind her.

"Laur!" I yelled following behind her.
She sat down against the wall.
"Laur, what happened?" I said sitting next to her.

"I want to sing the duet, so I ran off so Ms.Terry would think I was to nervous to sing a solo." She explained.

"Oh." I said standing up.

"Sorry if I worried you." She said.
I shrugged.

When I walked inside the studio Mary was singing "Can't Be tames" by what's-her-name Miley now-trying-to -be-Britney-Spears Cyrus?

"What's wrong?" Ms.Terry referred to Laura.

"She's gonna be okay." I rolled my eyes.

Laura came back in and sat down next to Collin.

"Give me a few to decide and I'll tell you guys."

"Ello there, Gov'n." Rodger sat next to me.
I smiled.

"You were awesome." He complimented.

"You were too." I said.

"Psssh, I know I was." He smiled.

Ten minutes past when Ms.Terry walked in again and instructed the people who audition to get in line.

We all held hands.

"Okay, the duet partners are...."

Silence.

"Rodger and Miranda!" Ms.Terry clapped.

Rodger and Miranda hugged tightly.

I smiled.

"And now... For the solo..." Ms.Terry paused.

Silence.
Silence.
More...
Silence.
Which is really annoying, I mean, JUST SAY WHO'S DOING THE SOLO.
Sheesh.

"The solo... Goes...for.... BELLE!"

"LA!" I yelled to complete my name.

I hugged Laura and everyone else.

"Okay, now to dance."

After we rehearsed the steps of the Kss-n-tell and we were dismissed.
I walked back home without Miranda because she had a date with Daniel.

Firms hands covered my eyes.

"Rodger." I guessed.
He smiled at me.
"Hello." He said.
"Bonjour" I said.

Silence.

"Umm...." He said.
"So..n will you pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease be my girlfriend again?" He asked.
"Not your girlfriend. You friend."

~Bella.