Chapter 10: Acting Out

When Emily woke up the next morning, all she wanted to do was go back to sleep. Sadly, that was not an option. The only bright side to the day was that Emily did not have to dance today. Which meant her feet could somewhat rest for the day.

Getting to school was the easy part of the day. In fact, it was going fine until English. It was one of the few classes, besides dance that Emily and Justin shared. She didn't regret slapping him in the face. He had deserved it. The class had gone fine it was after that Justin tried to talk to her.

Emily was already at her locker by the time Justin caught up with her. "Hi."

"Hi." Emily said as she grabbed a few books out of her locker. She was giving him the cold shoulder

Apparently, Justin didn't get it that she did not want to talk. "Look, about yesterday..."

"I'm not really interested." Emily said getting right to the point. She closed her locker and went to her AP Chemistry class.

"I'm trying to apologize." Justin muttered as he watched Emily walk down the hall.

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An awkward silence loomed in the conference room. Cameron and Foreman watched as Chase spaced out on the wall. He was deep in thought and slowly drank his coffee. Eventually, Foreman couldn't take it.

"How's Emily?" Foreman asked as he snapped Chase back to reality.

Chase hesitated in his answer. He had a lot on his mind. "She hates school."

"Why? I thought she was doing good."

"She is…academically."

"But?"

Chase set his coffee down and ran his hands through his hair. "Emily needs to go home."

Cameron and Foreman exchanged confused looks. "What do you mean?" Cameron asked.

"I mean she isn't adjust very well. She needs to be around her friends. Her mother died, and what did I do? I move her to a new country."

"Chase, you did the right thing." Cameron said as she laid a hand on his arm.

Chase looked at Cameron, his eyes filled with uncertainty. "Did I?"

"Chase, you're her father. You know what's right for Emily." Cameron said. She hoped that would convince Chase. His attitude was starting to worry both Cameron and Foreman.

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Friday, is supposed to be a happy day. It means that the weekend has come as gives people a little bit of a life. For Emily, school couldn't end any faster. Her last period of the day was dance. This meant she had to work with Justin.

Halfway through the dance, the teacher stopped them. "What's going on?

The last time I saw you two everything was running smoothly. Now it looks like a train wreck." Emily and Justin both stayed silent. "Okay, from the top."

The dance went smoother this time. Then it came to the lift and everything went wrong. "Ouch! What the bloody hell!"

"Ms. Chase I would appreciate it if you didn't use foul language in my classroom."

"I'm sorry, but maybe you could teach Justin here how to lift a person, without hurting them."

"Sorry, I didn't realize that I grabbed you the wrong way." Justin said as he tried to apologize again.

The two started arguing soon after that. The teacher watched them for a few minutes, but she lost her patience. She caught Justin and Emily's attention by whistling. "That's it. I want a hundred pilés from both of you. Now!"

Emily and Justin walked over to the bar and began to do pilés. It was a very harsh punishment, but it was about to get a lot worse. "Since you two love to argue, we will go through this dance until it is done right. Even if that means staying until it is ten o'clock tonight. Now, Emily you might inform your parent's of this. Justin, I believe your parents are still out of town so you don't have to worry. When you are done with the pilés I want twenty pirouettes both sides."

After doing the pirouettes, they practiced, practiced, and practiced. Every time Justin tried to lift Emily something went wrong. He kept dropping her. Eventually, Emily lost track of how many times she was dropped. After practicing an hour and half, Justin finally got the lift.

The teacher started to clap. "Since you two got it right, why don't keep practicing for the next half hour." So, they kept practicing.

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Emily went straight home she was tired and sore. Being dropped so many times was starting to affect her. She dropped her bag on the floor and grabbed an ice pack out of the fridge. Emily laid down on the couch, took out her cell, and checked her messages. There was one from Michael, but she did not want to talk to him right now. Emily put her cell on the table, curled up on the couch, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

When Chase got home, the sight of Emily asleep on the couch instantly greeted him. He took the ice pack and put it back in the fridge. He draped a blanket over Emily and kissed her forehead. "Sleep well."

Thank God, tomorrow is Saturday. Chase thought as he walked into his room.

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A/N: Hey sorry this chapter is so short. The next one will be longer. Stars go to Glynnis007, mikesh, manateegirl1524, Chylea3784, and slytherin-mafia.