(Tara's POV)
I watch Abby run away. I know she's crying, I just don't know why.
The next morning I wake up at 8:20 accidentally. I rush downstairs in my leotard and old green ballet skirt from Patchi because I can't find this years one. I get there by 8:55 and quickly stretch. "Wow tara I'm surprised! I thought that disgusting old skirt was chewed up by a cow!" Abby smirks as I walk over to the barre. "And I'm surprised you haven't been on probation yet for being anti-human" I say back, she can challenge me but I have my moral advantages.
After class we have lunch. I slip my denim skirt over my leotard, put on my shoes and head out to the cafe. I see Kat eating a burger with a donut ready on the side (so, her usual then). "Hi! How's second year treating you?" I ask sitting down. "It's fine I guess, got any interesting news? The second year ballet bots put life into dance and NOTHING else" she asks. "I don't know if this counts as news exactly, but yesterday I saw Abigail crying and she wouldn't tell me why" I say. "Oh it's probably just a broken thread on her leotard" she says brushing it off. "I don't think so, she seemed really upset, like how you were after you found out about sammy" I explain. "Really? Wow that's so unlike her" she says shocked. "Anyway I gotta go practice in the studio, I don't wanna stay in privates tonight any longer than I need to" I say getting up. "Later T".
When I get to the studio I walk in and find christian at the barre. "What are you doing here?" I ask putting my pointe shoes on. "Just training, I got, bored..." He says as I walk over. "No you actually like ballet now!" I laugh. "So how's Ben?" He asks. "Fine I guess... Hey do you mind if I play my music?" I ask. "No go ahead". I smile and set up my music ready to practice a contemporary dance I choreographed over the summer when Kat was practicing her hiphop. As I dance I occasionally glanced over at Christian, and start to notice him watching intently and smiling, like he knows that this is what makes me happy. Ben never does that... Wait, NO! I can't think that! Ben is amazing! No, Tara, shake it off. I loose myself dancing so much that as I'm doing my fouetté turns I nearly fall. Christian luckily catches me. "Haha thank you" I say getting up. "You looked happy, and I know you break easily" he says smiling. "Yeah, you do" I say looking into his eyes. I look into the eyes that broke my heart twice, the eyes that weren't afraid to question my sanity, the eyes that have made my life crazy, and suddenly we simultaneously lean in and kiss, a kiss that feels so natural to me. As we pull apart I look up and see Ben at the door looking so disappointed and upset, as abigail walks by sniggering...
