New: Everything was new. My new, new town, new school, even a new state. I was moving from Phoenix, Arizona where I had spent my last three years, including my freshman year of high school, to Lima, Ohio. My mom got offered this job at this art school that I would be attending. I had auditioned in dance because it was what I was best at. I could sing, but I felt there were also more opportunities as a dancer.
Another thing that was new was that I was no longer a virgin. I had met up with this and we had had sex. Everything that I had heard about sex was that it was supposed to feel great, but to be honest, it sucked. None of it was good, not even the orgasm. I honestly had felt better when I had pleasured myself. Because of that, I wasn't exactly in a rush to do it again.
I walked into the school wearing a pink tank and denim mini with a white headband and black flip-flops. I ran my hand through my honey blonde hair. It was my first clue that I was adopted. Honestly, I didn't look like my mom at all.
I went to the director's office. Will Schuester was an old friend of my mom and why she got the job.
"Director Schuester?" I declared as I stepped inside. "I'm Beth Corcoran."
"It's good to see you." He greeted me as he held out his hand. "You know I haven't seen you since you were a baby. So you're a dance major, aren't you?"
"Yes." I confirmed.
"Well you should probably get changed." He suggested. "It's up to you, but of the dance majors like to wear their dance outfits all day long because it makes it so they don't have to change between classes."
"Okay, where's the locker room?" I asked.
"It's down the hall, right next to the auditorium." He instructed before I left the office.
I headed to down the Finn Hudson Memorial Auditorium. Mom told me that Finn Hudson was a major player for the arts back when the school when was a regular high school. He died in a car crash at the age of 19.
Before I walked into the locker room, I noticed someone that I knew. It was Jackson Smith, the guy that I had slept with. He had long brown hair with blue eyes and was probably about 5'11". He was wearing an open white collared shirt with a navy tee that read 'I Prefer My Puns Intended', black slacks, blue tennis shoes and a Cleveland Indians baseball cap.
"Beth." He stated. "I didn't know that you went here."
"I didn't know that you did either." I remarked. I honestly didn't even feel that attracted to him at the moment. "So, what's your major?"
"I'm a Music major." He answered. "What about you?"
"I'm a Dance major." I remarked. The conversation kept getting more awkward. "I need to get changed, so I'm gonna go do that."
"I guess I'll see you around then." He commented.
I then headed into the locker room and began to get dressed. I stripped off my shirt and skirt and changed into a black leotard and tights with black ballet shoes. It was definitely going to be interesting walking around in it all day, but I had seen other girls wearing them, so at least I wouldn't be the only one.
I headed to my class. I knew the important thing about going to a new school was making friends. Upon entering the dance studio, I looked around the room. It wasn't long before a girl with long blonde hair walked over to me. She was shorter than me, probably 5'1". The most interesting thing I thought about her was that she wasn't wearing shoes.
"Are you new?" She asked me.
"What?" I questioned. Was I really that obvious? "Is it that obvious?"
"It is now that you've said it." She remarked. "I'm Rhea Montgomery, Theatre major. I'm the most popular girl in school, so I thought I'd introduce myself to you. So what's your name new girl?"
"It's Beth, Beth Corcoran." I answered.
"So are you related to that new music teacher by any chance?" She asked.
"She's my mom." I told her.
"So, you should stick by me. I can make sure that you hang out with all of the cool kids." She stated. I wasn't entirely sure how to respond to that.
"Rhea, give the girl a chance to settle in before you try to make her your minion." An Asian girl replied as she pulled me away. She was wearing a black long-sleeved leotard with black shorts and red tights and white ballet shoes. "Sorry, about her, she thinks that she's queen of the school. My name is Alexis Long. So how long have you been dancing?"
"I've been taking ballet ever since I was a kid." I remarked. "So are you a dance major?"
"I am." She replied as I began to work on her moves. At that she walked over to an African-American guy with dreads wearing a tank top and tights. "This is Tim Rutherford. He's a freshman."
"What's happening?" He replied. "You know you look good like that."
"Excuse me?" I responded in offense. I wasn't sure if he had just hit on me.
"Oh, you don't need to worry about that." Alexis declared. "Tim is one hundred percent gay."
"And proud of it." Tim declared. "Though, you can't be less than one hundred percent gay. Well there are people that are bi who could be considered 50-50, but they more prefer being called one hundred percent bi."
At that time, a short blonde woman walked into the room. She was dressed in a tight pink leotard with her hair in a bun.
"Good morning, everyone, I am Madame Katerina Lynn and I will be teaching be teaching your Intro to Dance class." She declared. "Now, for those of you who have experience, I'd like you to take first position. For those of you who are not, watch some of your peers.
I curved my arms into the position. I noticed that Rhea seemed to be having some trouble with it. It showed she was an actor and not a dancer. I have through several of the positions, showing that I had mastered each one.
Once, I was done, I walked out of class and collided right with a girl. It caused her to drop her things and I fell straight on my ass. I couldn't help but be a little embarrassed. I looked up at her and noticed that she had long dark brown hair with the most beautiful brown eyes that I had ever seen and was wearing a black sweater over a blue camisole with a long red pleated skirt and a heart-shaped necklace and dangling pink earrings.
"I'm so sorry." She apologized as she helped me up. "I wasn't looking where I was going."
I decided to help her with her things and noticed that she had several art supplies.
"It's not a problem." I told her. "I'm Beth, so who are you?"
"My name's Callie Hayes." She declared. "So I take it that you're a dancer based on how you're dressed."
"Yes, so are you an artist?" I questioned.
"Yeah, I should probably be getting to class." She admitted. "But I'd love a chance to get to talk to you again."
I couldn't help but notice the way that her skirt moved as she walked down the hall.
"So do you know where your next class is?" Alexis asked me which snapped me out of my daze.
"What? No." I replied as I looked at her. "Do you think you could show me?"
"Let me see your schedule." She instructed. I took the sheet of paper out of my bag and handed it to her. "You're in luck since you're in my History class."
Even though we went to art school, we still had a small core of regular subjects that we had to take: two years of history, one year of Math, two years of English, one science, and one foreign language. I was taking French.
I couldn't help but smile when I walked into the room and noticed that Callie was in the class. I took a seat next to Alexis as the teacher began his lesson.
"So do you know anything about a girl named Callie Hayes?" I asked Alexis once the class was over.
"Well, I can tell you that she's really not that popular." Alexis stated. "She's an art major and art majors are usually considered the bottom of the barrel here. She's pretty nice though. She's clumsy, can't dance to save her life, but the main thing that I know about her is that she's a lesbian."
"That's not why she's unpopular is it?" I questioned. I hoped the school was more progressive than that.
"No, it's because she's an art major." She repeated. "So, do you like girls, boys, or both?"
"I think I like boys." I remarked. "Well I do, but I just had a really bad first time."
"Well a lot of first times are bad." She pointed out.
"Yeah, but even what was supposed to be the good part sucked." I explained.
"You probably just weren't with the right guy." She suggested.
That was probably it. Just because I thought that Callie was beautiful didn't mean that I was attracted to her. I'd never looked at a girl like her before, but it didn't have to mean anything.
"So, were you thinking of joining any sort of after-school clubs?" She inquired.
"Well, my mom is running the show choir, so I'll probably do that." I explained. "She's looking for new members. Do you sing?"
"Yes, and I actually was already thinking about auditioning for it." She admitted. "If you want, we can go to one of the practice rooms and maybe try a duet."
"I'd like that." I responded. I had study/practice period anyway.
We headed to one of the rooms and I noticed a piano. I began to play it while she started to sing something.
He said let's get out of this town, drive out of the city away from the crowd
I thought heaven can't help me now nothing lasts forever
But this is gonna take me down
He's so tall and handsome as hell, he's so bad but he does it so well
I can see the end as it begins, my one condition is
Say you'll remember me standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset Babe
Red lips and rosy cheeks, say you'll see me again even if it's just in your
Wildest dreams that are high
Wildest dreams that are high
You see me in hindsight tangled up with you all night burning it down
Someday when you'll leave, I'll bet these memories follow you around
You see me in hindsight tangled up with you all night burning it down
Someday when you'll leave, I'll bet these memories follow you around
Say you'll remember me standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset Babe
Red lips and rosy cheeks, say you'll see me again even if it's just pretend
Say you'll remember me standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset Babe
Red lips and rosy cheeks, say you'll see me again even if it's just in your
Wildest dreams that are high
Wildest dreams that are high
Wildest dreams that are high
"That was a lot of fun." I commented. At that point, the door opened up and I saw Jackson with his guitar.
"Oh, hey Beth." He greeted me. "You look good."
"Thanks." I declared. "So, did you want to use this room, because we're done?"
"Yeah." He remarked as the two of us stepped out.
"You know it seems like you two know each other?" Alexis asked me with a grin.
"He's the guy that I had the really awful sex with." I explained.
"Oh, so are you going to give him another chance?" She questioned.
"I honestly don't know." I admitted.
After school, I met up with my mom. I wasn't taking her class, so I hadn't seen her all day.
"So how was your first day?" She asked.
"It went pretty well. I made a few friends." I declared. She then turned down the lights and the spotlight on.
"Okay, so for any of you who have never auditioned for anything before, I want you to say your name and then what song you're singing." Mom stated.
Rhea was the first person to walk onto the stage.
"My name is Rhea Montgomery and I will be singing 'The Road Between' by Lucy Hale." She stated.
I don't have any answers, I'm not sure on questions anymore
Still choosing lost causes, defending battles and hopeless wars
With a right heart, wrong decision, keeps you blinded tunnel vision
Oh the road to love is paved with good intentions
I'm still getting to the good part
The breaking down, learning how to write my story
And I'm in the middle of the madness
The living loose, finding who I'm gonna be
From the start to the end
I'm still learning the road between
The next person to walk onto the stage was Tim.
"My name is Tim Rutherford and I'll be singing 'Find Your Love' by Drake." He declared.
I'm more than just an option (Hey, hey, hey)
Refuse to be forgotten (Hey, hey, hey)
I took a chance with my heart (Hey, hey, hey)
And I feel it taking over
I better find your love and I better find your heart
I better find your love and I better find your heart
I better find your love and I better find your heart
I bet if I give all my love then nothing's gonna tear us apart
Jackson then stepped on the stage with his guitar.
"My name is Jackson Smith and I will be singing 'Night Changes' by One Direction." He explained before he began to play and sing.
Going out tonight changes into something red
Her mother doesn't like that kind of dress
Everything she never had, she's showing off
Driving too fast, moon is breaking through her hair
She's heading for something that she won't forget
Having no regrets is all that she really wants
We're only getting older baby and I've been thinking about it lately
Does it ever drive you crazy just how fast the night changes
Everything that you've ever dreamed up disappearing when you wake up
But there's nothing to be afraid of even when the night changes
It will never change me and you
The last person to audition was Callie.
"My name is Callie Hayes and I'll be singing 'Wrecking Ball' by Miley Cyrus." She said.
We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain,
We jumped never asking why
We kissed I fell under your spell
Of love no one could deny
Don't you ever say I just walked away I will always want you
I can't live a lie, running for my life, I will always want you
I came in like a wrecking ball, I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your walls, all you ever was wreck me
I came in like a wrecking ball, yeah I just closed my eyes and swung
Left me crashing in the blazing fall, all you ever did was wreck me
Yeah you wreck me
Even though I probably didn't like her like that, I knew that I definitely wanted to be friends with her.
So this chapter introduced all of the main characters which include: Beth, Callie, Alexis, Rhea, Tim (yes, he is Matt's son), Jackson, Will, and Shelby. Beth is played by Sydney Sierota, Callie: Christina Grimmie, Alexis: Malese Jow, Rhea: Abigail Breslin, Tim: Leon Thomas III, and Jackson: Nolan Sotillo. The song is "Wildest Dreams" by Lucy Hale. Now there's a poll, would you rather have Shelby with Will (he and Emma divorced) or Puck? Let me know in reviews.
